least privilege

A new study of developer complaints about Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex and similar AI-native development tools reaches a blunt conclusion: the biggest security and privacy failures are often created by what the agent is allowed to access and do, rather than by the underlying...

Microsoft has published new guidance urging organizations to treat every AI agent as a managed identity rather than a smarter service account with a broad API token. In its July 16 security blog post, “Least privilege for AI agents: Identity, access, and tool binding,” Microsoft argues that...

Microsoft 365 administration skills are essential for modern IT professionals because organizations now rely on Microsoft’s cloud productivity stack for identity, email, collaboration, device access, security policy, compliance workflows, and business continuity across office, remote, and hybrid...

Microsoft has quietly moved the Storage pane in Windows 11 behind a User Account Control (UAC) gate — a small change in a release note that immediately changes who can see and act on system-level storage items, and how routine maintenance is performed on shared and managed devices. Background...

Microsoft has quietly added a locked door to Windows 11’s Storage settings: opening Settings > System > Storage now triggers a User Account Control (UAC) elevation, and unless you consent or supply administrator credentials the Storage pane will intentionally hide certain system-level cleanup...

Microsoft’s recent servicing changes have quietly moved the Settings > System > Storage page behind a User Account Control (UAC) elevation, and while that single line in an update note reads like a minor tweak, it changes who can see and remove system-level storage items — with real consequences...