Regaining Control Over Unmanaged GenAI Apps: New Microsoft Purview Enhancements in Edge

Many organizations are growing increasingly concerned about the widespread use of unsanctioned Generative AI (GenAI) tools. These apps, often accessed through unmanaged browsers, pose significant risks to data security and compliance. To help with this, Microsoft is now updating some features in  Microsoft Purview that will enhance policy enforcement for unmanaged cloud apps accessed via the Edge browser.  What’s Changing? Previously, enforcing Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Collection policies required manual creation of Edge configuration policies. These policies were often complex and needed to be scoped correctly to block unsupported browsers or apply protections. With this update, Microsoft automates much of that process: Collection Policies now apply directly within Edge without needing a separate blocking configuration. DLP Policies automatically generate Edge configuration policies that align with the scope of the DLP rules. DLP policies can operate in two mode...

Forms polls are coming to Teams meetings

Microsoft 365 Roadmap item 68837 announcing polls in Teams meetings is bringing one more feature from Skype for Business meetings into Teams. A simple (or more advanced) poll when the presenter would like to ask questions and get feedback from the audience.

The feature should be rolling out soon and be completed by med December, according by the Roadmap Item. There is more information about it in a techcommunity post on news from Ignite earlier this year.


Ps: Did you know Teams meetings (in preview mode) supports a full screen mode now? All according to this techcommunity post. It was rolled out in October.