Microsoft Cloud App Security: MFA step-up auth

This feature enables enforcing of conditional access policies during a user session. For example, if a user attempts to download a sensitive document to an unmanaged device, they can be prompted to satisfy an MFA challenge.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-app-security/release-notes

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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 Teams Rooms Managed Services: Action Driven Incidents

Action based organization of incidents to streamline IT workflow

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Microsoft Edge v.93: Policies to bypass ClickOnce and DirectInvoke prompts

Starting with Microsoft Edge version 93, we have updated our policies to enable bypassing ClickOnce and DirectInvoke confirmation before opening specified file types from specified domains. To bypass prompts, you will need to: Enable AutoOpenFileTypes policy and list the specific file types that ClickOnce and DirectInvoke should be disabled for and Enable the AutoOpenAllowedForURLs policy and set the list of specific domains that should bypass prompting.

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Microsoft Teams: Support open-text question poll for Teams meeting

For Microsoft Forms poll in Teams meeting, there is a new question type – open text. You can use this question type to collect attendees’ open-ended information before/during/after the meeting.

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Microsoft Edge v.92: Protocol launch support for PWA

Developers can create a more engaging native-like experience if we allow Progressive Web Apps (PWA) to be registered as handlers for URL protocols.

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Microsoft Teams: Better together for calls on Teams phones

With this capability, users will be able to use the better together feature on P2P calls and group calls.

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Microsoft Edge v.93: Policies to bypass ClickOnce and DirectInvoke prompts

Starting with Microsoft Edge version 93, we have updated our policies to enable bypassing ClickOnce and DirectInvoke confirmation before opening specified file types from specified domains. To bypass prompts, you will need to: Enable AutoOpenFileTypes policy and list the specific file types that ClickOnce and DirectInvoke should be disabled for and Enable the AutoOpenAllowedForURLs policy and set the list of specific domains that should bypass prompting.

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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 Teams: New Power Automate entry points in-Teams

Users will soon be able to use message extensions and message actions to start building a Power Automate flow from a template.

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