Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Use double-key encryption to protect your most sensitive files and emails in Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows

To protect your most sensitive content, users of Microsoft 365 Apps can now use Double Key Encryption (DKE) for files and emails using the built-in labeling client. With DKE, Microsoft stores one key in Microsoft Azure and you hold the other key, ensuring that only you can ever decrypt protected content, under all circumstances. Sensitivity labels configured with DKE in Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal are now available for users in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook to publish or consume content protected with DKE.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Introducing Voice One Time Password (OTP)

Voice calls have proved to be the least secure authentication method; there are far better ways of performing multifactor authentication (MFA), including Microsoft Authenticator (which offers both MFA and Passwordless options), or more secure phishing-resistant methods like Windows Hello for Business and FIDO2 security keys. Although we have encouraged everyone to move away from traditional MFA methods (such as SMS and voice), we understand that some of you are dependent on these methods in order to use MFA. To address this need, we are making an improved version of our voice call method available – introducing “voice one-time password (OTP)”. This method will be combined with the SMS authentication method and as such have two delivery methods (SMS and voice OTP) to allow for delivery method optimization.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: EHR Connector Virtual Appointment usage report for user access

Organizations which have enabled Microsoft Teams EHR Connector can view the usage information of EHR scheduled appointments through EHR Connector Virtual Appointment usage report. Tenant with EHR connector enabled users who are not designated as admins, now have access to the EHR Connector Virtual Appointment usage report through the Virtual Appointments App in Microsoft Teams. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 138229

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Click Through Collaborative Annotations Layer in Teams Meetings

We are rolling out an enhancement to the current Collaborative Annotations experience whereby screen sharers can click through the annotations layer and interact with underlying content without stopping the existing annotation session. After a sharer initiates annotations from their presenter toolbar, sharers will be able to interact with their background to edit their content by default.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 127900.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Make calls through speed dial and call history on Apple CarPlay

Users can now easily call their speed dial contacts and get back to their recent calls on Apple CarPlay with Teams after connecting iPhone to vehicles that support Apple CarPlay.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125556

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Viva: Topic card expanded view shows more details about a topic

We are rolling out the expanded view of the topic card for Viva Topics tenants that brings more information on the topic to users. Users can click on the topic name to view the expanded view of the card and learn more about the topic. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118590

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams (follow-up)

This is a follow up of Message Center post MC567478.

Starting July 10th ability for Microsoft Teams users to report messages within Teams as security risk will be turned on by default. Security risk messages could include ones that contain phishing or spam or malicious content, such as phishing URL or malware file, spam content. To learn how end users can report, see User reported message settings in Microsoft Teams.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Deploy Teams at Scale for frontline with dynamic teams

Deploy teams at scale for your frontline workers using dynamic teams in the Teams Admin Center. Dynamic teams will automate member management to ensure your teams are always up to date.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Enable quick and easy navigation from message search result to location in chat

When users click one message result from TM Search, they will be navigated quickly to the location in chat.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Richer suggestions in search

Users will be able to see more and richer suggestions while running a search query in the Teams mobile app.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments