data security

I nearly fell off my chair when I found screenshots of my ID cards pinned in Windows’ Clipboard history — and that moment is the exact reason I wiped my Clipboard history to protect my identity and sensitive work data. The fix itself is painfully simple (press Windows+V and use the Clear or...

A Mission to Bring the Clean Energy Future Subtitle: How a Microsoft Garage hackathon project — now a commercial workstream — is using generative AI to break permitting bottlenecks and accelerate the global energy transition By: WindowsForum Staff Writer Lede: A Microsoft Hackathon prototype...

Microsoft has quietly begun embedding three new Microsoft 365 “companion” apps into the Windows 11 taskbar — Calendar, File Search, and People — small, focused helpers designed to pull calendar events, corporate files, and contact details one click away from the desktop and reduce time lost to...

Sure’s Channel Islands data-centre arm has added Microsoft’s Azure Stack Hub to its managed portfolio, giving local organisations the ability to run Azure-consistent infrastructure-as-a-service workloads inside on-island facilities while keeping data, compliance controls and support physically...

iManage’s latest announcement tightens the scaffolding around AI for law firms: the company has added support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), upgraded its Insight+ search and knowledge-discovery engine, and expanded Ask iManage’s conversational and evidence features — all intended to let...

Dow’s security team has quietly rewritten the playbook for a 125‑year‑old materials science giant by folding generative AI into daily operations — not as a flashy headline, but as a force multiplier that shortens investigation times, elevates junior analysts, and reshapes incident response...

Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — but you do not have to be left scrambling on day one: there are short-term safety nets (Microsoft’s consumer ESU options), practical archiving steps (download and verify an official ISO now), and longer-term migration choices (upgrade to Windows...

Microsoft’s countdown to the end of Windows 10 has moved from calendar reminder to courtroom headline, with a California plaintiff alleging that the company’s support wind‑down needlessly jeopardizes user data and is designed to push customers into an AI‑optimized hardware refresh—an accusation...

ChatGPT-5 has arrived in Microsoft Copilot, promising a transformative leap in everyday productivity, workflow efficiency, and the boundaries of what generative AI can accomplish in Windows environments. This long-anticipated integration brings with it not only core improvements in language...

Barracuda Networks has launched Entra ID Backup Premium, a cloud-based backup-and-recovery service that protects 13 critical Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) components and promises fast restoration beyond Microsoft’s native 30‑day recovery window, with centralized visibility and...

A new wave of reporting is forcing Microsoft’s relationship with Israel’s security apparatus into the harshest spotlight yet, after fresh investigations alleged that the company’s Azure cloud became a backbone for storing and analyzing intercepted Palestinian phone calls at massive scale—and...

Microsoft has taken a major step forward in democratizing artificial intelligence for younger learners by announcing the general rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for students aged 13 and up. This move marks a significant expansion of generative AI’s reach into K-12 educational environments...

In an announcement that has quickly rippled throughout the IT world, Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2025-53787, an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Microsoft 365 Copilot BizChat feature. This vulnerability opens a concerning chapter in the evolution of enterprise AI, as...

A newly disclosed vulnerability—CVE-2025-53774—affecting Microsoft 365 Copilot BizChat has put sensitive business information at risk for organizations relying on Microsoft’s flagship AI-driven productivity suite. This security flaw enables unauthorized access to potentially confidential...

A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-53767, has been discovered in Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service, potentially allowing attackers to escalate their privileges within affected systems. This flaw underscores the importance of robust security measures in cloud-based AI...

A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-53792, has been disclosed in the Azure Portal, Microsoft's web-based application for managing Azure services. This elevation of privilege vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to gain unauthorized administrative access, posing...

Amid the frenetic pace and crowded exhibition halls of Black Hat 2025, three vendor announcements have emerged as potential game-changers in enterprise security. With the hybrid work era pushing organizations to grapple with unmanaged devices, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, and surging...

NTT DATA’s launch of a dedicated global business unit for Microsoft Cloud signals a major acceleration in enterprise digital transformation, promising to reshape how organizations leverage secure, AI-powered solutions for modernization, agility, and growth in a rapidly evolving landscape. As the...

The heightened awareness around digital privacy has transformed how users vigilantly monitor which applications access their PC’s camera and microphone. Windows 11, understanding these concerns, delivers a suite of tools and notifications designed to empower users and safeguard their privacy...