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Great reads: There's a lot going on in Microsoft land this week. Big picture stuff about security, how AI is trashing your existing security protocols and more. Take the time for reading.
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Tech to do's: Since exempting an IP from conditional access is a no-no, many need to learn to use GEO blocking instead. And since most AI rollouts are failing, we need to continually teach users. Suggest a few of this holiday specific prompts.
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I hope that you enjoy this week's newsletter and tell everyone to subscribe.
thanks, Amy
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4 things to know: Where Microsoft is strong and where it's weak in security; Improvement in keeping corporate data in Country; Understand how AI changes cybersecurity concerns; Bring the marketing department a truly useful AI tool
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Read more about the key updates and milestones of Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative in the November 2025 SFI progress report.
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Discover new Microsoft digital sovereignty capabilities and upcoming features across AI, security, and productivity, to address sovereign cloud needs.
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AI is rapidly becoming the backbone of our world, promising unprecedented productivity and innovation. But as organizations deploy AI agents to unlock new opportunities and drive growth, they also face a new breed of cybersecurity threats. There are a lot of Star Trek fans here at Microsoft, including me.
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Pantone on Wednesday unveiled its beta version of the Pantone Palette Generator, a new tool built using Microsoft Azure OpenAI that brings Pantone’s expertise in color psychology and trend forecasting into an intelligent, interactive experience within Pantone Connect.
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Discover the plug-and-play Fing Agent: a pre-assembled Raspberry Pi network monitoring device for 24/7 security & remote access. Now available via Pimoroni.
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4 things to do: Master Entra ID Risk analysis; Determine when to use conditional access in policy; Learn how to use GEO filtering in CA policy; Teach users useful holiday prompts
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Learn about improving risk analysis to identify risky users, discern risk event types, and examine risk levels for access and identity decisions.
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this isn’t a baseline, I’m not even going to call it guidance. These are some policies I use, feel free to take some inspiration.
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“geo blocks“. It’s not because geo blocks are the best type of defense on it’s own (it’s really not), but it is for many a low-hanging fruit. It usually takes a very low effort to implement, and the result can be quite dramatic in some cases.
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Use Microsoft Copilot to plan a holiday trip, outline an itinerary for visiting guests, prep a delicious meal, or find shopping deals.
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Get reimbursed for your exam and prove you know it!
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