data security

Microsoft has begun shipping a hardware‑accelerated mode for BitLocker in recent Windows 11 and Windows Server releases, letting supported SoCs and CPUs perform bulk disk encryption in silicon rather than relying entirely on the host CPU — a change Microsoft says will dramatically cut CPU usage...

A widely trusted class of browser add-ons—free VPNs, ad blockers and “browser guard” tools—has quietly been turned into a mass data‑collection pipeline, capturing full AI chat transcripts from millions of users and funneling the results to analytics backends operated by the extension publisher...

Microsoft’s Copilot has quietly crossed from desktops and phones onto living-room screens — and for some LG owners the arrival didn’t come with a polite “remove” button. Background / Overview The Copilot assistant that Microsoft has been rolling across its ecosystem was announced for smart TVs...

Securafy’s new AI Readiness Assessment and verification-based AI‑Ready Business Certification badge give small and mid-sized businesses a structured entry point to govern AI use — but the program’s real value will hinge on independent verification, buyer due diligence, and how well its checks...

A new draft policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in council services will go before West Lothian Council’s Executive in January, placing human oversight and transparency at the centre of how the authority intends to adopt machine learning, natural language processing and...

As artificial intelligence moves from experimental novelty to everyday assistant, retirement plan and wealth advisers face a simple, high-stakes choice: adopt carefully or cede ground to competitors. The path for getting started is neither mystical nor expensive — it’s practical, governed, and...

Google's latest Gemini push quietly shifts a major line in the sand: the assistant can now surface, read, and synthesize content from Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Chat — effectively letting Gemini reach into the heart of many users' private communications and documents when the feature is...

Title: When the Justice System Trains with AI: What IT Teams Should Know about Qatar’s Ministry of Justice Graduation (and the tech, security and governance work that follows) By [Your Name], Senior IT/Enterprise Security Reporter — WindowsForum.com Short take (TL;DR) On December 4, 2025...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has lodged a formal complaint with Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) alleging that Microsoft Ireland unlawfully processed data on behalf of the Israeli Defence Forces in a manner that enabled mass surveillance, the transfer of large volumes...

State Treasurer Brad Briner’s office is moving from experimentation to an active posture on artificial intelligence, signaling a deliberate push to fold generative AI into everyday state operations while still testing guardrails and governance frameworks. The department’s recently completed...

If you’ve ever lost a crucial snippet—an address, a code fragment, or a carefully composed reply—because you copied something else, the five clipboard managers below will change how you work on Windows 11. This feature revisits a popular roundup and validates the biggest claims against primary...

Microsoft 365 Copilot promises a productivity leap, but it also forces IT teams to reconcile powerful generative AI with real-world compliance, privacy and security obligations before the first pilot expands beyond a handful of trusted users. The architecture that makes Copilot...

Intersys today published a freely downloadable AI in the Workplace: Governance Policy Template aimed squarely at insurers, MGAs, brokers and market service providers — a pragmatic, role-based policy pack that sets out mandatory staff training, data-redaction controls, centralized account...

Google’s quiet tweak to Gmail settings has reignited a debate about consent, data use and the economics of modern AI: personal inboxes — including email bodies and attachments — can now be assessed by Google’s Gemini systems for product improvement unless users take explicit steps to opt out...

Rubrik’s flurry of product launches and platform tie‑ups at Microsoft Ignite and in November’s press cycle shifts the company from a fast‑growing backup vendor into a more explicit “cyber resilience + AI operations” play, but the move comes with both compelling operational advantages for...

Dell and Microsoft used the Microsoft Ignite stage to push a single, business‑critical message: cyber resilience must move from a checkbox to an operational practice, and the fastest route there is tighter product integration, automated recovery workflows, and cloud‑native protection that treats...

Cohesity’s newly publicized expansion with Microsoft marks a significant step in the industry's push to convert passive backup stores into AI-enabled security and compliance platforms, combining immutable recovery controls with generative-AI search and Azure-native tooling to speed ransomware...

Dell Technologies and Microsoft have taken their Azure collaboration to the next level, announcing a coordinated set of hybrid and multicloud solutions that combine Dell’s APEX and PowerScale storage portfolio with Microsoft Azure-native controls, expanded data protection services, and a...

Check Point Software’s announcement that it is teaming with Microsoft to deliver “enterprise‑grade AI security” for Microsoft Copilot Studio elevates runtime protection from a checkbox to a visible part of the agent development lifecycle, but the deal’s practical value will hinge on integration...

CData’s Connect AI is now available inside Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Agent 365, bringing a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform that promises real‑time, semantic‑rich access to hundreds of enterprise systems so AI agents can read, reason over, and act on live business data...