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Microsoft Announces New Secure Future Initiative to Counter Evolving Cyberthreats

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Microsoft announced this morning its new Secure Future Initiative (SFI) to protect customers against the evolving threat landscape. The initiative comprises three pillars of advanced protection, focusing on: Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith highlighted that ransomware attacks have increased by over 200 percent. Since September 2022, threat actors have increasingly targeted small businesses,…

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Microsoft Teams Gets New Meet App, Live Translated Transcripts, Other New Features

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Microsoft announced a slew of enhancements for its Teams collaboration service in October 2023. Notable additions include the Meet app for efficient meeting management, live translated transcripts for Teams Premium users, a new Teams desktop app, enhanced management features, and much more. Meetings features Microsoft has introduced a new Meet app that is designed to…

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Microsoft 365 Copilot is Now Generally Available

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Microsoft 365 Copilot, the new AI-powered assistant that launched in public preview earlier this year, is now generally available. Microsoft 365 business and enterprise customers will now need to pay an additional $30 per user per month to access the Copilot feature. In March, Microsoft announced Microsoft 365 Copilot to improve productivity by integrating Artificial…

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Classic Microsoft Teams Users will Auto-Update to New Teams Desktop Client in Early 2024

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Microsoft is gearing up to begin automatic updates for classic Teams users, transitioning them to the new Teams desktop client for Windows and macOS. This change was announced via the Microsoft 365 admin center yesterday, and it’s slated to take effect after March 31, 2024. Last month, Microsoft announced the general availability of its new…

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Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Version 23H2: Everything You Need to Know

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Microsoft has just announced the release of Windows 11 version 23H2 (also known as the Windows 11 2023 Update). The new version of the operating system is available as a small enablement package for PCs already running Windows 11 version 22H2. Starting today, Windows 11 users with eligible devices will be able to see Windows…

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CISA Releases New ‘Logging Made Easy’ Tool to Detect Security Threats

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently released a new Logging Made Easy (LME) solution. The free tool is strategically tailored to address the unique needs of small businesses that may not have access to a dedicated security operations center or a comprehensive security information and event management (SIEM) solution. The LME tool…

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Supercharging Collaboration: New Microsoft Teams Channels Experience Now Generally Available

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Microsoft announced yesterday that the new channels experience is now generally available for the classic and new Teams desktop apps. The new channels experience is designed to help users focus on important information, connect with the audience, and effortlessly locate relevant content. “Channels make it possible for teams and workgroups of all sizes to collaborate…

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Microsoft: Octo Tempest Group Exploits Social Engineering Tactics to Target Organizations

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Microsoft has recently published details about a hacking group dubbed Octo Tempest that uses advanced social engineering techniques, SIM swapping, and occasional physical threats to target organizations. Their activities have raised alarms and prompted Microsoft to release recommendations for organizations to strengthen their defenses against this emerging threat. According to the Microsoft Incident Response and…

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IT Admins Can Now Disable Roaming Signatures in Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows

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Microsoft has introduced a new policy that allows IT admins to disable roaming signatures for Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows. The company has started rolling out the update, and it’s expected to become generally available for commercial customers in mid-November. Roaming signatures is a convenient feature that lets users save…

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What’s New in Microsoft Intune – October 2023

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Microsoft has released a slew of new capabilities and improvements for Microsoft Intune. The first new feature that the company highlighted today enables IT admins to install and remove line-of-business (LOB) applications on devices running Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Up until now, IT admins had to use third-party applications to manage AOSP line-of-business required…

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