Need to Know podcast–Episode 319

Lots of Ai and security news since the last episode. We are also on the cusp of Microsoft Build so we expect even more shortly. Although I’m a tad under the weather (apologies for sounding a bit nasal) but I felt I needed to get this episode out before the deluge of information we expect shortly from build. I think the OpenAI announcements along with those from Google are the most worthy to pay attention to here but I’m sure there should be something to interest everyone here. Listen on and enjoy!

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Project Astra: our Vision of the Future of AI assistance

Security above all else—expanding Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative

RSA news: What’s new in Defender XDR?

Public preview: Expanding passkey support in Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft introduces passkeys for consumer accounts

Public preview: External authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID

Teams enhancements to the Presenter window while screensharing

Email Protection Basics in Microsoft 365 Part Five: Mastering Overrides

Protect your data and recover from insider data sabotage

SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: April 2024

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2024

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: April 2024

What’s New in Copilot | April 2024

Unveiling the Newest OneDrive Capabilities

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Key topics:

Key Topics:

GPT-4 announcement and demo: Robert highlighted the impressive features and capabilities of the new AI model from Open AI and how it might integrate with Microsoft products. 2:23
Google Project Astra and augmented reality: Robert shared his interest in the Google demo of AI vision and voice and how it could revive the Google Glass concept. 6:47
Microsoft Build and security initiatives: Robert anticipated some major announcements from Microsoft around AI and security at the Build conference and mentioned the Secure Future initiative to address recent breaches. 8:03
Passkeys and passwordless authentication: Robert encouraged the listeners to try out the new passkeys feature for Microsoft 365 and consumer accounts to enhance their security and convenience. 12:18
Teams enhancements and features: Robert reviewed some of the new and improved functionalities in Teams, such as presenter window, voice isolation, multiple accounts, and guest sharing with Loop. 15:28
Copilot updates and improvements: Robert showcased some of the ways that Copilot can help with creating summaries, FAQs, notebooks, and templates across different Microsoft 365 apps. 21:47
OneDrive for Business capabilities: Robert summarized some of the new and enhanced features in OneDrive for Business, such as media view, offline mode, coloured folders, and export sync reports. 24:40

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Microsoft Entra Private Access for on-prem users –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/microsoft-entra-private-access-for-on-prem-users/ba-p/3905450

How to stay in sync and on track with Microsoft Loop and Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8fBA9d_lZk

Threat actors misusing Quick Assist in social engineering attacks leading to ransomware –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/15/threat-actors-misusing-quick-assist-in-social-engineering-attacks-leading-to-ransomware/

The rise of the AI power user | AI at work with Microsoft’s Jared Spataro –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWrAAzGi-2w

Email Protection Basics in Microsoft 365 Part Five: Mastering Overrides –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/email-protection-basics-in-microsoft-365-part-five-mastering/ba-p/4139035

Introducing GPT-4o –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQacCB9tDaw

Introducing GPT-4o: OpenAI’s new flagship multimodal model now in preview on Azure –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-gpt-4o-openais-new-flagship-multimodal-model-now-in-preview-on-azure/

Microsoft Places | AI brings new life to flexible work –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOEpDXkjofE

Microsoft Entra delivers increased transparency –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/microsoft-entra-delivers-increased-transparency/ba-p/3796388

Microsoft Teams DLP Playbook –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-teams-dlp-playbook/ba-p/4137462

10 (more) AI terms everyone should know –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/10-more-ai-terms-everyone-should-know/

After hours

Project Astra: our Vision of the Future of AI assistance:–

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVvvRhiGjI

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Building securely: Microsoft Build 2024 – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/building-securely-microsoft-build-2024/ba-p/4134981

RSA news: What’s new in Defender XDR? –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-xdr-blog/rsa-news-what-s-new-in-defender-xdr/ba-p/4127538

Respond to trending threats and adopt zero-trust with Exposure Management –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/respond-to-trending-threats-and-adopt-zero-trust-with-exposure/ba-p/4130133

