Episodes
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Episode 317 - Copilot for Security is almost amongst us
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
It is only a matter of days now before we get our hands on Copilot for Security. Listen along for the latest information on this exciting new service from Microsoft. You'll also hear about the new Security Exposure Management and lots more announcements from Microsoft.
Resources
Here’s what you missed from Microsoft Secure
Microsoft Copilot for Security generally available on April 1
Microsoft Copilot for Security is generally available on April 1, 2024, with new capabilities
Microsoft Copilot for Security: AI-Powered Security for All
Introducing Microsoft Security Exposure Management
Microsoft introduces a preview of Copilot in Intune
Advancing the new era of work with Copilot, Windows, and Surface
Introducing Microsoft Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for Business
Collect information like a pro – New Microsoft Lists forms experience
The new Planner in Teams is now in Public Preview
Troubleshoot and Manage Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for your Endpoint Devices
Introducing Restricted SharePoint Search to help you get started with Copilot for Microsoft 365
What is Global Secure Access (preview)?
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Episode 314 - The improved Intune suite
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Two major releases from Microsoft since the last episode, the full Intune Suite as well as Teams Mesh immersive experience. Stay tuned for information and links to both of these plus more news and updates from the Microsoft cloud.
Resources
CIAOPS Need to Know February webinar
Microsoft Intune Suite – beyond endpoint management in 2024
Microsoft Intune Tunnel for Mobile Application Management
3 new ways the Microsoft Intune Suite offers security, simplification, and savings
What’s new in Microsoft Intune January 2024
Midnight Blizzard: Guidance for responders on nation-state attack
Vulnerable Components Inventory now in public preview
Monthly Microsoft Security news – February 2024
Bring virtual connections to life with Microsoft Mesh, now generally available in Microsoft Teams
Easily control audio and video settings in Teams meetings
Unlock the Power of Video at Work and School: 6 Features to Use in Microsoft Stream
How to explore immersive spaces
Easily Manage Privileged Role Assignments in Microsoft Entra ID Using Audit Logs
Microsoft Teams available on Apple Vision Pro on February 2
Microsoft earnings beat across the board as cloud, AI drive momentum
Make meetings more fun and personal with Decorate your background
Introducing More Granular Certificate-Based Authentication Configuration in Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra user and admin access controls to prepare for Copilot
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Episode 313 - Copilot amongst us
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
The big news is that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available in SMB. There are also some additional Copilot options available as well. I cover all this plus provide some information around getting Copilot on your desktop apps as well as other news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud. Tune in and catch up.
Resources
Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses
Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Copilot video play list
Copilot for Microsoft 365 for small and medium businesses
Introducing Microsoft Copilot App
Introducing Copilot Pro: Supercharge your Creativity and Productivity
Microsoft’s new Copilot Pro brings AI-powered Office features to the rest of us
Adding Copilot button to desktop applications
Microsoft Entra’s Top 50 Features of 2023
Protect faster with Microsoft Defender XDR’s latest UX enhancements
New Microsoft Incident Response guides help security teams analyze suspicious activity
Introducing SharePoint Premium for Information Workers
Introducing the new PowerShell Module for Microsoft Defender for Identity
Visualize Entra Sign-in Logs using an Interactive Map
Train your users to be more resilient against QR code phishing
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Episode 311 - Copilot fatigue
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Back with a Merry Christmas and happy New Year for those still listening. Got a few updates and thoughts for you before we start 2024 when I hope to again pump out more episode after thinking about what works best. I also some thoughts around the current 'Copilot fatigue' we are all experiencing, especially in SMB.
Stay safe and tune in again for regular episodes in 2024.
Resources
Research at Microsoft 2023: A year of groundbreaking AI advances and discoveries
Managing Microsoft Sentinel across multiple tenants using Lighthouse
Decorate your background in Teams meetings
With Copilot, Every Meeting Is a ‘Digital Artifact’
Upcoming changes to Windows single sign-on
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Episode 310 - Breakglass
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
News and updates from the Microsoft Cloud in this episode to bring you up to date. I also take a look at break glass accounts and some best practice recommendations and considerations for you about settings these up[ and ensuring they stay as secure as possible.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
Microsoft announces new Copilot Copyright Commitment for customers
Results of Major Technical Investigations for Storm-0558 Key Acquisition
Conditional Access Overview and Templates are now Generally Available!
