Unified RBAC provides centralized role-based administration controls for Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Defender XDR unified role-based access control (URBAC) provides an alternative to traditional Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO/EOP) and Exchange Online (EXO) RBAC.

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Retirement of Organization administrator and Team administrator roles in Viva Goals

In an effort to simplify the access and permissions landscape in Viva Goals, we will be retiring the ‘Organization admin’ and ‘Team admin’ roles in Viva Goals.

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Changes to the Website tab in the new Teams client

Starting April 2024, Microsoft Teams will be retiring the ability to load websites inside the new Teams client when using the Website tab. These website links will open in a new browser tab instead. This is to better align with emerging best practices in web security and privacy while also improving the reliability of websites opened through this feature.

Please note that EDU tenants will not be impacted as we are still researching options on how to best provide a non-disruptive way to access websites for students and educators at a later date.

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Microsoft Teams: External call routing settings

End users will now be able to change their external call routing settings directly from the Teams app, allowing them to decide how incoming PSTN calls are routed. Calls can be redirected based on existing unanswered call settings or sent to voicemail. This new capability provides more flexibility for handling customer communications.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 372120

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Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes

Currently, only Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can create Collaborative notes before and after meetings. We are rolling out enhanced Collaborative notes that allow any meeting invitee to create notes before, during, and after the meeting. This enhancement helps to improve collaboration and efficiency and provides a seamless teamwork experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 374515.

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Outlook: Filter Calendar Items in Message List in new Outlook for Windows and web

You can now filter your message list for conversations that have calendar invites when using the new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web. Getting an overview of new meetings you’re invited to and RSVP-ing to them directly in the message list becomes much easier with this new filter.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention – Adding matched attachment details in Activity Explorer for Data Loss Prevention rules in Exchange

With this feature, the admins can see more information like name, size, labels about the attachments present in the email that violated the Data Loss Prevention rules.

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Microsoft Teams: Automatic Targeting based on roles for Frontline

Frontline teams can notify the right set of colleagues on channel posts (e.g. notify colleagues in specific role or department)

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Microsoft Teams: Meeting options updates for Webinars

The meeting options for a webinar are now accessible within the webinar setup in Teams. Organizers can edit meeting options in an inline window within the scheduling form in Teams.

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Outlook: OneDrive for Business available in classic Outlook for Windows

Quickly access your OneDrive without having to leave Outlook! Users can find and use the OneDrive app in classic Outlook for Windows, for a consistent and fast experience.

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