Introducing tamper protection for exclusions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/introducing-tamper-protection-for-exclusions/ba-p/3713761

More improvements to ink annotations on PDF printouts and images in OneNote –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/more-improvements-to-ink-annotations-on-pdf-printouts-and-images-in-onenote

3 ways AI will impact meetings of the future | AI at work with Microsoft’s Jared Spataro –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycliGcDmvV4

Enhanced Security: Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR & Generative AI Unite in One Platform –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riQ4kSKrq8Y

Microsoft’s latest Copilot AI boost wants to turn everyone into a prompt writing expert — and it even wants to chat with you now –

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/microsoft-s-latest-copilot-ai-boost-wants-to-turn-everyone-into-a-prompt-writing-expert-and-it-even-wants-to-chat-with-you-now/ar-BB1m67zh

Teams enhancements to the Presenter window while screensharing –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/teams-enhancements-to-the-presenter-window-while-screensharing

Trello Integration with Microsoft Loop –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/trello-integration-with-loop

GitHub integration with Microsoft Loop –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/github-integration-with-loop

Bringing generative AI to Azure network security with new Microsoft Copilot integrations –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/bringing-generative-ai-to-azure-network-security-with-new-microsoft-copilot-integrations/

AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/ai-at-work-is-here-now-comes-the-hard-part/

Enhanced Response Action Experience from Threat Explorer –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/enhanced-response-action-experience-from-threat-explorer/ba-p/4130448

Welcome to the new Outlook –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjHne32NkzU

Focus on outcomes with Microsoft Intune –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14sIIvPPHws

Empower multiple teams and prioritize investigations with Insider Risk Management –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/empower-multiple-teams-and-prioritize-investigations-with/ba-p/4127558

Protect your data and recover from insider data sabotage –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/protect-your-data-and-recover-from-insider-data-sabotage/ba-p/4130841

Secure your data to confidently take advantage of Generative AI with Microsoft Purview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/secure-your-data-to-confidently-take-advantage-of-generative-ai/ba-p/4127335

New capabilities to help you secure your AI transformation –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/06/new-capabilities-to-help-you-secure-your-ai-transformation/

7 takeaways from a year of building generative AI responsibly and at scale –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/7-takeaways-from-a-year-of-building-generative-ai-responsibly-and-at-scale/

After hours

Vice News Cyberwar playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggGmxDq2HBA&list=PLw613M86o5o6w8lVktIWR0gGdOs6rLVXD

Editorial

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Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week.

CIAOPS Brief 20240504

Security above all else—expanding Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/03/security-above-all-else-expanding-microsofts-secure-future-initiative/

Microsoft introduces passkeys for consumer accounts –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/02/microsoft-introduces-passkeys-for-consumer-accounts/

Public preview: External authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/public-preview-external-authentication-methods-in-microsoft/ba-p/4078808

Recapturing the entrepreneurial spirit in the American Rust Belt l Cloud Cultures –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkskZw0mtGI

Co-prompting with Copilot in Loop –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFDYA6vslcE

What is Microsoft Entra ID Protection? –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkrjA48J5E

Get started with vulnerable components | Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIwrpjpqrBc

Public preview: Expanding passkey support in Microsoft Entra ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/public-preview-expanding-passkey-support-in-microsoft-entra-id/ba-p/4062702

Control the chaos with these calendar features in the new Outlook for Windows –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/control-the-chaos-with-these-calendar-features-in-the-new-outlook-for-windows

SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/sharepoint-roadmap-pitstop-april-2024/ba-p/4125173

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-intune-april-2024/ba-p/4122917

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-april-2024/ba-p/4127313

What’s New in Copilot | April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/what-s-new-in-copilot-april-2024/ba-p/4123808

Announcing SharePoint advanced management innovations for the AI and Copilot era –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-premium-blog/announcing-sharepoint-advanced-management-innovations-for-the-ai/ba-p/4126366

