Description


Product Updates for October


Please note that some of these features are being enabled gradually. 


Updates:


Avanan:

Enhanced Inline Protection for Internal Emails

  • Inline Protection for Internal Microsoft 365 emails is now available for all customers.
  • To configure inline inspection of internal emails – between two users in the same Microsoft 365 account – some customers needed help from support to enable it.
  • To configure inline protection for internal traffic, go to the Threat Detection policy, scroll all the way down and under Advanced Options, check the Protect (inline) Internal Traffic box.


Security Checkup Report Enhanced Scheduling

  • Administrators can schedule and generate Security Checkup reports for the last month, the last period and specific date ranges.
  • Until now, the report could cover the last 7, 14 and 30 days.
  • Avanan now allows administrators more flexibility, so that they can schedule reports to run on a monthly or quarterly basis and cover events from the last month, last quarter or a specific relative date range.


Enhanced Email Archive Import

  • Administrators can now import larger email archives efficiently.
  • Customers can now import up to 6TB of compressed email archive (previously - 150GB), and the automatically generated upload storage is available for 30 days (previously - 7 days)

Scoped Security Checkup Reports

  • Administrators can now generate and schedule Security Checkup reports for part of their organization.
  • Large organizations often need to generate reports for specific parts of the organization - specific branches, regions, departments, etc.
  • When generating or scheduling Security Checkup reports, administrators can now select which users the report will cover, based on the value in the Company and/or Department fields in Azure Active Directory.
  • To do that, generate or schedule a report and under the Scope section, select whether the report will run on all users or a specific company/department.
  • When scheduling the report, you can also choose to add the selected scope to the subject of the email containing the report, by checking the Add scope to email subject box.


Smart Banners - Exclude Specific Sender Domains

  • Administrators can now avoid adding Smart Banners to emails from specific domains
  • At times, organizations would like to refrain from adding Smart Banners to emails. It could be for automated emails received routinely from 3rd party systems, trusted senders, emails that must not be modified, etc.
  • To exclude a sender domain from Smart Banners, go to User Interactions > Smart Banners > Settings and add the selected domains, separated by commas, in the Excluded sender domains box




Login with Google to the End User Portal

  • Users can now log into the End User Quarantine Portal via Google.
  • End users can now sign into the portal via Google, which in turn allows organizations to apply their corporate security measures – such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) - behind the Google login.


MPaware

AIRIA Release and Updates

  • The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness Innovation Assessment (AIRIA) is now available
  • It identifies key areas where AI can elevate their operations, enhancing efficiency, streamlining workflows, and fostering innovation and growth.
  • Key Details:
    • Targeted AI Readiness Questions
      • Targeted questions provide a clear method for assessing an organization's current business model to evaluate its readiness for adopting generative AI.
    • AI Readiness & Innovation Scoring System
      • This scoring system gauges an organization’s preparedness to implement generative AI tools, pinpointing areas where they can deliver the most substantial benefits.
    • Generative AI Strategic Recommendations Report
      • Provides insights and practical examples of how leveraging AI tools can significantly enhance productivity and effectiveness across various business functions.
  • Benefits:
    • Evaluates your clients' current business model and operational readiness to integrate AI, providing detailed insights and strategic recommendations.
    • Demonstrates where and how AI can be effectively applied to enhance business processes, emphasizing practical examples and applications.
    • Empowers businesses to make informed decisions about AI applications to boost efficiency and operational effectiveness.
  • New Updates:
    • Since the initial release, the AIRIA report has been reformatted to make it more concise. Now, in Section 2, Your Organization’s Readiness, includes an enhanced score visualization, providing clearer insights into your readiness level.
    • Minor text adjustments have also been made to ensure consistency throughout the report.


Exclusion of Clicks from Barracuda Spam Filters in User Phishing Fail Rate

  • Introduced a new feature in the phishing training platform that allows clicks from Barracuda spam filters to be ignored, ensuring that link detonations do not negatively impact the user phishing fail rate (PFR).


Various Fixes to Improve Stability, Scalability, and Security

  • Updates have been made in the backend to enhance portal experience.