Microsoft 365 Defender Monthly news
Microsoft announces changes to Microsoft 365 and Office 365 to address European competition concerns
Learn the steps needed to protect your data and manage identity
New Microsoft 365 app enhancements to use across your devices
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention: Announcing general availability of several capabilities
Configure Just-in-Time Access to M365 Defender
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Episode 309 - Incident response
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
All the latest news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud with a focus on SMB. Inside this episode are also some thoughts around incident response and why you should have one and why you should be reviewing and updating it regularly.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
Copilot in Teams: August 2023 Updates
Microsoft announces 2023 Surface event taking place next month in New York
Microsoft Defender data can now be hosted locally in Australia
Frontline updates in Microsoft Teams, Windows 365, Copilot & Dynamics 365 Field Service
Remote Help for Android coming soon to public preview
Day zero support for Android 14 with Microsoft Intune
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: July 2023
View and edit shape data in Visio for the web
Conditional Access for Protected Actions is Now Generally Available!
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Episode 307 - News from Inspire
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
All the news and announcements from Microsoft Inspire plus Azure AD getting renamed to Entra as well as some recent security news you should be across. Lots in this episode so listen along and let me know what you think.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
Microsoft Inspire: Accelerating AI transformation through partnership - The Official Microsoft Blog
Microsoft Inspire: Prepare for the future of security with AI | Microsoft Security Blog
SMB security New innovations from Microsoft Inspire 2023
Introducing a new SharePoint Web UI kit! - Microsoft Community Hub
Security Copilot - How it works
Azure AD is Becoming Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Community Hub
Microsoft Entra Expands into Security Service Edge with Two New Offerings - Microsoft Community Hub
Get started with Global Secure Access (preview) | Microsoft Learn
Analysis of Storm-0558 techniques for unauthorized email access | Microsoft Security Blog
Compromised Microsoft Key: More Impactful Than We Thought | Wiz Blog
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Episode 305 - Logs
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Join me for an update of the Microsoft Cloud news as well as some thoughts around the importance and approach to managing logs in Microsoft Cloud Services.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
New CIAOPS Power Automate course
PowerShell connection to M365 Compliance center no longer users WinRM
Basic Windows Application Control using Intune policies
Change in the share to specific users process in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business
Microsoft Inspire - July 18-19
Microsoft Confirms Recent Cloud Outages Caused By Storm-1359 DDoS Attacks
MAM for Microsoft Edge for Business on Windows
New home experience in OneNote on iPhone
Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in the 2023 Enterprise Email Security Wave
Defender Application control in Endpoint Security
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Episode 304 - Application Control
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Join me for the latest news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud and then a look at Application Control and how you consider implementing it.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
New CIAOPS Power Automate course
Device actions during an incident
CIAOPS June Need to Know webinar
New Microsoft 365 apps security baseline profile and updates to the Microsoft Edge baseline
Update to Microsoft Intune PowerShell example script repository on GitHub
Detecting and mitigating a multi-stage AiTM phishing and BEC campaign
SharePoint roadmap pitstop: May 2023
Increasing Transparency into Azure Active Directory's Resilience Model
Microsoft 365 Lighthouse provides deployment insights across all tenants on a single pane of glass
ITDR with Microsoft: Identity threat-level detections and automatic attack response
XDR meets IAM: Comprehensive identity threat detection and response with Microsoft
Conditional Access authentication strength is now Generally Available!
Basics of deploying Windows AppLocker using Intune
Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) Basics
Basics of deploying Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) using Intune
Monday May 01, 2023
Episode 301 - Compliance policies
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
News and updates from the Microsoft Cloud and then a deep dive into Compliance policies in Intune/ Have a listen and let me know what you think.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2022.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
YouTube edition of this podcast
Windows 365 Frontline available in public preview
OneNote: Your Digital Notebook, Reimagined with Copilot
Quick Wins to Strengthen Your Azure AD Security
Automating and Streamlining Vulnerability Management for Your Clients
Phone Link for iOS is now rolling out to all Windows 11 customers
Introducing cloud.microsoft: a unified domain for Microsoft 365 apps and service
Centrally manage multiple Microsoft Sentinel workspaces with workspace manager
Announcing Windows LAPS management through Microsoft Intune
Practice Assessments for Microsoft Certifications
Profanity filtering control for live captions in Teams meetings