Microsoft SharePoint Roadmap Update – May 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/microsoft-sharepoint-roadmap-update-may-2024/ba-p/4126582

OneDrive Adds New Offline Capabilities –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/onedrive-adds-new-offline-capabilities/ba-p/4123644

Unveiling the Newest OneDrive Capabilities –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/unveiling-the-newest-onedrive-capabilities/ba-p/4122898

“Dirty stream” attack: Discovering and mitigating a common vulnerability pattern in Android apps –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/01/dirty-stream-attack-discovering-and-mitigating-a-common-vulnerability-pattern-in-android-apps/

Announcing General Availability of Microsoft Entra External ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-microsoft-entra-external-id/ba-p/3974961

Copilot in Planner (preview) begins roll out to the new Microsoft Planner in Teams –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/planner-blog/copilot-in-planner-preview-begins-roll-out-to-the-new-microsoft/ba-p/4119094

Windows news you can use: April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-april-2024/ba-p/4126660

What are passkeys? Explained in under 4 minutes –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdp8RdjV6PU

Introducing Platform Single Sign on for macOS with Microsoft Intune –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuM48ieMuls

How Do I use Loop with Megan Donald –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYJRX21U54

Microsoft launches SharePoint eSignature integration with Adobe and Docusign –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-premium-blog/microsoft-launches-sharepoint-esignature-integration-with-adobe/ba-p/4120535

Hunting in Azure subscriptions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-experts-blog/hunting-in-azure-subscriptions/ba-p/4125875

How Do I use Loop with Kendall Camp –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMubLLvEn0

How to use AI in 3 simple steps: Just ASK –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/how-to-use-ai-in-3-simple-steps-just-ask/

How Do I use Loop with Amir Parsinejad –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5eYDT-yiyE

How Do I use Loop with Julie Seto –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Gja-fuLGk

New languages supported in Copilot for Microsoft 365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/new-languages-supported-in-copilot-for-microsoft-365/ba-p/4126276

After hours

Mark Russinovich and Scott Hanselman “Healthy Debate” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTOjrAtg72Y

Editorial

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Day in the Life of a Board Game Founder –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbQQZaCKKs

Microsoft’s AI Journey through HR | All in on AI –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrmZhT3BJA

Learn about Microsoft secure access solution –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrA7gy942kg

How Microsoft Power Platform is driving real-world impact—March customer success stories –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2024/04/18/how-microsoft-power-platform-is-driving-real-world-impact-march-customer-success-stories/

Prompt Like a Pro: Get to decisions faster in Teams meetings with Microsoft Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/prompt-like-a-pro-get-to-decisions-faster-in-teams-meetings-with/ba-p/4123197

Investigating Industrial Control Systems using Microsoft’s ICSpector open-source framework –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/investigating-industrial-control-systems-using-microsoft-s/ba-p/4120580

Leading in the era of AI: How Microsoft’s platform differentiation and Copilot empowerment are driving AI Transformation –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/04/24/leading-in-the-era-of-ai-how-microsofts-platform-differentiation-and-copilot-empowerment-are-driving-ai-transformation/

New Microsoft Incident Response guide helps simplify cyberthreat investigations –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/04/23/new-microsoft-incident-response-guide-helps-simplify-cyberthreat-investigations/

Find what you need in a Word doc with Copilot | Microsoft Copilot Tutorial –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtSSRkvyxeE

Summarize an email with Copilot | Microsoft Copilot Tutorial –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MFvG2OomhU

Get email coaching with Copilot | Microsoft Copilot Tutorial –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXtX0dqrJ7w

Creating balance in a digital world through precision and mindfulness in Japan l Cloud Cultures –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY1MfCvokB0

Learn how Microsoft manage risk and privacy solution –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1XRTdGUwpw

Get started with simulation automations | Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXElYtr7ZJ0

Microsoft Security Exposure Management introduces: Critical asset protection –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-security-exposure-management-introduces-critical-asset/ba-p/4122645

