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Office 365 ATP connector for Azure Sentinel [Public Preview]

Nice to see the Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection connector for Azure Sentinel ! Description Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) safeguards your organization against malicious threats posed by email messages, links (URLs) and collaboration tools. By ingesting Office 365 ATP alerts into Azure Sentinel, you can incorporate information about email- and URL-based threats into …

On-premises data at rest DLP [Private Preview]

Microsoft DLP for on-premises is part of the Microsoft 365 DLP suite of features you can use to discover and protect your sensitive data across Microsoft 365 services. This feature will allow you to scan on-premises file shares or SharePoint and detect when sensitive data is overshared. This gives you the visibility and control you …

Microsoft Cloud App Security – Release 182 and 183

Access and session controls for Azure portal GA Conditional Access App Control for the Azure portal is now generally available. For information about configuring these controls, see the Deployment guide.

Application Guard for M365 Apps [Public Preview]

Files from the internet and other potentially unsafe locations can contain viruses, worms, or other kinds of malware that can harm your users’ computer and data. To help protect your users, Office opens files from potentially unsafe locations in Application Guard, a secure container that is isolated from the device through hardware-based virtualization. When Office …

Restrict guest access permissions in Azure Active Directory [Public Preview]

There are a new access level for Guest users in order to limit their permissions : Permission level Access level Same as member users Guests have the same access to Azure AD resources as member users Limited access (default) Guests can see membership of all non-hidden groups Restricted access (new) Guests can’t see membership of …

Revoke guest access to SharePoint Online and OneDrive after a defined period of time

Update 19/05/2021 : Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline. The roll out will begin at the end of May You will soon be able to create a policy that automatically revokes access for external guests to SharePoint Online (SPO) sites and individual OneDrives after a defined period of time.  When will this happenMicrosoft will gradually roll …

SHA-2 signing enforcement on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 – MDATP

Microsoft Defender ATP running on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2 is moving to exclusively use SHA-2 signing, which will help drive greater security for our customers. This change does not require any action unless you are running Microsoft Defender ATP on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Customers that are running on these …

Share MDATP alerts with Microsoft Compliance Center

A new feature appeared on MDATP : Share endpoint alerts with Microsoft Compliance CenterForwards endpoint security alerts and their triage status to Microsoft Compliance Center, allowing you to enhance insider risk management policies with alerts and remediate internal risks before they cause harm. Forwarded data is processed and stored in the same location as your Office 365 …

Public preview of Microsoft Defender ATP web content filtering do not require additional licences anymore

There are an update from my previous article on Web Content Filtering. Indeed, it is now included as part of your Microsoft Defender ATP subscription – no additional licenses or costs, no additional partner license needed anymore. Until the announcement of the 6th July, you needed an active 60-day trial subscription with a partner license …

MDATP – EDR in block mode [Public Preview]

Presentation When EDR in block mode is enabled, Microsoft Defender ATP leverages behavioral blocking and containment capabilities by blocking malicious artifacts or behaviors that are observed through post-breach protection. EDR in block mode works behind the scenes to remediate malicious artifacts that are detected post-breach. When EDR in block mode detects malicious behaviors or artifacts, …

Microsoft Cloud App Security – release 181

New Cloud Discovery Menlo Security log parserCloud App Security Cloud Discovery analyzes a wide range of traffic logs to rank and score apps. Now Cloud Discovery includes a built-in log parser to support the Menlo Security CEF format. For a list of supported log parsers, see Supported firewalls and proxies. Azure Active Directory (AD) Cloud …

Microsoft Authenticator app lock now enabled by default

A few years ago, Microsoft released theApp Lock feature in response to feedback that some customers wanted to make sure that your app was secured by a PIN or biometric. Last month, Microsoft expanded App Lock’s protection. Now, if App Lock is enabled, when you approve any notification, you’ll also have to provide your PIN …

Client apps condition in Conditional Access [General Availability]

Microsoft is retiring legacy protocols in Exchange Online. As part of this effort, new Azure Active Directory (AD) Conditional Access policies will apply by default to all client apps, including both legacy authentication and modern authentication clients. When this will happen Microsoft will begin rolling out this feature in early August and expect rollout to …

Azure AD My Sign-Ins – Portal to report unusual sign-in activity [General Availability]

Azure AD My Sign-Ins is now General Available — a portal that allows end users to review their sign-in history to check for any unusual activity. The My Sign-Ins page permits to see: If anyone is trying to guess their password. If an attacker successfully signed in to their account from a strange location. What …

Double Key Encryption for Microsoft 365 [Public Preview]

Double Key Encryption enables you to protect your highly sensitive data while keeping full control of your encryption key. It uses two keys to protect your data—one key in your control, and a second key is stored securely in Microsoft Azure. Viewing data protected with Double Key Encryption requires access to both keys. Since Microsoft …

Office 365 ATP: External email forwarding controls and policy change

Automated external email forwarding is a tactic attackers use to exfiltrate data out of an organization. To counter that, Microsoft is updating their anti-spam policies. First, they are providing a control to easily enable automatic external forwarding for select people in your organization. Second, they will change the “Automatic” setting to block automatic external forwarding. …

Upgrade your applications to use Microsoft Graph

Microsoft is no longer adding new features to Azure AD Graph and starting June 30th, 2022 MSFT will no longer provide any technical support or security updates. Instead MSFT recommends you use Microsoft Graph, which is where they will continue to invest. Supporting APIs that are currently available in Azure AD Graph API are now …

Microsoft Defender ATP support case submission experience

Microsoft is updating the support case submission experience. Currently, the process to submit a support case related to Microsoft Defender ATP goes through the support portal at https://support.microsoft.com. Microsoft announced that they will be rolling out an upgraded support process offering a more modern and advanced support experience through the Microsoft Defender Security Center. How …

MDATP for Mac is moving to use system extensions instead of kernel extensions

In preparation for macOS 11 Big Sur, Microsoft is getting ready to release an update to Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac that will leverage new system extensions instead of kernel extensions. Apple will stop supporting kernel extensions starting macOS 11 Big Sur version. Therefore an update to the Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac agent is …

TLS 1.0 and 1.1 retirement date in Office 365 to be October 15, 2020

Microsoft is moving all of their online services to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2+ toprovide best-in-class encryption, and to ensure their service is more secure by default. Key Points: Major: Retirement Timing: October 15, 2020 Action: update or replace client devices as appropriate How this affects your organization: Once this change takes affect, all connections …