AntiMalware Default Policy: Common Attachment Filter Settings Updates

We are making some changes to the common attachment filter settings for the Default policy (only) in the Anti-malware policy. The earlier default selection value of the ‘Quarantine the message‘ is now changed to ‘Reject the message with NDR’. 

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Microsoft Teams: Virtual Appointments calendar level analytics

Individuals and departments can drive business outcomes and improve customer experience by focusing on key metrics, such as length of appointments, wait times, and number of attendees. The report includes trends over time and the ability to drill down into individual appointment data.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac is retiring support of Catalina (10.15)

Note: this message applies only to organizations with macOS devices in their environments.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will no longer support macOS version Catalina (10.15) as Apple ended support for Catalina (10.15) in December 2022.

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Editor Using Context IQ: Inline Search Within Documents in Word for the Web

Editor using Context IQ allows users to easily search for and insert entities like People, Files, Viva Topics, or Loops in documents in Word for the Web while staying in flow. When users type the “@“ key, a menu will appear that allows them to search for, filter, and insert entities that exist across their M365 account.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 103098

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Briefing Email Enhancements: dynamic subject titles, tasks from Teams chat, and integrations with Learning

The Briefing email from Microsoft Viva helps users start their day on track by surfacing information to prepare for upcoming meetings, follow up on outstanding tasks as well as protect time for independent work. A few updates are coming to the daily briefing email to highlight suggested tasks from 1:1 Teams chats and to highlight key information from Viva Learning directly in your inbox.

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Basic Authentication Deprecation in Exchange Online – Autodiscover Protocol

In the coming weeks, we’re going to turn off Basic authentication for the Autodiscover protocol in Exchange Online.

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Share Nearby is Being Retired from Office Mobile

We will be retiring the Share Nearby feature from the Office Mobile app.

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Microsoft Purview | Compliance Manager: Upcoming changes to included assessment templates

We’re making updates to the compliance assessment templates included with your Microsoft 365 license for use in Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager.  

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Transfer Files is Being Retired From Office Mobile

We will be retiring the Transfer Files feature from the Office Mobile app.

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More Layout Options and Yammer Card Content for the Feed Web Part for Viva Connections

Updates are coming for the Feed web part for Viva Connections. The Feed web part for Viva Connections aggregates organizational communications content from sources across SharePoint, Yammer, and Stream into a single, personalized feed.

The updates include a new vertical layout option for the web part to give you greater flexibility when adding it to SharePoint pages and more types of Yammer content that will be displayed as cards in the feed and help create a rich and integrated experience.

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