Microsoft OneNote now available on Apple Vision Pro –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-onenote-now-available-on-apple-vision-pro/ba-p/4115959

Microsoft Copilot for M365 and Teams Premium work better together –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52eT-WvEGU

Tiny but mighty: The Phi-3 small language models with big potential –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/the-phi-3-small-language-models-with-big-potential/

Learn how Microsoft defends against threats –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b737gXZHF1I

Microsoft Intune Remote Help adds full control for Mac –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/microsoft-intune-remote-help-adds-full-control-for-mac/ba-p/4120480

Analyzing Forest Blizzard’s custom post-compromise tool for exploiting CVE-2022-38028 to obtain credentials –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/04/22/analyzing-forest-blizzards-custom-post-compromise-tool-for-exploiting-cve-2022-38028-to-obtain-credentials/

Trusted Signing is in Public Preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/trusted-signing-is-in-public-preview/ba-p/4103457

Data Discovery: The First Step to AI Readiness –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/public-sector-blog/data-discovery-the-first-step-to-ai-readiness/ba-p/4113178

After hours

Vortex Cannon vs Drone – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrGENEXocJU

Editorial

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April Microsoft 365 Webinar resources

The slides from this month’s webinar are available at:

https://github.com/directorcia/general/blob/master/Presentations/Need%20to%20Know%20Webinars/202404.pdf

If you are not a CIAOPS patron you want to view or download a full copy of the video from the session you can do so here:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com.au/p/need-to-know-webinars

Watch out for next month’s webinar.

Recap from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

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Meeting recap notes:

