Quick M365 Updates
Microsoft Teams Now Flags External AI Bots Joining Your Meetings
Microsoft Teams will detect third-party AI meeting bots, and admins can approve or block AI assistants from joining Teams meetings.
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As AI adoption grows, so do the risks associated with it. The new AI pillar in the Zero Trust Workshop helps organizations apply Zero Trust principles specifically to AI systems. This enables better visibility, governance, and security across AI-driven environments.
Microsoft has introduced a long-awaited undo capability for tenant object configurations using Backup and Recovery in Entra ID. This feature automatically backs up configurations, allows you to compare changes, and restore the tenant object settings from any point within the last five days.
Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance lets organizations manage and secure multiple Microsoft tenants from a single place. It helps discover risky shadow IT tenants, manage governance relationships, and create new tenants with governance applied. Currently in public preview, this feature requires a Microsoft Entra ID Governance license to access all capabilities.
Microsoft Teams will soon detect and label third-party AI meeting assistant bots attempting to join meetings. These bots will be automatically flagged by Microsoft Teams in the meeting lobby, so organizers can admit, deny, or remove them. It'll be available from mid-May 2026.
Microsoft has announced Microsoft 365 E7, its newest premium bundle for the AI-driven enterprise. It combines Microsoft 365 E5, Copilot, Entra Suite, and Microsoft Agent 365 into a single offering. The suite is priced at $99 per user/month and will be generally available starting May 1, 2026.
Microsoft 365 Backup has extended its support to restore individual files and folders in SharePoint and OneDrive, which is currently available in public preview. With this update, admins can easily browse, search, and recover specific files or folders directly from restore points, eliminating the need to restore an entire site or drive.
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Microsoft Teams will detect third-party AI meeting bots, and admins can approve or block AI assistants from joining Teams meetings.
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Microsoft is retiring Standalone SharePoint and OneDrive Plans (Plan 1 & 2). Explore Business & Enterprise suite & storage alternatives now.
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Learn how to collect files in the document library using Microsoft Forms and streamline document collection in SharePoint.
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Cybersecurity Month wrap-up: Strengthen IT environments and secure Microsoft 365, Active Directory, hybrid, and AI platforms.
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Discover how to Unify Identity and Network Access for stronger cybersecurity, Zero Trust implementation, and seamless hybrid work access.
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Explore a 31-day series on reducing attack surfaces across Active Directory, Microsoft 365, hybrid environments, and endpoints.
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Discover how Sysadmins vs AI isn't a rivalry but a power-up. This SysAdmins Day 2025 blog explores how AI boosts Sysadmins to be faster.
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Automate legacy MFA migration to Authentication method policies in Entra ID using the automated migration wizard within a few minutes.
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This Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024 we explored the Secure Score recommendations & Microsoft 365 security configurations excluded there.
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Disable LinkedIn integration in Microsoft Teams & Outlook to avoid phishing scams and disconnect your LinkedIn account from Microsoft 365
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Find answer to the question on whether to enable MFA using Security Defaults or require MFA using Conditional Access.
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Increase Microsoft Secure Score by 10 points with 5 Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps policies and prevent shadow IT.
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Discover 15 SharePoint permissions best practices to prevent unauthorized access, manage permissions efficiently, and stay in control.
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Learn how to block external Teams users directly from the Defender portal and manage blocked users to keep your organization secure.
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Learn how to create and assign scope tags in Microsoft Intune to control visibility and streamline Intune resources management.
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Learn how to automate external user invitations using Power Automate and Adaptive Cards in Teams with this step-by-step guide.
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Learn how to view all unread Microsoft Teams notifications across multiple accounts without switching tenants.
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Microsoft is enforcing Content Security Policy (CSP) across all SharePoint tenants. Time to audit and update SPFx solutions.
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Microsoft Teams adds tenant-owned domain impersonation protection. Automatic 3-layer protection against spoofing attacks. December 2025 rollout—enabled by default.
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Microsoft 365 Local enables Exchange, SharePoint, and Skype Server to run on Azure Local with strict data residency and sovereign control.
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Baseline Security Mode (BSM) is a centralized Microsoft 365 security framework that enforces essential identity, access, and authentication protections.
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Learn how to create, configure, & monitor device compliance policies in Intune to enforce security standards and protect corporate data.
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Learn how to automate SharePoint guest access approvals using Power Automate and Adaptive Cards in Teams with this step-by-step guide.
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Learn how to restrict remote PowerShell access for non-admins to allow only admins to connect computers or servers within your organization.
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