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Microsoft is warning customers that “attackers looking to exploit unpatched Exchange servers are not going to go away” and exhorting them to apply the most recent Cumulative Update and Security Update for Exchange server. The post also notes that users should “occasionally perform manual tasks to harden the environment, such as enabling Extended Protection and …

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Updated on 2023-01-03: Shadowserver: More than 60,000 Exchange Servers Still Vulnerable to ProxyNotShell According to data gathered by the Shadowserver Foundation, more than 60,000 Microsoft Exchange servers remain unpatched against a known remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-41082) that is exploited by ProxyNotShell. Microsoft released fixes to address that flaw and a second vulnerability that is …

Read More about Shadowserver: More than 60,000 Exchange Servers Still Vulnerable to ProxyNotShell (CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082)

Updated on 2022-12-29 Play ransomware Fortinet researchers have a technical breakdown of the new Play ransomware operation. Read more: Ransomware Roundup – Play Ransomware Updated on 2022-12-23 Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers observed the active exploitation of the OWASSRF vulnerability. So far, eight organizations have seen the exploitation activity against Microsoft Exchange servers. Read …

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This communication is an extension of the previous communication in MC383901. We are updating the frequency interval available for user quarantine notification. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93304. We are adding a new hourly option to end user notifications, allowing users to be able to rely on prompt notification about quarantined …

Read More about MC468486: Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Migration of quarantine notification frequencies

Microsoft Purview Message Encryption will replace and retire the legacy Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) in the Exchange admin center. If you don’t do anything, Microsoft will process all mail flow rules that currently applies OME protection to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption protection. With this change, recipients will receive a much more customizable notification mail.

Read More about MC455516: Automatic migration of legacy Office 365 Message Encryption to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption

Updated November 16, 2022: We have updated this message with additional information for clarity. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft 365 Apps are disabling server sign-in prompts using Basic authentication in Office Apps. We are making this change because basic authentication is a legacy authentication method that sends a username and password with each request. …

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Updated November 29, 2022: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The retirement process of the mail flow rules user experience in the classic Exchange admin center begins at the end of November. The legacy UX is no longer the default page in the new EAC and is available only in …

Read More about MC449929: Announcing retirement of the legacy mail flow rules UX in the classic Exchange admin center

MyAnalytics dashboard users will be automatically redirected to the Viva Insights web app as a central place to explore work-pattern insights alongside actionable experiences to improve productivity and wellbeing. Select MyAnalytics functionality (focus time booking and insights, quiet time settings and insights, meeting habits, and settings) will continue to be available as a part of …

Read More about MC448361: Microsoft Viva: MyAnalytics dashboard redirects to Viva Insights web app

Praise in Microsoft Teams is designed to appreciate the effort that goes into the wide-ranging, collaborative work that Teams users do. Users can send praise to their colleagues through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar or through the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams. For both, admins can use the Microsoft Teams …

Read More about MC448356: New praise compose experience in Teams and praise trends in Viva Insights

The Emissions Impact Dashboard (EID) for Microsoft 365 is a Power BI application that quantifies carbon emissions associated with your organization’s usage of Microsoft 365 applications like Exchange, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams. Power BI Pro users will now be able to install the generally available version of EID for Microsoft 365. This message is associated …

Read More about MC445421: Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365 – General Availability
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