Wow, wow, wow….what an exciting week of security-related announcements from Ignite 2019 this past week in Orlando.  The content below is my attempt to compile all of the security and compliance news into a somewhat of organized fashion so that you can work through these announcements to help you understand how they work within your enterprise environment.  For a list of all Ignite announcements I highly suggest that you check out the Ignite 2019 Book of News.

General News

• Microsoft works with researchers to detect and protect against new RDP exploits
• CVP Ann Johnson: How to balance compliance and security with limited resources
• Microsoft Intelligent Security Association grows to more than 80 members
• Further enhancing security from Microsoft, not just for Microsoft

Azure Security & Compliance

• Try Azure Sentinel Alongside Your Existing SIEM
• Ignite 2019 releases for Azure Security Center and Azure platform security
• Upcoming Azure Sentinel training webinars
• Azure Security Center—Advanced integrations with export of recommendations and alerts
• Azure Security Center—Support for custom policies
• Extending Azure Security Center coverage with platform for community and partners
• Vulnerability assessment in Azure Security Center
• Threat Protection for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Support in Security Center
• Scan container images for vulnerabilities in Azure Security Center
• Additional regulatory compliance standards in Azure Security Center
• Onboard on-prem servers to Security Center from Windows Admin Center
• Azure Bastion GA
• Azure Sentinel updates: Improve your security operations with innovations from a cloud-native SIEM
• How to use Azure Sentinel to follow a Users travel and map their location

Microsoft 365Security (All Up News)

• Ingesting Office 365 Alerts with Graph Security API
• More easy ways to connect with the Microsoft Graph Security API
• ADMIN – Security, Productivity, and Network Enhancements for Microsoft 365 Administrators
• Why Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EM+S) & ATP are Necessary for NIST Compliance

M365 Identity & Data Protection (Azure AD, Intune, AIP, MCAS)

• Classifying and Protecting Computer Aided Design with Microsoft Information Protection
• Privacy gets a boost with support for Apple User Enrollment in Microsoft Endpoint Manager
• Microsoft Cloud Security solutions provide comprehensive cross-cloud protection
• Replace passwords with a biometric security key
• Step-by-Step: Managing Users via the Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph Module
• Microsoft Cloud App Security news at Ignite 2019
• Microsoft Information Protection solutions Partner ecosystem showcase
• Expanding Azure Active Directory support for FIDO2 preview to hybrid environments
• Microsoft Intune announces powerful new reporting framework
• Understand where your sensitive data is located and intelligently protect it with Microsoft 365
• Modern management and security principles driving our Microsoft Endpoint Manager vision
• Use sensitivity labels with Microsoft Teams, Office 365 groups, and SharePoint sites (public preview)
• Microsoft Intune brings mobile threat defense to unenrolled BYO devices
• What’s new in Azure Active Directory at Microsoft Ignite 2019
• Announcing Enterprise Information Management Capabilities in Power BI
• Microsoft Edge Mobile Support for Conditional Access and Single Sign-on Now Generally Available

M365 Threat Protection (Office ATP, Windows Defender ATP, Azure ATP/ATA)

• Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac – EDR in Public Preview
• Reducing risk with new Threat & Vulnerability Management capabilities
• Speed up time to detect and respond to user compromise and limit breach scope with Office 365 ATP
• Introducing remote deployment guidance for Microsoft Defender ATP and Office 365 ATP
• How insights from system attestation and advanced hunting can improve enterprise security

M365 Compliance & Governance

• Ready to get started with Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance? Adopt with intent and quickly get to value
• Manage eDiscovery for Teams – Announcing conversation reconstruction and more
• Leveraging AI and automation to quickly identify and investigate insider risks
• Simplify compliance and reduce risk with Microsoft Compliance Score
• Navigate data protection and risk in the cloud era
• Integrated and intelligent data governance with Microsoft 365