WEEKLY BRIEFING · 29 JUN – 5 JUL 2026 · UTC
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Week 27 sources
No new MSRC release that week. 22 roadmap changes, led by Teams (7) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (6). CISA added 1 Microsoft CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 11 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 8 Azure updates. 21 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
22Roadmap changes across 9 products
21Windows and security articles
1Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on1
Windows and security news21
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Customer Newsletter2 Jul
- Customize the Start menu with updated policies2 Jul
- Security Advisory Bulletin 0662 Jul
- Edge 150.0.4078.48: Chromium security fixes2 Jul
- Edge 150.0.4078.50: Chromium security fixes2 Jul
16 more
- Windows news you can use: June 2026 recap1 Jul
- Behind the Build with Gigamon: Enriching Microsoft Sentinel with Network-Derived Telemetry1 Jul
- ESR management completed the transition to Windows Backup for Organizations1 Jul
- Now generally available: Serverless posture coverage in Microsoft Defender CSPM1 Jul
- Extend data security to the network with Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Entra1 Jul
- Monthly news - July 20261 Jul
- GitLab Patch Release: 18.8.111 Jul
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-07-011 Jul
- Introducing a unified alert experience for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management30 Jun
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud expands multicloud coverage across AWS and Google Cloud30 Jun
- The state of MCP security in 202630 Jun
- What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: June 202630 Jun
- The AI-first SOC: Copilot, UEBA, threat intelligence, and SOC optimization30 Jun
- The next frontier in endpoint security: Securing local AI agents with Microsoft Defender30 Jun
- Understand your Sentinel tables at a glance: Monitor with table insights29 Jun
- Your readiness playbook: adoption helper, costs, APIs, and the checklist29 Jun
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days11
- End of support · 11 products: Dynamics GP 2016; Dynamics GP 2016 R2; Infopath 2013; Project Server 2016; Project Server 2019; SharePoint Designer 2013; SharePoint Server 2016; SharePoint Server 2019; SQL Server 2014, Extended Security Updates Year 2; SQL Server 2016; Visual Studio 2022 , Version 17.12 (LTSC channel) 14 Jul
Product news102
Defender · 26
- Defender for Endpoint iOS 1.1.782901023 Jul
- (GA) Real-time protection for Microsoft Agent 365 tooling servers1 Jul
- (GA) The Domain investigation page allows you to investigate an Active Directory domain.1 Jul
23 more
- (Preview) AI agent posture risk in Microsoft Defender1 Jul
- (Preview) Threat detection for Microsoft Agent 365 agents1 Jul
- Automatic RPC auditing on domain controllers1 Jul
- Database-level recommendations for SQL Vulnerability Assessment (GA)1 Jul
- Defender for Endpoint Linux 101.26052.00121 Jul
- Defender for Endpoint macOS 101.26052.00161 Jul
- Defender for Endpoint macOS 101.26062.00091 Jul
- Defender for Identity sensor updates1 Jul
- Deprecation completed: Legacy grouped recommendations removed from Azure portal1 Jul
- Discovery and posture for serverless container workloads is now generally available1 Jul
- Expanded SaaS app support in Password protection (Preview)1 Jul
- General availability of sensor v2.x to v3.x migration1 Jul
- General availability of the Domain investigation page1 Jul
- Kubernetes misconfiguration enforcement in Defender for Containers is now generally available1 Jul
- Localized default Mark as and notify email templates1 Jul
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 included in Microsoft 365 E31 Jul
- Migrate Windows Server 2025 domain controllers to sensor v3.x1 Jul
- Migration readiness reasons on the Sensors page1 Jul
- New container security capabilities are now generally available1 Jul
- Plan enablement API now blocks onboarding to five deprecated Defender plans1 Jul
- Prompt injection protection1 Jul
- Unified RBAC is the default permission model for new Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 organizations1 Jul
- Defender for Endpoint Android 1.0.9029.010130 Jun
Intune · 16
- Migrating frontline mobile devices: Identity considerations for assigned and shared devices1 Jul
- Streamlining macOS security: Automatically enable AutoFill after Platform SSO registration29 Jun
- Advanced Intune capabilities are being added to Microsoft 365 E3 and E529 Jun
13 more
- Auto-update for Enterprise App Management applications29 Jun
- Available macOS PKG apps update automatically when you upload a new version29 Jun
- Enterprise App Management support for GCC High and DoD29 Jun
- Intune support for Trustd Mobile as a mobile threat defense partner29 Jun
- Microsoft Tunnel adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.729 Jun
- New Android Enterprise settings in the Intune settings catalog29 Jun
- New Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings for Linux Server devices29 Jun
- New setting added to the Windows security baseline version 25H229 Jun
- New supported OEMConfig apps for Android Enterprise29 Jun
- Newly available protected app for Intune29 Jun
- Remote Help support for RemoteApp in Azure Virtual Desktop29 Jun
- Support for WPA3-Personal in iOS/iPadOS Wi-Fi profiles29 Jun
- Updated security baseline for Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise29 Jun
Purview · 16
- In preview: Exchange Online DLP policies can detect classification failures caused by timeouts, throttling, and other scanning errors.1 Jul
- In preview: Expanded note capabilities across alerts and cases.1 Jul
- In preview: Expanded user profile details in the unified alert experience add additional user profile signals from Microsoft Entra, including office location, employee t…1 Jul
13 more
- In preview: Protect sensitive data in text and prompts by integrating with Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access (GSA).1 Jul
- In preview: Unified alert experience combines the Triage Agent and Standard alert dashboards into a single alerts list page.1 Jul
- New: Configure a manual business continuity and disaster recovery environment for Microsoft Purview Data Map.1 Jul
- Update1 Jul
- Updated: Added a checklist to help administrators understand auditing, regional availability, label scope, encryption settings, sensitive information types, file eligibi…1 Jul
- Updated: Administrators can use Microsoft Fabric governance experiences in the OneLake catalog to understand DLP activity and adoption.1 Jul
- Updated: Auto-labeling policies can remove or downgrade sensitivity labels.1 Jul
- Updated: Auto-labeling policy guidance now identifies supported and unsupported group types and explains membership-propagation delays.1 Jul
- Updated: Auto-labeling simulation isn't a completely silent dry run.1 Jul
- Updated: Licensing and configuration locations are documented for client-side Office auto-labeling, service-side auto-labeling policies, and container-level labels.1 Jul
- Updated: Microsoft Purview protection policies no longer support Azure SQL Database.1 Jul
- Updated: Priority cleanup policies now require three separate approvals before content can be permanently deleted: one Priority Cleanup administrator, one retention mana…1 Jul
- Updated: Troubleshoot why a specific SharePoint or OneDrive file was or wasn't labeled.1 Jul
Microsoft Graph · 13
- Users (v1.0): 2 API change passages3 Jul
- Applications (beta): 2 API change passages2 Jul
- Files (beta): 2 API change passages2 Jul
10 more
- Device and app management (beta): 2 API change passages2 Jul
- Identity and access (beta): 1 API change passage1 Jul
- Identity and access (beta): 14 API change passages1 Jul
- Identity and access (v1.0): 14 API change passages1 Jul
- Identity and access (v1.0): 1 API change passage1 Jul
- Files (beta): 3 API change passages30 Jun
- Identity and access (beta): 1 API change passage30 Jun
- Identity and access (v1.0): 4 API change passages30 Jun
- Security (beta): 40 API change passages29 Jun
- Security (beta): 2 API change passages29 Jun
Commercial changes · 8
- Amazon Workspaces Deployments — Product Terms1 Jul
- Explore MCAPS Start for Partners sessions1 Jul
- FY27 promotions for Microsoft 365 and Copilot1 Jul
5 more
Copilot Studio · 6
- (Preview) Add a workflow or MCP server as a tool for agents powered by the GitHub Copilot harness to extend your agent with multistep automated processes or external ser…1 Jul
- (Preview) Export environment-level agent telemetry to Azure Application Insights through the Power Platform admin center.1 Jul
- (Preview) Let users attach files to a conversation and view files your agent creates during a conversation, for agents powered by the GitHub Copilot harness.1 Jul
3 more
- (Preview) Submit your MCP server for Microsoft certification to give customers and administrators confidence that it meets Microsoft's expectations for reliability, secu…1 Jul
- Deploy the same real-time agent across voice and digital messaging channels (digital messaging in preview) for consistent, natural, context-aware conversations.1 Jul
- Starting in July 2026, Copilot Studio automatically creates a Microsoft Entra Agent ID for every new agent, and you can no longer opt out at the environment level.1 Jul
Outlook · 3
- [DESIGN CHANGE] How to use Outlook Support and Recovery Assistant diagnostics in Windows Get Help1 Jul
- [FIXED] Policy Tips are not displayed for message bodies or attachments in classic Outlook1 Jul
- [INVESTIGATING] Classic Outlook for Windows might crash when accepting a Shared Calendar invite1 Jul
Google Gemini · 2
- Gemini Omni Flash in public preview30 Jun
- Released gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Nano Banana 2 Lite) to general availability (GA), our built-in multimodal model optimized for ultra-low latency and cost-effective…30 Jun
Azure · 1
Azure Arc · 1
Azure Virtual Desktop · 1
Microsoft 365 Blog · 1
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 1
Microsoft Entra · 1
Pester · 1
- Pester 5.8.030 Jun
Power Platform · 1
Sentinel · 1
SharePoint · 1
Teams · 1
Windows 365 · 1
Azure updates8
- Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks2 Jul
- Generally Available: New Powershell module: Az.PostgreSQLFlexibleServer1 Jul
- Public Preview: Document PII playground sample in Microsoft Foundry NextGen1 Jul
- Generally Available: Document PII NextGen Playground in Azure AI Language1 Jul
- Public Preview: Instant Access via application consistent restore points1 Jul
From the community10
- More robust external sharing controls now available for SPO/ODFB DLP policies3 Jul
- EPM Part 3: Writing Intune Endpoint Privilege Management rules for the real world: File hash, certificate, and when each one is the wrong choice3 Jul
- How to Record Snapshots for Teams Memberships3 Jul
- Defender for Endpoint performance troubleshooting on Linux2 Jul
- The Misleading Teams Remove External Chat from User View API2 Jul
5 more
Microsoft 365 roadmap22
Teams · 7
- Microsoft Teams: Add Breakout Room Participants in Bulk Using CSV1 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Improved request flows for apps and agents blocked by admins1 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Recently used emojis sync across devices1 Jul
4 more
- Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams: Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) Support for Teams town halls30 Jun
- Microsoft Teams: Live transcription in Teams Rooms on Android29 Jun
- Microsoft Teams: Restart your Town hall event29 Jun
- Microsoft Teams: Scoped Search for SharePoint app in Teams (Viva Connections)29 Jun
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 6
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] [AdminX] Pre-setup guides, editability, actionable errors & alerting support available for Connector admins2 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Improved content freshness using Copilot connectors with webhooks-led notifications1 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Web Link as a Reference in Copilot Notebooks30 Jun
3 more
Copilot Studio · 3
- Microsoft Copilot Studio: Block the use of maker-provided credentials for authentication2 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot Studio: Enforce safe sharing by detecting credential oversharing1 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot Studio: Invoke agents as workflow steps with the agent node1 Jul
Microsoft Entra · 1
5 more products · 5 changes
Outlook · 1
Planner · 1
Purview · 1
Universal Print · 1
Viva · 1
Other public updates43
- Microsoft Purview enforcing one capturing group limit for custom sensitive information types3 Jul
- Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Insights for Copilot and AI app interactions3 Jul
- Viva Engage: New Recent feed in Home3 Jul
- Discussion post previews coming to Viva Engage3 Jul
- New in Catalog Management: Create custom group of sites3 Jul
38 more
- Custom templates in Microsoft Planner3 Jul
- Roadmap information for Microsoft Copilot Studio and agents transitioning to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap3 Jul
- Customize the Start menu with updated policies2 Jul
- Copilot Notebooks: Suggested artifacts for faster content creation1 Jul
- Remote Event Receivers in SharePoint Online will be retired1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 – Customer Insights – Data – Target right audience based on signals from earlier campaigns1 Jul
- Microsoft Defender: Automated investigation and response (AIR) integrated into antivirus with manual triggering removed1 Jul
- Microsoft Entra: System-preferred authentication now applies to first-factor authentication1 Jul
- ESR management completed the transition to Windows Backup for Organizations1 Jul
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Domain exclusion for web grounding1 Jul
- Viva Engage: Reducing reply notification volume on mobile1 Jul
- Viva Engage: New post creation experience1 Jul
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Admin assignment time limit1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Track real project progress from field execution1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Use enhanced customer-first direct callbacks1 Jul
- Power Apps - Use CLI to discover, create, and wire connectors in code apps1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Dynamics 365 Contact Center Certification for Windows 365 Virtual PCs1 Jul
- Power Automate – UI automation repair agent1 Jul
- Power Automate - Export work queue items to CSV1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Data - Target right audience based on signals from earlier campaigns1 Jul
- Power Automate - View machine and flow utilization in dashboards1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Data - Use Microsoft Fabric OneLake as a data source1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Create work orders from project tasks1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Field Service – Create work orders from project tasks1 Jul
- Power Automate – Build better forms with integrated Power Apps1 Jul
- Dynamics 365 – Contact Center – Automate shift rotations for consistent workforce coverage1 Jul
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel30 Jun
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Stay on track at every deal stage with delta-first guidance in Sales Close Agent30 Jun
- Power Automate - Restore accidentally deleted flows30 Jun
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Chat about sales opportunity agent insights from inside Sales agent30 Jun
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Deploy multiple Sales Qualification Agents in a single environment30 Jun
- Microsoft Teams keyboard shortcut dialog now includes search functionality29 Jun
- Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention: User-based aggregation of DLP alerts29 Jun
- Microsoft Entra: Blocking new assignments to partner tier support roles29 Jun
- Microsoft Teams: Facilitator proactively detects and resolves knowledge gaps in meetings29 Jun
- Microsoft Edge enforces screen capture restrictions for sensitivity-labeled PDFs in OneDrive and SharePoint29 Jun
- Enabling group support for M365 Copilot Release preferences experience29 Jun
- Microsoft OneNote: Copilot notebook available in OneNote on Mac29 Jun
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