Episodes
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Episode 308 - Importance of a learning practice
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Join me for a look at all the latest news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud as well as my thoughts on why developing a learning practice is a critical components of staying relevant in the even changing world of the Microsoft Cloud.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
Cyber Signals: Sporting events and venues draw cyberthreats at increasing rates
Enable second video stream with Teams Content Camera
Midnight Blizzard conducts targeted social engineering over Microsoft Teams
Announcing New DMARC Policy Handling Defaults for Enhanced Email Security
Public Preview: Strictly Enforce Location Policies with Continuous Access Evaluation
Microsoft Defender Monthly news - August 2023
Announcing the availability of in-product guidance!
Introducing Microsoft Clipchamp: Unlock the power of video at work
What’s new in Microsoft Intune 2307 (July) edition
Feature Deep Dive: Simplified Sharing Across Microsoft 365
Investigate URLs and domains more efficiently with the new URL page
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 Jul 10, 2023
Episode 306 - Overlooked features of Microsoft 365
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Join me for an update of the Microsoft Cloud news as well as some thoughts around the features I don't see used enough in Microsoft 365.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
Run a remediation script on-demand (preview)
Updated Requirements for SMTP Relay through Exchange Online
Microsoft 365 Defender news - July 2023
Microsoft Entra new feature and change announcements
Learn about Microsoft Search in Microsoft 365
Scan and save with OneDrive document scanning
Getting started with Microsoft Whiteboard
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
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Episode 303 - Winget
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Join me for all the news an updates from Microsoft Build as well as a look at the Microsoft Package Manager, Winget.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
YouTube edition of this podcast
Expanding IT value in Windows 11 Enterprise and Intune
Microsoft Mesh: Transforming how people come together in the modern workplace
Hardening Windows Clients with Microsoft Intune and Defender for Endpoint
Cyber Signals: Shifting tactics fuel surge in business email compromise
Automatically disrupt adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks with XDR
Monday May 15, 2023
Episode 302 - Thoughts on AI
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
In this episode I share some thoughts around AI and the impact that upcoming services like Microsoft 365 Copilot will have. As always, there is plenty of news an updates to share from the Microsoft Cloud. Listen in and let me know your thoughts on this episode.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2023.
Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com
Resources
YouTube edition of this podcast
Responding to targeted mail attacks with Microsoft 365 Defender
Microsoft 365 Lighthouse helps you secure and improve the health of your customer tenants
Introducing the Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program and new capabilities in Copilot
SharePoint in the AI Era: Introducing Copilot in SharePoint & 10 more innovations for creators
Public Preview: Token Protection for Sign-In Sessions
Get step-by-step guidance for enabling key features in Microsoft Defender
Microsoft 365 Admin Monthly Digest – April 2023
New Microsoft Entra Features Now Available
Automating and Streamlining Vulnerability Management for Your Clients
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
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Episode 300 - Why you should add Azure
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
In this episode I cover off why adding Azure to every environment makes sense. Even though the billing model is different that doesn't there isn't an opportunity to add value to an environment with what Azure can provide. There are also plenty of updates from the Microsoft Cloud with many exciting new things to try. Listen along and let me know if you have any feedback.
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
Introducing the new Microsoft Teams, now in preview
Welcome to the new era of Microsoft Teams
Windows 365 Frontline available in public preview
Adding your Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps to the Microsoft Store in Intune
What's New at Microsoft Secure
Introducing Microsoft Security Copilot: Empowering defenders at the speed of AI
Explaining the Microsoft 365 Copilot System
Microsoft Incident Response Retainer is generally available
Microsoft awarded Best Advanced Protection for Corporate and Consumer Users by AV-TEST
New Microsoft Intune Devices experience
What’s new in Microsoft Intune - 2303 (March) edition
How to enable Microsoft Authenticator Lite for Outlook mobile (preview)
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Episode 299 - Compliance Manager
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
In this episode I take a stroll through Microsoft Compliance manager and highlight some important features that you should consider taking advantage of. In the news and updates I share information about the new Microsoft Co-pilot services and how that brings the power of AI and Chat GPT to the full suite of Microsoft 365 services.
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
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot – your copilot for work
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot—A whole new way to work
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot — your copilot for work
Build solutions faster with Microsoft Power Platform and next-generation AI
Configuring BitLocker via Microsoft Intune settings catalog
Announcing support of the new Microsoft Store apps during Windows Autopilot
Playlists, offline viewing and more in Stream (on SharePoint)
XDR attack disruption in action – Defending against a recent BEC attack
Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms