Differentiated Protection for Priority Accounts

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 14, 2022 Exchange Online 0 Comments

We are introducing differentiated protection for Priority accounts which will provide users tagged as Priority accounts with a higher level of protection. You will be able to see this differentiated protection in the “Context” filter within Threat Explorer and the updated Threat Detection Details tab on the Email Entity page. The Threat Protection Status report will also be updated with a “Context” filter.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88873

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Update on who can manage sensitive attributes of user objects

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 14, 2022 Identity Service 0 Comments

Today, there are several user attributes that are considered sensitive, and we will be simplifying this model.

  • Some rely on Global Admins (GA) to be able to manage them for all users (admins and non-admins).
  • Others don’t have a Global Admins dependency but the set of admin roles that can manage them and for whom is not consistent.

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Data Management Report

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 14, 2022 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

We will be retiring the Data management report beginning mid-May. Instead, we recommend the utilization of Data at-rest Scan progress, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources.  

If your organization is not using this Data Management Report feature, you can safely disregard this message.

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Keep Forms display language consistent with user account language settings

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 13, 2022 Microsoft Forms 0 Comments

Previously Forms display language would change based on the browser languages, after the change Forms display language (eg. user-facing UI language, button language, string language. etc.) will keep consistent with user’s language settings in his/her persona Microsoft or Office Account (AAD).

If users want to change the UI language they see in Forms, they can change the language settings in AAD, this is the standard UI language across other Office 365 Apps.

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Office 2013 end of support: Reduce your exposure to security risks by moving to a newer version of Office

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 13, 2022 Microsoft 365 suite 0 Comments

After five years of Mainstream Support, and five years of Extended Support, Office 2013 will reach the End of Extended Support on April 11, 2023. Per the Fixed Lifecycle Policy, after this date security updates for Office 2013 will no longer be available. We recommend you upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps, which includes the Office apps you are familiar with (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Note: If you don’t have Office 2013 deployed in your environment, you can safely disregard this message.

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New Group Policy Object for the OneDrive sync health dashboard

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 13, 2022 SharePoint Online 0 Comments

Admins may now configure the OneDrive sync client to send health data using the simpler Group Policy Object “EnableSyncAdminReports”, which does not require a Tenant Association Key.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88871.

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 13, 2022 Microsoft 365 Apps 0 Comments

We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:

  • Current Channel
  • Monthly Enterprise Channel
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel

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OneDrive iOS: New information architecture

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 12, 2022 OneDrive for Business 0 Comments

This feature has started rolling out and we ask you to pardon that we did not provide adequate advance notice as is our customer commitment to you. This release adds a new bottom sheet menu to OneDrive for iOS to make options like share, annotations, delete, and bookmark easier to find.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85571

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Announcing the General Availability of Power Platform’s latest Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 12, 2022 Microsoft Power Automate 0 Comments

Power Platform has invested heavily in extending its Data Loss Prevention (DLP) offering, and we are pleased to announce the general availability of two advanced capabilities, DLP connector action controls and DLP for custom connectors, that will provide administrators with a level of control that is unmatched in the industry.

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: new search for Microsoft 365 Audit (U.S. Government clouds)

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 11, 2022 Microsoft 365 compliance center 0 Comments

This is a new search for Basic Audit and Advanced Audit. This new search offers increased reliability and efficiency for search jobs. It also allows for search jobs to be completed in the background and saved for later reference.

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