data security

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...

Microsoft’s Copilot Mode is now being positioned as an enterprise-ready, agentic layer for Edge for Business — a change that converts the browser from a passive rendering surface into a permissioned, action-taking assistant capable of reasoning across tabs, accessing enterprise data stores, and...

DBAN still works as a blunt, effective tool for wiping whole hard disks, but it’s important to understand what it does, what it cannot do, and the safer, modern alternatives for SSDs and compliance-sensitive scenarios. Background / Overview DBAN (Darik’s Boot And Nuke) has been a go‑to utility...

Excel can be brilliant — and brutally tedious — and the new generation of AI-for-Excel tools promises to turn hours of spreadsheet drudgery into minutes of insight and automation, but that promise comes with trade-offs: licensing, security, and the need for human validation. Background Excel...

Anita Kotwani’s departure from Dentsu, Marico’s Q2 advertising splurge, the ED’s multi-site action in the Lodha probe, and the formal terms set for India’s Data Protection Board together map a compact but revealing snapshot of Indian corporate governance, advertising economics, regulatory...

Royal Enfield’s Flying Flea EV debut, India’s newly finalised Data Protection Board rules, and Apple’s tightened App Store review language on AI data-sharing together signal a shifting landscape where product launches, regulatory control, and platform governance are colliding — and where...

India’s new Data Protection Board will be a compact, four-member adjudicatory body headquartered in New Delhi, and Brussels has launched a formal antitrust probe into Red Bull over suspected tactics to restrict the sale and visibility of rival energy drinks — two parallel enforcement moves that...

Microsoft Teams is now the hub for large swathes of everyday work — chat, meetings, file collaboration, and increasingly AI — but that convenience brings serious governance and compliance risk if left unmanaged. The nine “easy wins” that UC Today outlines are a practical baseline: align Teams...

BitLocker’s recovery screen is not a bug — it’s a last‑resort safety gate — but when it appears unexpectedly it can feel like a locked vault with no key; this in‑depth guide explains legitimate recovery options, what bypassing signals in practice, how to use supported tools (and when to avoid...

The legal function’s path from curiosity to disciplined experimentation with generative AI no longer depends on hope or hype — it depends on a repeatable operating model. Law360’s “5 Steps for GCs to Drive Generative AI Experimentation” lays out a pragmatic sequence for general counsel and legal...

AI is no longer an optional layer on top of enterprise systems — it is actively remaking the architecture, behavior, and business case for modern ERP, turning what used to be a passive transaction ledger into a continuous, predictive decision engine that can automate work, reduce cost, and...

The convergence of Microsoft SQL Server, Dell™ PowerEdge™ hardware, and Windows Server 2022 promises a practical, ship‑ready path to tighter end‑to‑end data protection — but the benefits come with important caveats. A recent industry write‑up and vendor‑commissioned testing argue that pairing...