While there were several product updates over the past month (listed below) there was a pretty significant vulnerability that was patched by Microsoft.  If you read nothing else in this edition of the news letter, please read the following:  A Reminder to Update Your Systems to Prevent a Worm .

General News

• Imprivata Introduces IAM Cloud Platform for Healthcare Supported by Microsoft
• Azure Sentinel Blog
• Microsoft’s CISO series: Eliminating passwords
• Uncovering Linux based cyberattack using Azure Security Center
• New browser extensions for integrating Microsoft’s hardware-based isolation
• Five Tactics for Improving Security and Compliance in Healthcare

Microsoft 365 Security (All Up News)

• Executing on the vision of Microsoft Threat Protection
• Microsoft expands BitLocker management capabilities for the enterprise
• A new home and an all-new look for Microsoft Secure Score
• Announcing the all new Attack Surface Analyzer 2.0

Identity & Data Protection (Azure AD, Intune, AIP, MCAS)

• Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect v. 1.3.20.0 is Available
• Windows Hello FIDO2 certification gets you closer to passwordless
• Azure AD now supports a maximum password length of 256 characters
• Microsoft Intune Now Integrates with Azure Log Analytics for Advanced Reporting
• Azure Active Directory Customer Training Webinars
• Sensitivity Labels for SharePoint Sites (private preview)
• AzureAD now keeps all personally identifiable identity (PII) attributes within datacenters in Europe. Big win for our EU customers!
• Build a strong identity foundation with Azure AD provisioning
• Discover Shadow IT across IaaS and PaaS with Microsoft’s CASB
• Demystifying Password Hash Sync
• Azure Information Protection Deployment Acceleration Guide

Threat Protection (Office ATP, Windows Defender ATP, Azure ATP/ATA)

• Detecting credential theft through memory access modelling with Microsoft Defender ATP
• Microsoft Defender ATP third-party solution integrations
• Microsoft Defender ATP and Malware Information Sharing Platform integration
• The Power of Advanced Hunting – Unleash the hunter in you Using MDATP (webinar)
• Incident response at your fingertips with Microsoft Defender ATP live response
• The latest AVTest results are out: Windows Defender Antivirus once again achieved 6.0/6.0 Protection score.