Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Four override alerts retire in August 2024

Four legacy override alerts in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will be retired in August 2024 due to redundancy from the Secure by default feature. Affected users with specific subscriptions will not need to take any action as this change will occur automatically.

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Microsoft Outlook: Simplified mobile app sign in

Outlook mobile apps will soon allow sign-in via QR code, rolling out from mid-August to mid-November 2024. This feature will be on by default but can be disabled by admins. No action is required before the rollout, but informing users and updating documentation is advised.

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Microsoft Purview | Purview Data Loss Prevention: New Microsoft Exchange predicates

Four new Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention predicates for Exchange are introduced, enabling detection of unlabeled messages and attachments, and content containing specific sensitive information types or labels. Available late August to September 2024, these features will allow the creation or editing of DLP policies targeting specific email components. For preparation, visit Microsoft Learn. Roadmap ID: 377000.

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CrowdStrike issue impacting Windows endpoints causing an error message on a blue screen

Updated on July 21, 2024: As a follow-up to the CrowdStrike Falcon agent issue impacting Windows clients and servers, Microsoft has released an updated recovery tool with two repair options to help IT admins expedite the repair process. Based on customer feedback, this new release includes a new option for recovery using safe boot, the option to generate ISO or USB, a fix for ADK detection when the Windows Driver Kit is installed, and a fix for the USB disk size check. See the revised New Recovery Tool to help with CrowdStrike issue impacting Windows endpoints for detailed instructions on using the signed Microsoft Recovery Tool.

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Viva Glint – Data control to enable recycling or reuse of Employee IDs

By implementing a control for processing Employee IDs, we enable our customers to efficiently recycle or reuse Employee IDs, particularly in scenarios involving rehiring.

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Viva Pulse – Pulse series for continuous feedback supporting AI transformations and change management

New Pulse series templates are being introduced that are tailored to supporting continuous feedback scenarios for high value use cases such as change management.

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Viva Insights – Publish analyst reports to Viva Insights App

Viva Insights analysts will be able to publish reports they have created to specific recipients in the Viva Insights app.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention – New ChatGPT Enterprise connector to discover and bring prompts and responses into the scope of Purview features

Using the unified Purview portal, organizations will be able to establish a connection to their ChatGPT Enterprise workspaces to discover, collect, and store contents of interactions of users with ChatGPT Enterprise into the scope of Purview capabilities and policies.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint – Data control to process survey data upon receiving a delete signal

Empower the customer to control survey data processing upon receiving a DSR or Entra ID delete signal, ensuring compliance with data retention policies.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse – New question types

Viva Pulse authors can add new question types, including matrix types, and leverage enhanced logic to drive more targeted survey experiences for respondents.

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