Microsoft Teams: Assistant information now available in Organization view

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Teams will now display 'Assistant' information from user profiles directly in the Organization view. This improves discoverability of existing profile data but does not alter permissions or roles.

The Impact

Organizations populating Assistant fields are affected; the security risk is negligible as no permissions or roles are changed.

  • End users: Can view assistant information more readily.
  • Admins: No action required if assistant fields are already populated.
  • Security teams: No direct security risk or control impact.

The Action

  1. Review Assistant property settings in SharePoint Admin Center > More Features > User Profiles > Manage User Properties to understand current data population.

Domain: Teams · Impact: low · Workload: Teams