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Microsoft has unveiled some important updates for its Teams collaboration service. The company has announced that Microsoft Teams public preview users can now test new chat and meeting features, including support for Compact mode, meeting co-organizers, and more. First up, Microsoft Teams has added a new Compact mode option that allows users to fit 50…

Microsoft is working on some important updates for Microsoft Defender for Office 365. The cloud-based email filtering service is getting a new update that should help organizations to prioritize threat protection for enterprise accounts tagged as critical priority users. Back in November 2020, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 added the priority account protection feature, which…

Microsoft has announced that its new Lists app now supports personal accounts. The company has started rolling out a new lightweight version of the Microsoft Lists app in preview, allowing small businesses and individuals to plan, organize and manage their work effectively. The Microsoft Lists app was originally announced back in May 2020 at Microsoft’s…

Microsoft has announced that its new privacy management solution “Microsoft Priva” is now generally available for business and enterprise customers. The service was first announced back in November at Ignite 2021, and it helps organizations to build a “privacy-resilient workplace” for employees. Currently, the Microsoft Priva solution comes with two different privacy management products, including…

Microsoft has just published its monthly roundup covering everything added to its Teams collaboration platform in January 2022. This month, the biggest improvements include a new “Press to unmute” feature for meetings, a Front row layout for Teams Rooms devices, updates for Teams Phones, and much more. Here’s a look at everything you need to…

Microsoft has recently unveiled that it mitigated one of the largest-ever-recorded DDoS attacks that targetted Asian Azure customers in November. The company says that the recent DDoS attack was launched from 10,000 sources in several countries, and it lasted for around 15 minutes. For those unfamiliar, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is a…

Microsoft has launched a new device trade-in program for its Teams collaboration platform. The new initiative aims to make it easier for organizations to migrate to Teams and receive cashback by selling their eligible traditional unified communications devices such as desktop phones. The Redmond giant has teamed up with Network-Value to make this new device…

Microsoft unveiled a new endpoint security solution for small and medium-sized companies called “Microsoft Defender for Business” at its Ignite 2021 conference. The new service plan, which is currently available in preview for select organizations, is finally coming to enterprise customers with a Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan (via OnMSFT). Microsoft Defender for Business is…

Microsoft has announced that threat and vulnerability management support in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is now generally available on Android and iOS devices. The new threat and vulnerability management capabilities allow organizations to discover, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in real-time. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides vulnerability management capabilities for iOS and Android devices…

Microsoft unveiled a new Outlook for Mac experience with significant performance and reliability improvements back in 2019. The company has been testing the new Outlook for Mac design with Office Insiders in the Beta and Preview channels, and it’s now ready to roll out to all users next month. With this release, the new Outlook…