Microsoft Teams and Loop Get Closer Integration

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces integration between Microsoft Teams and Loop for recurring meetings, VMware Workstation is now free for everyone, and misconfigured Power Pages could leak your data.

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Links and resources

• VMware Makes Fusion and Workstation Free for All Users
• VMware Fusion and Workstation are Now Free for All Users – VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog
• Power Pages Misconfigurations Expose Millions of Sensitive Records
• Microsoft Power Pages: Data Exposure Reviewed
• Microsoft Teams Adds Automatic Loop Workspace Creation for Recurring Meetings
• Automatically aggregate Teams meeting content in a Loop workspace

Episode overview

This week’s IT news highlights Microsoft’s integration of Teams and Loop for recurring meetings, VMware Workstation’s new free availability, and the data leak risks associated with misconfigured Microsoft Power Pages.

• Recommendations for Power Pages Users: Advice for Power Pages users includes careful management of anonymous roles, enabling column security, obfuscating sensitive data, and monitoring configurations through the admin center to prevent data leaks.
• Microsoft Teams and Loop Integration: Microsoft announced a new feature integrating Loop with Teams for recurring meetings, allowing organizers to create Loop workspaces for storing shared files, although concerns about accessibility and external guest users remain.
• VMware Workstation and Fusion: VMware announced that Workstation and Fusion are now free for all users, including commercial customers, although existing contracts will be honored until they end, and future support remains uncertain.
• Power Pages Data Leak: Misconfigured Microsoft Power Pages exposed personal information of 1.1 million NHS workers, highlighting vulnerabilities like excessive columns exposed to web APIs and default-enabled self-registration.