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We are excited to announce the public preview of our mobile threat defense capabilities with Microsoft Defender ATP for Android.

Features include:

• Web protection
• Malware scanning
• Blocking access to sensitive data
• Unified SecOps experience

Announcement post here:

• Announcing Microsoft Defender ATP for Android
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-atp/announcing-microsoft-defender-atp-for-android/ba-p/1480787

Those customers that have preview features turned on can start trying out Microsoft Defender ATP for Android today. If you haven’t yet opted in, we encourage you to turn on preview features in the Microsoft Defender Security Center today.

• DOCS: Microsoft Defender ATP preview features
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/preview

Join us as we advance in our journey across platforms. For more information, including detailed system requirements, prerequisites, deployment and configuration steps, and a list of improvements and new features, check out the documentation.

• DOWNLOAD: Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Android
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/microsoft-defender-atp-android

Today we’re also excited to announce general availability of Microsoft Defender ATP for #Linux! Customers now get a truly unified security experience for the full spectrum of mobile, desktop, and server platforms.

Adding Linux into the existing selection of natively supported platforms by Microsoft Defender ATP marks an important moment for all our customers. It makes Microsoft Defender Security Center a truly unified surface for monitoring and managing security of the full spectrum of desktop and server platforms that are common across enterprise environments (Windows, Windows Server, macOS, and Linux).

Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux supports recent versions of the six most common Linux Server distributions:

• RHEL 7.2+
• CentOS Linux 7.2+
• Ubuntu 16 LTS, or higher LTS
• SLES 12+
• Debian 9+
• Oracle Linux 7.2

It can be deployed and configured using Puppet, Ansible, or using your existing Linux configuration management tool.

For more details, visit the announcement page at:

• Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux is now generally available!
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-atp/microsoft-defender-atp-for-linux-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/1482344

Safely sharing and accessing content is becoming increasingly important as the business world shifts to remote work. Join the OneDrive team on June 30, at 9:00-10:00 AM PT for a free webinar that demonstrates how Microsoft 365, OneDrive and SharePoint help users stay productive, keep your data secure and private, reduce the stress on IT during compliance or litigation issues while giving admins the tools to manage and monitor content.

• Date/Time:
  June 30, 2020 – 9-10AM PT
• Registration link:
  https://resources.techcommunity.microsoft.com/webinar/empower-your-remote-workforce-with-data-security-in-onedrive/

This session is followed by an “Ask Microsoft Anything” session (10:00-11:00 AM PT), where you can bring your questions and feedback to: https://aka.ms/OneDriveAMA

Find all event details here.

• Date/Time:
  June 30, 2020 – 10-11AM PT
• Registration link:
  https://aka.ms/OneDriveAMA

Want to learn more about Microsoft’s quantum developer resources?

Join our team on July 16 for a virtual Azure Quantum Developer Workshop where we’ll dive deeper into building applications on Azure Quantum.

This event is designed to help developers become quantum-ready and use the Azure Quantum service, including quantum hardware, software, and solutions, as it becomes broadly available. By attending this event, you can expect to gain a holistic understanding of the Microsoft Quantum developer ecosystem and the tools and resources available to kick start your journey to developing quantum apps.

This workshop will cover a variety of topics including introductions to the principles of quantum computing and quantum-inspired optimization, overviews of Q# and the QDK, and a virtual lab focused on creating quantum algorithms.

Stay tuned for more announcements on the event’s agenda and speakers over the coming weeks and be sure to enter our Q# quantum coding contest for a chance to win some great prizes. We hope to see you soon!

Date/Time:
July 16, 2020 9:00 AM (America/Los_Angeles)

Duration:
6 hours

Registration:
https://microsoftevent.eventbuilder.com/event/22621

More info:

• Contact Organizer
• Learn quantum computing with Microsoft Learn
• Get started with the QDK
• Q# coding contest

Join Microsoft for a discussion exploring the current challenges and evolving business environment in Public Sector.

In just a short time, COVID-19 has fundamentally altered how governments, educational institutions and public health organizations around the world serve their communities. Julia Glidden, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector, and special guests Alex Benay, KPMG and former CIO of Canada, Vincenzo Aquaro, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Marquis Cabrera, Stat Zero Group will discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the Public Sector and what we can anticipate going forward.

