Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will update the InitiatingProcessFolderPath to include file names in all tables, affecting Windows activity. This change will be globally available on November 4, 2024, requiring updates to custom detection rules and queries.
The Microsoft Secure Score recommendation for Spam confidence level (SCL) in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will be updated. Post-update, the recommendation will only trigger if a transport rule explicitly sets SCL to -1. The rollout will start in early November 2024 and complete by early December 2024, potentially increasing the Secure Score for some organizations. No admin action is required before the rollout.
A new setting in Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint allows administrators to disable the user presence feature in the file viewer for specific site collections using the SharePoint Online Management Shell. This update, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 419814, will roll out from late October to late November 2024. No action is required before the rollout.
Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces an early preview of new Graph connectors, including GitHub, Google Drive, and others, with limited availability starting from October 2024. Sign-ups for the preview are open via a form or email. These connectors allow indexing of third-party content, enhancing search capabilities across Microsoft Search clients.
The Microsoft 365 admin center will introduce new Microsoft Search analytics pages for query distribution, user interactions, and Microsoft Graph connections. The rollout begins early October 2024 and completes by mid-October 2024, with no admin action required beforehand. Admins can access detailed information and prepare by reviewing current configurations.
Outlook will soon enable automatic display of automapped calendars when switching from classic to new Outlook for Windows. Rollout starts late November 2024, completing by early January 2025. No admin action needed; users should be informed. Feature is on by default.
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android will soon feature a Net Promoter Score survey, allowing users to rate and comment on their likelihood to recommend Teams Rooms. This will be rolled out globally from early November to late November 2024 and in GCCH from early to mid-December 2024. The feature will be on by default but can be managed by admins.
Decorate your background is now available to customers in the GCC environment. Decorate your background is a generative background effect in Teams that makes meetings more fun and personal by using AI to spruce up your meeting background. Blend your physical and digital spaces, enabling you to revamp what’s seen of your physical meeting space for each call. This technology allows for effortless room clean-ups, adding virtual plants, or festive decorations for special events. Decorate your background requires a Teams Premium license.
Use prompts to create charts, graphs, and data analysis in Business Chat.
,Insider Risk Management Administrators will now be able to increase the CPU and GPU device resource utilization limit for all devices uploading Forensic Evidence clips in their organization. Forensic Evidence will now allow up to 31% CPU and GPU device resource utilization, up from the prior maximum limit of 5%. This enhancement reduces interruptions in the recording and uploading of clips.
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
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