Microsoft Teams: Monitor Teams client updates in Teams Admin center

🚨 The Signal: Admins can now monitor Microsoft Teams client update adoption and health from the Teams Admin Center. This improves visibility into client versioning, helping ensure users run the latest, most secure Teams application versions.

The Impact

Teams administrators and security teams are affected by enhanced visibility into client patching status, reducing the risk of unpatched vulnerabilities.

• Teams Administrators: Gain insights into client update status, reducing manual effort.
• Security Teams: Improved visibility into application patching, lowering vulnerability exposure.
• End Users: Benefit from more consistent and timely application updates, enhancing security.

The Action

1. Navigate to Teams Admin Center.
2. Review 'Teams client updates' dashboard for adoption metrics.
3. Identify devices/users not on the latest version.
4. Investigate and address update blockers for non-compliant clients.

Domain: Teams · Impact: medium · Workload: Teams · Essential Eight: Patch Applications, User Application Hardening · ISM: ISM-0304, ISM-1412, ISM-1485, ISM-1486, ISM-1542, ISM-1585, ISM-1667, ISM-1668, ISM-1669, ISM-1670, ISM-1690, ISM-1691, ISM-1692, ISM-1693, ISM-1698, ISM-1699, ISM-1700, ISM-1704, ISM-1807, ISM-1808, ISM-1823, ISM-1824, ISM-1859, ISM-1860, ISM-1876, ISM-1901, ISM-1905