Robert talked about various topics in the meeting, including the need to know webinar for April 2024, Microsoft 365 cloud news, and Loop. He also provided information on how to keep up to date with Microsoft’s announcements and how to troubleshoot and assist in Intune using Copilot for Security.
- Robert hosted a webinar on the need to know for April 2024. He thanked everyone for joining and confirmed that the sound and video checks were done, and the recording had started. He advised that the recording would be available afterward.
- Robert discussed two topics in the meeting. Firstly, he talked about Microsoft’s plan to introduce an external recipient rate limit from January 2025.
- Robert discussed Microsoft’s Loop product and its components, including task listing. He advised that it is important to learn how to use the tools before putting production information in them.
Robert talked about Microsoft licensing changes due to the European Union’s anti-competitive requirements. Teams will no longer be included in the suite and will need to be purchased as an add-on license. Microsoft Mesh, a virtual reality style world connected to teams, is now fully available but requires a premium license.
- Robert discussed the changes in Microsoft licensing due to the European Union’s anti-competitive requirements. Teams will now be detached from new sales of Microsoft 365 and will need to be purchased as an add-on license. Existing licenses are not affected.
- Robert discussed the wider environment and the premium license required to access it. He also talked about the Apple Vision Pro reports and its low adoption rate. Robert then moved on to talk about Teams, which is Microsoft’s major focus.
- Robert discussed the challenges of using SharePoint and how Microsoft Teams can help. Teams leverages existing services like exchange online, SharePoint, planner chat, and more. By default, most users can create a team without needing any particular permissions.
- Robert discussed the modern approach of using multiple social media accounts and how Teams is a combination of chat conversations, calls, chats, meetings, and video conferences. He also mentioned that Teams integrates with Office 365 apps and has customization extensibility.
- Robert discussed the capabilities of Microsoft Teams, including the ability to set meetings on various platforms, integrate with telephony systems, and apply policies and compliance.
Robert talked about the benefits of using Teams for developing apps at zero or very little cost. He also discussed the integrations available to the administrator to control permissions and licenses. Robert explained how files work inside a team and how every team created creates a dedicated SharePoint site in the background.
- Robert discussed the capabilities of Teams, including the ability to develop your own apps at zero or very little cost, and the various integrations available. He also explained how files work inside a team, with each team creating a dedicated SharePoint site.
- Robert discussed the benefits of using Power Automate to create automated processes in Teams. He emphasized the importance of breaking up teams by department or function and highlighted the enterprise security compliance and manageability features available in Microsoft 365.
- Robert discussed the benefits of using Microsoft Teams for work collaboration. He mentioned that the new Teams client is faster and better than the old one and allows for easy switching between different teams.
- Robert discussed the benefits of using the new teams and encouraged everyone to start using it. He also highlighted the challenges of allowing remote access or group access and suggested using teams to collaborate with people inside and outside the organization.
- Robert explained the limitations of guest users in external teams. They cannot be an administrator of a team or create channels.
Robert talked about enabling guests in teams, integrating phones into teams, and the premium features of Microsoft Teams. He emphasized that Microsoft is encouraging collaboration and making it possible out of the box, but users can restrict it with policies.
- Robert discussed various aspects of Microsoft Teams, including enabling guests, integrating phones, and the premium offering. He emphasized that Microsoft is encouraging collaboration and making it possible out of the box.
- Robert provided an overview of the capabilities of Teams Premium. He discussed the intelligent recap feature, which allows users to search for specific words or ideas mentioned in a meeting.
- Robert introduced an app called Meet that gives a summary of all meetings and allows users to jump between them quickly. He recommended it for those who spend a lot of time in Teams meetings.
- Robert discussed the capabilities of SharePoint in Teams. He explained how to search for SharePoint, launch a meeting inside a channel, control notifications, and pin conversations to the top. He also mentioned that each channel has a unique email address and a link.
- Robert explained the features of Teams, including the ability to receive notifications for new updates and changes, chat with individuals or groups, share files and gifts, and escalate to audio or video calls.
Robert talked about Microsoft Teams and its capabilities. He explained how it is a different approach to collaboration and how it can help provide advanced productivity and save time in businesses. He discussed the integration with the phone system and OneDrive for Business.
- Robert discussed the features and capabilities of Microsoft Teams in a meeting. He explained how to schedule a meeting, use the phone system, and work with personal and shared files.
- Robert demonstrated the features of the Meet app and how it can be integrated with other apps. He emphasized the benefits of using Teams for collaboration, including the ability to search for data quickly and easily.
- Robert demonstrated how to automate processes using Power Automate in Teams. He showed examples of automations such as dad joke of the day, space picture of the day, and chat GPT.
- Robert discussed the benefits of using Teams for collaboration, highlighting its features such as working out loud, sharing, searching, and putting information and control in users’ hands.
- Robert provided an overview of Microsoft Teams and its capabilities. He emphasized the importance of moving from one-to-one collaboration using email to working out loud.

Follow-up tasks:

Teams licensing: Review the changes in Teams licensing and pricing due to the EU decision and the new Teams premium option (Teams resellers and customers)
Copilot for security: Explore the benefits of Copilot for security, especially for Intune and Defender integration and troubleshooting (Teams admins and security managers)
Loop: Learn how to use Loop and its new task list component and compare it with other tools like OneNote and Planner (Teams users and collaborators)
Teams shared channel: Set up the required permissions to join the Teams shared channel and send an email to Robert to request access (Anyone interested in joining the Teams shared channel)
Teams premium features: Try the new Teams client and the new features like intelligent recap, branding, and mesh (Teams users and meeting organizers)

Need to Know podcast–Episode 318

I’ve now had a chance to play with Copilot for Security and can recommend it but to ensure that costs don’t spiral out of control for SMB, it needs to used in an ad hoc manner. Listen along for my thoughts and a walk through of resources available for you. Also news of updates of Exchange email threshold limits being changed as well as improvements for Microsoft Mesh, Loop and more. Listen in for the latest updates.