MPmail

Control Panel Version 6.36.0.0

  • General improvements and bug fixes have been made.


Control Panel Version 6.35.11.0

  • Enhcncements: 
    • A new table format has been introduced under Security Settings > Continuity Service.
    • The two tabs of the Allow & Deny List module can now be accessed by individual URLs.
    • The two tabs of the Email Encryption module under Security Settings can now be accessed by individual URLs.
    • The two tabs of the Email Statistics module under Reporting & Compliance can now be accessed by individual URLs.
  • Improvements: 
    • The search in the Email Live Tracking has been improved.
    • Long old values in the Auditing module were overlapping the new values. This has been fixed.
    • The CSV import of mailboxes has been adjusted as some characters were not supported.
    • Manually created forward mailboxes cannot be changed when activation the synchronization with Microsoft 365 or LDAP. They will remain forward mailboxes and must be deleted manually in order to be synchronized.
    • Under Spam & malware Protection > General it is now possible to de-/activate the checkboxes by clicking on the labels. For some options it was not possible before.
  • And other bug fixes.



Workplace

Workplace Online - 2024.4 Service Update

  • Minor adjustments to the interface and implemented general enhancements to improve security, stability, performance, and your overall end-user experience



Guardz

New "Archived" Status for Detections

  • This feature allows users to manage the most relevant Detections while automatically archiving those that are no longer applicable after a specified period.
  • Automatic Archiving: Detections will automatically move to "Archived" status 14 days after detection for specific issue types:
    • Alert Emails
    • Spam Emails
    • Quarantined Emails
    • Suspicious Logins
  • Remediation Options: Archived issues can still be remediated, with the additional option to change their status to "Ignored."
  • Exclusion from Security Score and Dashboard Counts: Archived issues are excluded from score calculations and removed from dashboard counts, ensuring accurate scoring and a streamlined view of active, relevant issues.


This update optimizes issue management, allowing you to focus on active detections while maintaining control over archived items. 

 

 

 


Ignore Reason Logging

  •  When ignoring an issue, you now have the option to add a reason. It’s optional, so use it as needed.
  • CSV Export: Exporting the CSV from the issue page now includes columns:
    • Ignored By
    • Ignored At
    • Ignore Reason

 

 

 


Stop & Delete Awareness and Phishing Campaigns

  • Awareness Templates:
    • Templates can be stopped and resumed at any time. While stopped, previous campaigns within the template will still collect end-user responses, but no new campaigns will be sent.
    • Templates can also be deleted, removing all associated information from view.
  • Awareness Campaigns:
  • Campaigns can be deleted, and their information will no longer be displayed.
  • Phishing Campaigns:
    • Phishing Campaigns can be ended, which sends phishing emails to end users but stops collecting results.
    • Campaigns can also be deleted, removing all associated information from view.

  • These updates provide comprehensive control over Awareness and Phishing Campaigns along with Awareness Templates, giving management capabilities and visibility for a more efficient user experience.

 




Microsoft

Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Plans/Changes

  • Microsoft Enterprise licenses (E3 and E5) no longer contain Teams as part of the bundle - this does not include existing subscriptions - it is for all new Microsoft Enterprise licenses 
    • The following licenses cannot be purchased with Teams:
      • Office 365 E1
      • Office 365 E3
      • Office 365 E5
      • Microsoft 365 E3
      • Microsoft 365 E5
  • Other Microsoft 365 and Office 365 range you can now purchase with and without teams: See licenses below: 


  • Frontline Worker: 
    • With TeamsWithout Teams
      Microsoft 365 F1Microsoft 365 F1 (no Teams)
      Office 365 F3 (CSP only)Office 365 F3 (no Teams) (CSP only)
      Microsoft 365 F3Microsoft 365 F3 (no Teams)


  • Microsoft 365 Business
    • With TeamsWithout Teams
      Microsoft 365 Business BasicMicrosoft 365 Business Basic (no Teams)
      Microsoft 365 Business StandardMicrosoft 365 Business Standard (no Teams)
      Microsoft 365 Business PremiumMicrosoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams)


For more questions about their pricing, please contact your Account Manager or [email protected] 

For any technical queries, please reach out to [email protected]