CIAOPS AI Dojo 006–News from Ignite

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What’s the session about?

This month we will be focusing on the expected fire hose of updates around AI we are expecting from the upcoming Microsoft Ignite.

Who should attend?

This session is perfect for:

  • IT administrators and support staff
  • Business owners
  • People looking to get more done with Microsoft 365
  • Anyone looking to automate their daily grind

Save the Date

Date: Friday the 28th of November 2025

Time: 9:30 AM Sydney AU time

Location: Online (link will be provided upon registration)

Cost: $80 per attendee (free for Dojo subscribers)

Register Now

CIA Brief 20251101

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What’s new in Microsoft 365 Copilot | October 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365CopilotBlog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-36…

Building human-centric security skills for AI –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftlearnblog/building-human-centric-security-skills-…

GenAI vs Cyber Threats: Why GenAI Powered Unified SecOps Wins –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/genai-vs-cyber-threats-why-genai-p…

Introducing Researcher with Computer Use in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-researcher-with-comput…

Celebrating makers and innovation at Power Platform Community Conference 2025 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2025/10/30/celebrating-makers-and-innovation-at…

The 5 generative AI security threats you need to know about detailed in new e-book –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/30/the-5-generative-ai-security-threats-you-n…

What’s New in Microsoft Intune: October 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune…

Cyber security priorities for boards of directors 2025-26 –

https://www.cyber.gov.au/business-government/protecting-business-leaders/cyber-security-for-busines…

Automate with Workflows Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot (Frontier) –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvk1ScZT-lo

SharePoint Showcase highlights: Smarter Copilot responses using metadata with the Knowledge Agent –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/sharepoint-showcase-highlights-sma…

Liquid Glass and template category filters in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for iOS –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/liquid-glass-and-template-category…

Secure external attachments with Purview encryption –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurepurviewblog/secure-external-attachments-with-purview-…

Using Microsoft Sentinel MCP Server with GitHub Copilot for AI-Powered Threat Hunting –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/using-microsoft-sentinel…

The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/10/28/the-next-chapter-of-the-microsoft-openai-partnership/

Work smarter with Copilot in the People, Files, and Calendar apps –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/work-smarter-with-copilot-in-the-p…

Custom detections are now the unified experience for creating detections in Microsoft Defender –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/custom-detections-are-now-th…

Build apps in minutes with App Builder agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot (Frontier) –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v27H_R1ltB0

Microsoft 365 Copilot now enables you to build apps and workflows –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/10/28/microsoft-365-copilot-now-enables-you…

After hours

The AI rollout is here – and it’s messy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_Ywqd3mzA

Editorial

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

SharePoint Online–Playbook for SMB

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To receive a FREE copy of my SharePoint Online – Playbook for Small Businesses you’ll need to sign up for, and attend, this months CIAOPS Need to Know webinar:

You can register for the regular monthly webinar here:

October Registrations

(If you are having issues with the above link copy and paste – https://bit.ly/n2k2510)

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – October 2025
Friday 31st of October 2025
11.00am – 12.00am Sydney Time

more webinar details.

CIA Brief 20251028

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Introducing Teams Mode for Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-teams-mode-for-microso…

10 ways Microsoft Intune supports a smooth upgrade to Windows 11 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/10-ways-microsoft-intune-supports-a-sm…

How Windows 11 and AI are transforming the future of work –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/how-windows-11-and-ai-are-transforming-…

Satya – My annual letter: Thinking in decades, executing in quarters –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-annual-letter-thinking-decades-executing-quarters-satya-nadella-7…

Security Copilot Agents: The New Era of AI, Driven Cyber Defense –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/security-copilot-agents-the-new-er…

Securing GenAI Workloads in Azure: A Complete Guide to Monitoring and Threat Protection – AIO11Y –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/securing-genai-workloads-in-azu…

6 truths about migrating Microsoft Sentinel to the Defender portal –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/6-truths-about-migrating-microsoft-s…

After hours

Engineers vs Pumpkin Carving 2.0 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbYbckT1VY

Editorial

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

CIA Brief 20251018

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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/16/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartn…

Touch keyboard appears automatically in OneNote on Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/touch-keyboard-appears-automatical…

Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/10/16/mddr-2025/

Microsoft 365 Insider Round-Up: October 2025 –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-365-insider-round-up-october-2025-microsoft-365-insider-ub…

Making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC –

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/making-every-windows-11-pc-an-ai-pc/

Microsoft raises the bar: A smarter way to measure AI for cybersecurity –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/14/microsoft-raises-the-bar-a-smarter-way-to-…

Building a lasting security culture at Microsoft –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/13/building-a-lasting-security-culture-at-mic…

Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025 –

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-has-ended-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b31…

Introducing MAI-Image-1, debuting in the top 10 on LMArena –

https://microsoft.ai/news/introducing-mai-image-1-debuting-in-the-top-10-on-lmarena/

The weakest link: Stolen staff passwords now the biggest cyber threat to workplaces –

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-weakest-link-stolen-staff-passwords-now-the-biggest-cyb…

After hours

This is what happens when you reply to spam email – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ

Editorial

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

CIAOPS AI Dojo 005–MCP Servers

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What’s the session about?

Empower attendees to design, build, and deploy intelligent chat agents using MCP servers, with a focus on real-world automation, integration, and user experience

Who should attend?

This session is perfect for:

  • IT administrators and support staff
  • Business owners
  • People looking to get more done with Microsoft 365
  • Anyone looking to automate their daily grind

Save the Date

Date: Friday the 31st of October 2025

Time: 9:30 AM Sydney AU time

Location: Online (link will be provided upon registration)

Cost: $80 per attendee (free for Dojo subscribers)

Register Now

CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – October

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Join me for the free monthly CIAOPS Need to Know webinar. Along with all the Microsoft Cloud news we’ll be taking a look at how to get the most from SharePoint.

Shortly after registering you should receive an automated email from Microsoft Teams confirming your registration, including all the event details as well as a calendar invite.

You can register for the regular monthly webinar here:

October Registrations

(If you are having issues with the above link copy and paste – https://bit.ly/n2k2510)

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – October 2025
Friday 31st of October 2025
11.00am – 12.00am Sydney Time

All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:

http://www.ciaopspatron.com

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session and I look forward to seeing you there.