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https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-318-copilot-for-security-in-the-flesh/

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Microsoft Copilot for Security

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Copilot for Security – The low down for SMB

Public Preview: High Volume Email for Microsoft 365

Exchange Online to introduce External Recipient Rate Limit

Hunting for QR Code AiTM Phishing and User Compromise

Microsoft Mesh: A new way to connect

Realigning global licensing for Microsoft 365

Improved task list components in Loop

Bringing the latest capabilities to Copilot for Microsoft 365 customers

Updates to Clipchamp that make video editing a breeze

Introducing “What’s New” in Microsoft Entra

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Main ideas:

Podcast overview: The podcast provides news and information on the Microsoft Cloud, with a special focus on the SMB market. The host, Robert Crane, invites listeners to contact him via email, blog, YouTube, or shared channel.

New Azure service for security analysis: Microsoft copilot for security is an Azure service that leverages AI to assist security analysts and investigators. It uses a consumption billing model and can be turned on and off as required. It also supports plugins and custom documents to extend its capabilities.

Public preview of high volume email feature: Microsoft 365 customers can sign up for a public preview of high volume email, which allows them to send more emails than the existing mailbox limits. This feature is useful for SMBs who need to send newsletters or marketing campaigns to their customers.

Detection of QR code phishing attacks: QR code phishing is a technique that uses malicious QR codes to trick users into giving away their credentials. Microsoft provides some KQL queries that can be used in Defender for endpoint and Sentinel to detect and alert on these attacks.

Virtual reality platform for collaboration: Microsoft Mesh is a virtual reality platform that enables users to connect and collaborate in immersive 3D spaces. It requires a Teams premium license and a compatible device. It can be used for various purposes, such as training, events, or meetings.

Licensing changes for Microsoft 365 in the European Economic Area: Microsoft has agreed to separate Teams from the Microsoft 365 suite in the European Economic Area, to comply with competition rules. This means that Teams will be a separate add-on that needs to be purchased separately. Existing customers are not affected by this change.

CIAOPS Brief 20240420

Get started with reporting | Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymm6g_Eis34

Updates to Clipchamp that make video editing a breeze –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/updates-to-clipchamp-that-make-video-editing-a-breeze

Get started with onboarding | Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLEXPZ1mUwQ

AI study guide: The no-cost tools from Microsoft to jump start your generative AI journey –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/ai-study-guide-the-no-cost-tools-from-microsoft-to-jump-start-your-generative-ai-journey/

New Microsoft guidance for the DoD Zero Trust Strategy –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/04/16/new-microsoft-guidance-for-the-dod-zero-trust-strategy/

Microsoft Intune Makes It Possible –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFG7JbR-Eyc

Evolving the Meeting Details experience across Microsoft 365 apps and services –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/evolving-the-meeting-details-experience-across-microsoft-365-apps-and-services

Accelerated Vulnerability Assessment with Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGpKZ1Bj6ew

Rapid Threat Intel Analysis with Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkIQb0ksaW4

Enhancing Security with MDEASM and Copilot: Streamlining External Attack Surface Management –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEb-PtKLO6Y

Enhancing Security with Script Analysis using Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BBok6bWFuk

Introducing “What’s New” in Microsoft Entra –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/introducing-quot-what-s-new-quot-in-microsoft-entra/ba-p/3796389

Exchange Online to introduce External Recipient Rate Limit –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/exchange-online-to-introduce-external-recipient-rate-limit/ba-p/4114733

7 ways AI makes life easier on the go –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/7-ways-ai-makes-life-easier-on-the-go/

Microsoft Copilot for Security Intune Plugin Overview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/microsoft-copilot-for-security-intune-plugin-overview/ba-p/4114040

Leverage Custom Promptbooks to Optimize your Security Workflows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/leverage-custom-promptbooks-to-optimize-your-security-workflows/ba-p/4113221

Your Microsoft Security test automation framework! –

https://maester.dev/

https://maester.dev/docs/intro

What is Maester?
Maester is a PowerShell based test automation framework to help you stay in control of your Microsoft security configuration.

How to Become a Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja: The Complete Level 400 Training –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/how-to-become-a-microsoft-copilot-for-security-ninja-the/ba-p/4106928

After hours

New Electric Atlas Robot Revealed by Boston Dynamics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raYWbqbZbmc

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