Microsoft Search: Personal query history

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Search 0 Comments

As you start typing in the search box, you will see suggested searches and results based on your previous activity in Microsoft 365 and based on content that’s trending in your organization. Personal query history will show the queries you have previously used. These personal query suggestions are served from your personal search history.

Personal query suggestions are a quick way to get back to results you’ve found before. You just need to remember the beginning of a query, after you’ve typed just a few characters the query is suggested for you.

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Microsoft Teams: Guest access support on mobile for GCC-High

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Teams
now supports Guest Access between tenants inside the GCC-H Cloud. 

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Microsoft Cloud App Security: Cloud Access Security Broker for GCC

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Cloud App Security 0 Comments

The
Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) offering for GCC is built on the Microsoft
Azure Government Cloud and is designed to inter-operate with the Microsoft 365
GCC environment. Microsoft Cloud App Security is a Cloud Access Security Broker
(CASB) that secures SaaS and multi-cloud solutions. It provides rich
visibility, control over data travel, and sophisticated analytics to identify
and combat cyberthreats across all your cloud services.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/enterprise-mobility-security/solutions/ems-cloud-app-security-govt-service-description

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Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Surface Hub

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

This next generation of Teams on Surface Hub has been redesigned to bring your favorite features from the desktop and Microsoft Teams Rooms into the meeting space.

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Microsoft Lists: updated Yes/No column experiences – powered by SharePoint

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Lists 0 Comments

List items with a Yes/No column, in and out of Quick Edit mode, will appear using the new experience design format – making it easier to create and more accessible to consume.
More info: https://support.microsoft.com/office/list-and-library-column-types-and-options-0d8ddb7b-7dc7-414d-a283-ee9dca891df7

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Microsoft Edge v.94: Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET)

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Edge 0 Comments

Microsoft Edge will begin supporting an even safer browsing mode that
uses hardware-dependent control flow for browser processes on supported
hardware (Intel 11th Gen. or AMD Zen 3). You can disable CET by manipulating
Image File Execution Options (IFEO) using group policy.

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Microsoft Viva: User opt-in as suggested experts

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Viva 0 Comments

To meet some customer governance and privacy standards, we now allow users to control being displayed as potentially associated with the topic. For these circumstances, you’ll be able to empower users to opt-in to be added to topic pages and cards.
More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/clearpeople-helps-northumbrian-water-tap-the-fountain-of/ba-p/2539469

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Microsoft Information Protection: Configure external sharing for sensitivity labels in Teams and SharePoint sites

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Information Protection 0 Comments

With this update, you can set controls on external sharing while configuring a Team or site protection policy. For example you can set a very restrictive one for a Team or site labeled ‘confidential’—restricting sharing with people outside the organization or set a very relaxed one for a Team or site labeled ‘general’—allowing anyone with a link to access without requiring sign-in.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/sensitivity-labels-teams-groups-sites

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Microsoft Search: Managed Active Usage (MAU) & engaged user metrics

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft Search 0 Comments

The purpose of this feature is to help Search Administrators analyze the usage of Microsoft Search within their organization by producing and exposing Managed Active Usage (MAU) and engaged user metrics in the Microsoft Search Admin portal.

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Microsoft 365 Compliance center: Insider risk management – Admin email notifications

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 6, 2021 Microsoft 365 compliance center 0 Comments

An admin email notification will be sent when the first alert is generated after a new policy is created. This email will be deployed to all admins within the Insider Risk Management, Analyst, and Investigator role groups.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/insider-risk-management-configure?view=o365-worldwide

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Joao Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.