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On this episode of MSP Dispatch featuring special guest Sharon Martin of Huntress we cover, Outlook’s newest CVE-2023-23397, how google won’t honor medical leave during layoffs, and Microsoft announcing Copilot: The AI-Powered future of office documents.

Story Links: 

• Everything We Know About CVE-2023-23397
• https://www.huntress.com/blog/everything-we-know-about-cve-2023-23397
• Google Won’t Honor Medical Leave During Its Layoffs, Outraging Employees
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/employees-say-google-is-botching-those-12000-layoffs/ 
• Microsoft Announces Copilot: The AI-Powered Future of Office Documents
• https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642833/microsoft-365-ai-copilot-word-outlook-teams

Notable Mentions:

• Google Workspace Launches Annual Plans, 20% Price Increase for Monthly Users
  • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/google-workspace-launches-annual-plans-20-price-increase-for-monthly-users/?fbclid=IwAR1pbUQhADEjyO2LU5TCz4ZN9IOFjh8b8rBoq6CiOgtjSYBcS1IiytjcvQA
• Google Chrome Now Lets You Disable All Extensions with a Single Click
  • https://mspoweruser.com/google-chrome-now-lets-you-disable-all-extensions-with-a-single-click/
• Microsoft Testing a New Setting To Let You Try New Windows 11 Features Early
  • https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-testing-a-new-setting-to-let-you-try-new-windows-11-features-early/ 
• Microsoft Releases Edge Stable 111.0.1661.44 With New Features
  • https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-releases-edge-stable-111-0-1661-44-with-new-features/

Resource of the Week:

• 7 New Features in Microsoft Outlook 365
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH5RcG_1vTI

Banter Story:

• Austinites Get ‘Rickrolled’ by 600 Drones
  • https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/600-drones-will-light-up-the-sky-friday-night-over-downtown-austin-texas-school-for-the-deaf

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– Sharon Martin, Cybersecurity Product Ninja, Huntress: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspenscythe/ 

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0:00 Teaser

0:56 Intro Banter

4:07 Everything We Know About CVE-2023-23397

14:35 Google Won’t Honor Medical Leave During Its Layoffs, Outraging Employees

21:11 Microsoft Announces Copilot: The AI-Powered Future of Office Documents

27:44 Notable Mentions

30:59 Resource of the Week

32:11 Feedback

33:15 Community Events

34:14 Sign-off

36:55 Outtakes