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

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

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

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

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

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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Microsoft Teams: Role based Access scoping on devices category

This feature allows you to delegate admin roles to specific members.

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Microsoft Graph: Confluence Cloud Graph Connector

Confluence Cloud Graph Connector will index content like pages, blogs from Confluence Cloud site into Microsoft Search and allow users to query them from SharePoint, Microsoft Bing, Office .com, Microsoft Teams and Windows Search Box.

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Microsoft Teams: Enhancement to app usage report  –  support for Line of Business apps

Line of business type of Apps were added to the Teams Admin center App usage reports.

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Microsoft Lists: Enabling commenting to Lists app in Teams

Bringing web commenting experience to Lists app in Teams. Add/delete a comment on list items to collaborate and share better within the Teams canvas.

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Microsoft Compliance center: Communication Compliance analyze linked content from OneDrive and SharePoint online (modern attachments)

Communication compliance policies that detect violations in Microsoft Teams will now analyze the content of documents shared in chat for potential policy match.

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