News

Waiting for “good news” at the beginning of 2024, let’s review the latest updates from Intune (release 2312), especially those that catch our attention from a security perspective: Edge Security baselines updated to v117 Support for new variables {{username}} {{devicename}} in non-compliance communication emails New visualization in the reporting of the Defender for Endpoint connector New settings in Antivirus policies (RandomizeScheduledTaskTimes and SchedulerRandomizationTime) New status metric for Microsoft Tunnel (TLS certificate revocation) Of course, these are just some of the updates.

📰 News: Starting this week, I will be experimenting with a new format called “The Lab Series” in addition to the usual videos. ❓ What is “The Lab Series”? It will be a video of no more than a couple of minutes, without me blabbering, just pure content, like a little pill. ❓ What will it be about and who is it aimed at? It will cover practical and straightforward topics that 95% of professionals consider trivial or obvious but may not be so for someone else.

Here’s the news we love on Mondays! 😍 Introducing the Microsoft Mac Admins Community, a new online community for IT professionals passionate about using Microsoft products on Apple Mac devices within enterprises! Here’s a direct quote: “This community is a place where Mac administrators working with Microsoft 365 or Intune management for Mac can connect with other users, share experiences and best practices, learn from experts and colleagues, get help with common issues, and draw inspiration from the latest innovations.

Intune Organizational Messages are coming to Intune (GA as of 31/5)! Organizing a communication campaign towards users for urgent updates or the release of new configurations that impact the user experience will now be easier. Here are the key licensing and requirements details. 📌 Licenses Microsoft 365 E3 Microsoft 365 E5 Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 with Microsoft Intune Plan 1 Windows 10/11 Enterprise E5 with Microsoft Intune Plan 1 📌 Operating Systems

This news was from the end of January, but amidst the chaos of activities and news, I can finally share it now: native management of macOS updates in Intune! Prior to this functionality, managing updates for Macs enrolled in Intune was not very straightforward: scripts, third-party solutions, or user self-service management were required. With this new set of features, it will be possible to natively manage the following types of updates from the Intune interface: