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Published onOctober 10, 2024
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Microsoft Teams will become better at spotting phishing attacks thanks to a new enhancement released next month.
According to the latest entry in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, this new enhancement, due for a release in November, will equip Teams with the ability to identify if an external user is indeed impersonating a brand targeted by phishing attacks.
The Brand impersonation protection will happen in Teams Messaging during the initial contact with an enterprise.
Here’swhat the entrysays:
Identify if an external user is impersonating a brand commonly targeted by phishing attacks, during their initial contact with an enterprise user via Teams messages.
Mac and Windows desktop devices will support the new capability, and it’s a welcoming addition to one of the most targeted apps in the world. Impersonating brands is quite common in cyberattacks, and hackers are using intelligent ways to deceive users, including usingthe rnicrosoft typing error.
To combat such attacks, the Redmond-based tech giant has developedCopilot for Security, an AI that responds to malware and phishing attacks. However, the company advises users of its products and services to keep a close eye on everything that seems suspicious, including emails.
Recognizing a standard phishing attack onMicrosoft Teams is fairly easy, although cyberattacks have also started using AI, and some traditional methods might not be as effective as they once were.
In other news, around the same time, Microsoft Teams will be enhanced with anImproved People Searchcapability that will only showcase relevant content suggestions and people when looking for specific users.
Teams will also feature the ability to teach users how to pronounce names correctly.Microsoft teased this a while ago, but it’s finally coming in November.
Ultimately, the platform will also make it easier for usersto insert hyperlinksby just selecting the text and pasting the URL, as opposed to having to open a hyperlink dialogue box.
More about the topics:Microsoft 365,Microsoft Teams
Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