During this webinar, we will:

• Share our perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 in Public Sector
• Discuss COVID-19 learnings and actionable best practices
• Offer you the opportunity to ask questions and share feedback

Details:

• DATE/TIME:
  June 23, 2020 07:30 AM to 08:30 AM PST
  An on-demand link will be provided after the event to those who register and are unable to join live.
• REGISTRATION:
  https://info.microsoft.com/CO-NOGEP-WBNR-FY20-06Jun-23-PublicSectorIndustryDigitalForum-5098_LP01Registration-ForminBody.html

Many security professionals are realizing that their on-premises or private cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) system can’t keep up—so they’re migrating this key security operations tool to the public cloud.

The IDG report, SIEM Shift: How the Cloud is Transforming Security Operations, delves into the results of a survey of 300 security and IT decision-makers to discover why more security professionals are moving to cloud-based SIEM. The report reveals that cloud-based SIEM:

• Reduces SIEM costs by lowering or eliminating infrastructure, maintenance, licensing, and staffing costs.
• Helps improve protection with AI and faster threat response.
• Boosts SIEM performance, scalability, and stability.
• Augments security teams with AI, reducing alert fatigue and automating common tasks.

Learn how your peers are strengthening their defense against threats.

• SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS:
  https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/06/17/moving-cloud-based-siem-cost-advantage/
• DOWNLOAD: “SIEM Shift: How the Cloud is Transforming Security Operations” – IDG
  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/why-companies-are-migrating-siem-to-the-cloud/

Here you will find details of our upcoming webinars as well as resources for past webinars. We will be updating this page regularly with new webinars and resources so check back often!

• Microsoft Information Protection and Compliance Webinar Page
  http://aka.ms/mipc/webinars

Here’s a sample of some of what’s available on-demand in ADDITION to what’s coming up (not shown):

Additionally, here are resources for Information Protection & Compliance that may be helpful.

• Microsoft Information Protection and Compliance Resources
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-and/microsoft-information-protection-and-compliance-resources/ba-p/1184950

If you have a subscription with Microsoft & require support for your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 issue, you have 3 options:

• Online
  The process of submitting a ticket for Microsoft 365/Office 365 issues through the Admin Portal is documented here:
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/contact-support-for-business-products?view=o365-worldwide&tabs=online
• Phone
  The phone numbers to call for support are available here depending on your geography.  Note there are specific hours for Billing issues.
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/contact-support-for-business-products?view=o365-worldwide&tabs=phone
• Microsoft Store
  The process of scheduling an appointment with a Microsoft Store is documented here:
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/contact-support-for-business-products?view=o365-worldwide&tabs=instore

Service Descriptions for Office 365 Support including SLAs, case levels, etc. are available here:

• Office 365 Support – Service Descriptions
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-platform-service-description/support

Interested in Advanced eDiscovery for Microsoft Teams? 

“While eDiscovery provides a range of search, hold, and export functionality, Advanced eDiscovery gives compliance administrators more tools to identify data sources and analyze their contents. 

Need to conduct an internal investigation of Teams content? We’ve got you covered. Join us to learn how to complete common eDiscovery processes on Teams content.”

This webinar is on-demand.  Comments & questions however from the live webinar have been recorded for review.

• WEBINAR: Advanced eDiscovery for Microsoft Teams
  https://aka.ms/Join-eDiscoveryForTeamsWebinarUS
• PPT: Advanced eDiscovery for Microsoft Teams
  https://aka.ms/MIPC/Blog-AEDWebinar

Money in Excel is a dynamic template for Excel that can help you feel more in control of your money.

It’s the only template where you can securely connect your financial institutions to import and sync account and transaction  information into an Excel spreadsheet.

Track all your finances in one place, customize your workbook, and receive personalized tips without ever leaving Excel.

Note: Money in Excel is a premium template that is available as part of the Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription. Currently, Money in Excel is only available in the United States and can connect to most major financial institutions. For the best experience, we recommend using Money in Excel on a laptop or desktop.

With Money in Excel you’ll be able to…

• Securely connect bank, credit card, investment, and loan accounts to view your financial information all in one place without ever leaving Excel.

• Keep your workbook up to date by syncing your latest transactions and account balances.

• Gain insight into your finances with charts, graphs, and alerts based on your data.

• Customize Money in Excel to make your workbook work for you. Leverage tailored templates we’ve created for you or build your own using your favorite features in Excel.

DOWNLOAD: Money in Excel
https://templates.office.com/en-us/TM77948210

FAQ: Money in Excel
https://support.office.com/article/1cf6f49a-cb01-48c2-ac39-cda12a585c4a