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Microsoft will now offer free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for consumers in the European Economic Area (EEA). This change follows pressure from consumer organizations, who alleged that Microsoft’s previous ESU conditions violated the Digital Markets Act. Last year, Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 ESU program would be available to consumers until October…

When Drift, acquired by Salesloft last year, suffered a breach in August 2025, the incident underscored a problem security teams have long underestimated: OAuth integrations. Attackers leveraged stolen tokens to move laterally, gaining access to Salesforce and Google Workspace environments across hundreds of organizations. The breach highlights how OAuth—a technology meant to simplify identity and…

Microsoft has issued a final warning that Office 2016 and 2019 will reach the end of extended support next month. The company is urging organizations still relying on these versions to upgrade immediately to avoid security risks, compliance challenges, and productivity disruptions. Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 will reach end of their extended support on…

Microsoft has announced several new Azure Migrate features to help organizations move their on-premises workloads to Microsoft Azure. This release brings a new AI-powered agentic approach, Infrastructure as Code support, and advanced security enhancements. Microsoft has introduced a new agentic method that assesses IT environments, detects system dependencies, and automates the migration process. This approach…

Qualcomm has officially announced two new processors, Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite, which are designed for ultra-premium Windows PCs. These chips aim to deliver faster performance, improved energy efficiency, and advanced AI capabilities for demanding workloads. The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite feature a custom-built 3rd generation Qualcomm Oryon…

Learn why you may want to create a new or additional Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) tenant. What questions do you need to answer before creating one? Do you go down the ‘Microsoft Entra ID’ route or ‘Azure AD B2C’? What are the implications of each? Read my article to get answers to all…

GitHub has announced a series of security updates this week to counter supply chain attacks targeting the NPM ecosystem. As part of the effort, the company removed 500 malicious packages and blocked others carrying indicators of compromise. The NPM ecosystem is a vast network of open-source JavaScript packages and tools managed through the Node Package…

Microsoft has announced a new set of advanced logging capabilities for Entra customers. These updates provide IT teams with deeper insights into agent behavior and sign-in patterns, strengthening both monitoring and security. Microsoft has recently launched a new Entra Agent ID solution to help administrators track agent identities across platforms like Copilot Studio and Azure…

AI has become the backbone of modern ICT roles that demand urgent action from IT leaders to reskill teams and redesign workflows. Cisco’s 2025 report reveals that nearly 80% of tech roles require AI fluency, which makes strategic workforce transformation a top priority. According to a new study by Cisco’s AI Workforce Consortium, 78 percent…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). This security flaw could allow hackers to compromise any Entra ID tenant worldwide. Security researcher Dirk-jan Mollema reported this vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2025-55241) to the Microsoft Security Research Center (MSRC) in July. This flaw, which received a CVSS…

Microsoft has begun rolling out a new Copilot Chat integration across Microsoft 365 apps. This new feature enables users to access the Copilot AI assistant seamlessly as a sidebar within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. This new free version of Copilot Chat is designed to help users ask questions, draft documents, create presentations, analyze…

Microsoft has announced that Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic is now generally available for commercial customers. AKS Automatic is a fully managed mode of Azure Kubernetes Service that delivers a secure, scalable, and developer-friendly Kubernetes environment with minimal setup. The challenge of managing Kubernetes Kubernetes is a useful system for managing containerized applications, but it…