AI tools and agents boost productivity, but unmanaged usage often leads to hidden data leaks and security gaps. Microsoft introduces the Shadow AI page in the Microsoft 365 admin center (Frontier preview) to help you identify and block unauthorized AI agents before they become a risk.
Microsoft Entra ID Account Discovery, currently in preview, gives admins better visibility into user accounts across enterprise applications in Entra ID. By classifying accounts as local, unassigned, or assigned, it highlights mismatches and disconnected users before provisioning. Since this feature isn’t enabled by default, admins need to opt in at the tenant level to start using it.
Keeping up with Microsoft 365 updates isn’t easy. With constant feature rollouts, important changes can easily get lost in the noise. Because of this, there’s always been a need for better control over release updates, especially as features roll out faster than review cycles. Finally, Microsoft is tackling this with a modernized change management model for Microsoft 365 tenants. …
Microsoft has integrated the ability to block multi-tenant and consumer apps using application management policies in Entra ID. This shift brings policy-based control directly into the UI, eliminating the need for Graph-only configurations.
Microsoft Entra ID replaces “most recently used” logic in system-preferred MFA with device-preferred credential selection (preview). This method automatically prompts users with the most suitable authentication method based on their device, improving both security and the sign-in experience.
Copilot Cowork introduces AI-driven task orchestration in Microsoft 365, allowing users to define goals while the system plans and executes tasks across applications. It operates within tenant boundaries with approvals and has limited third-party integration.
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Discover how the Shadow AI page in Microsoft 365 helps you identify, monitor, and block unauthorized AI tools to reduce risk and secure usage.
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Explore the Account Discovery feature that finds existing user accounts in Entra ID applications and helps you identify unmanaged identities easily.
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Explore Microsoft 365’s modern change management model, including audience-based releases, Message Center updates, and MCP servers.
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Block multi-tenant and consumer apps in Microsoft Entra using new sign-in audience restrictions in application policies.
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Learn how device-preferred credential logic replaces the most-recently-used logic in system-preferred MFA to deliver device-based, secure authentication.
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Learn how Copilot Cowork automates tasks across M365 apps with user control and real-time tracking.
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Discover how to connect Claude AI to Microsoft 365 and access SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive data securely from the chat.
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Explore the new password Protection feature in Microsoft Defender and learn how to monitor and remediate password risks across providers.
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With File Level Archiving in SharePoint Online, archive files to a lower-cost storage tier while preserving permissions, metadata & versions.
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Explore the new AI pillar in the Zero Trust Workshop and learn how it helps organizations secure AI systems and build a prioritized roadmap.
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Explore how Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery protects tenant objects with automatic backups, change comparison, and restoration for up to five days.
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Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance helps manage and secure multiple Microsoft tenants, monitor configurations, govern shadow IT, and create new tenants with governance applied.
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