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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has warned that organizations may be unintentionally handing over valuable institutional knowledge to AI providers. He says every interaction with AI systems could reveal proprietary expertise, which makes it increasingly important for businesses to safeguard their intellectual property. According to Nadella, businesses do not just pay AI providers financially. To get…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery for commercial customers following its public preview launch in March. This new service is designed to protect critical data from accidental errors and cyber threats. Organisations rely heavily on identity systems like Microsoft Entra ID to manage access and security. However, they often…

Microsoft has announced a new update to MDASH that enhances vulnerability detection accuracy and introduces native integration with Microsoft Defender to streamline security operations. The company is also expanding the public preview to a broader group of commercial customers. The Microsoft Security multi-model agentic scanning harness (MDASH) is an AI‑powered vulnerability detection system designed to…

Keeping servers secure has long meant disruptive restarts, but Microsoft is changing that approach with a major update. With Windows Server 2025, hotpatching enabled by Azure Arc is now available at no additional cost, allowing organizations to apply critical security fixes in real time without interrupting operations. Hotpatching is a feature that allows security updates…

Microsoft has announced new Intel-powered Surface devices aimed at business customers, bringing upgraded AI performance, enterprise-grade security, and premium hardware to its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop lineup. These new devices, which are powered by Intel’s latest Core Ultra Series 3 processors, expand Microsoft’s x86-based Surface portfolio for different organizational needs. Microsoft’s new Surface for…

Microsoft has released the May 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11. This month, Microsoft has fixed a total of 138 security flaws in Windows, Office, Microsoft Edge, Azure, .NET and Visual Studio, Copilot Chat, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. On the quality and experience updates front, the KB5089548 update (26H1) brings enhancements to…

Microsoft is giving IT admins a new way to simplify virtual infrastructure management with the public preview of Virtualization Mode in Windows Admin Center. The new feature promises a more unified experience for managing virtual machines, storage, networking, and Hyper-V environments from a single interface. Windows Admin Center is a browser‑based management platform that allows…

Microsoft has just released the April 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows 11. This month, Microsoft fixed 163 new vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Microsoft Edge, Azure, Hyper-V Server, BitLocker, and the Windows Wallet Service. On the quality and experience updates front, Microsoft released a new patch that brings several new features…

On March 18, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert urging organizations to harden Microsoft Intune and other endpoint management systems after a cyberattack used legitimate management features, rather than malware, to cause widespread disruption. That should change how we classify Intune. When a single control plane can push code,…

Microsoft is getting ready to speed up how sensitive email data is purged from Exchange Online. Its upcoming Priority Cleanup V2 targets the original version’s major flaws with faster deletions and a much more streamlined administrative experience. Priority Cleanup is a Microsoft Purview feature that allows authorized administrators to permanently delete specific email content from…

Identity governance has rapidly evolved from a compliance checkbox into a cornerstone of modern Zero Trust security, especially as organizations adopt cloud-first architectures and AI-driven workflows. I recently sat down with Ramiro Calderon, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft; Jef Kazimer, Principal Product Manager on the Microsoft Security Entra Identity Platform; and Tee Earls, Product Area…

Microsoft has postponed the rollout of the new Outlook for Windows for enterprise customers, giving organizations more time to plan their transition. The delay provides administrators with an additional 12 months to prepare for a staged migration across their environments. Microsoft announced the general availability of the new Outlook for Windows client for commercial customers…