Reminder: Microsoft Office default change – Blocking VBA macros in files from the internet

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

VBA macros are a common way for malicious actors to gain access to deploy malware and ransomware. As a reminder (MC322553 Feb ’22), to help improve security, we are changing the behavior of Office applications to now block macros in files from the internet. Learn more in this blog post.

This change only affects Office on devices running Windows and only affects the following applications: Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word.

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Microsoft Secure Score is adding new improvement actions for Microsoft Defender for Identity

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

Updated June 16, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of your security posture.

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Records Management – Configure a record label to start unlocked for user-driven records declaration

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

Coming soon to general availability, we are introducing a new capability to better manage the lifecycle of documents labeled as a record. This feature enables Records Management administrators to create retention labels that will mark contents in SharePoint and OneDrive as records but will not be “locked” (restricted for edits) until a user manually locks it. This will help customers who use automatic or default labeling of content which includes documents in a draft state which are not yet final and will need to become a locked record until they reach this stage of their lifecycle.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88509.

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E-signature Approvals Fully Embedded Within Team Approvals for a Streamlined Experience

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Users can now seamlessly create and review e-signature approval requests directly in Teams removing the need to access the e-sign provider website.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92941

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IE11 desktop application has retired and is out of support as of June 15, 2022 (non-LTSC, non-Server)

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

As previously communicated, the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application has retired and is out of support as of today, June 15, 2022. Following industry best practices, the IE desktop application will be progressively redirected to Microsoft Edge over the next few months and after will ultimately be permanently disabled via a future Windows Update to help ensure a smooth retirement.

If you have not set up IE mode in Microsoft Edge, we recommend doing so as soon as possible to help avoid business disruption.

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Media Logging Enabled by Default

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

We ask that you pardon us for not having provided advance communication of this release.  To log diagnostic data for Teams meetings, users must have the option in the Teams client turned on. Up until recently Teams media logging was turned off by default for all machines. With this update, Media logging is enabled by default on high-end machines. Media logs contain diagnostic data about audio, video, and screen sharing in Teams meetings. They are required for support cases that are linked to call-related issues. The list of CPUs with media logging enabled by default is in the public documentation.

When will this happen:

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Disable chat write access for anonymous or unauthenticated users

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Financial institutions consider chat messages as a form of data exfiltration, so it’s imperative for IT admins to gain flexibility and control over chat access for anonymous or unauthenticated users. The latter may be expected to join Teams meetings, but they should be restricted from seeing and accessing any type of electronic communication on chat. This feature provides additional security by only disabling chat write access for non-federated users and unauthenticated users who join Teams meetings through a link, so it must be used in conjunction with disabled meeting chat policy applied to financial advisors to remain compliant.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91142

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E-signature Approvals on Mobile: View and Take Action

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

E-signature approvals will be available in the Approvals app in Teams. Users will be able to see a list of their e-sign requests for their chosen provider. They will be able to see the details and review the request. Request creators will be able to edit or cancel a request.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92939

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E-signature Approval Requests Creation on Mobile

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Users will now be able to create e-signature approvals on mobile devices. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92940

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Reminder Installation of .Net 4.8 and WebView2 required for Teams Meeting Add-In in Outlook

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 17, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

As a reminder, .Net 4.8 and WebView2 are required for the Teams Meeting Add-In in Outlook.

How this affects your organization:

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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.