microsoft 365 compliance

Microsoft has published CVE-2026-65668, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery, a Microsoft 365 compliance service whose approved users can search, preserve, review, and export some of an organization’s most sensitive content. The Security Update Guide entry went...

Microsoft has added Microsoft Purview roadmap item 566324 for GCC, GCC High, and DoD tenants, promising a November 2026 general availability release that lets Adaptive Protection in Insider Risk Management automatically apply Data Lifecycle Management retention labels to deleted emails and files...

Microsoft has launched custom examination focus areas for Data Security Investigations in Microsoft Purview, giving admins in worldwide standard Microsoft 365 tenants a way to steer AI-assisted investigations toward organization-specific risks after preview in May 2026 and general availability...

Microsoft Teams is rolling out an admin-controlled external bot detection system in 2026 that routes suspected third-party meeting bots into the lobby, requires explicit organizer approval, and begins replacing CAPTCHA-based join verification across Teams meetings. The change is not just another...

Microsoft plans to raise the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management auto-expanding archive ceiling beyond 1.5TB for eligible E5 customers in worldwide multi-tenant Microsoft 365, with general availability currently listed for July 2026 under Roadmap ID 560820. That sounds like a storage...

Microsoft added Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 566527 on June 25, 2026, promising a September 2026 general availability release for a Purview Data Lifecycle Management feature that can delete inactive OneDrives and mailboxes for departed employees at scale in worldwide multi-tenant clouds. The feature...

Microsoft is adding Microsoft Planner content to Purview Data Lifecycle Management, with Roadmap ID 486828 showing retention policies for Planner tasks in Microsoft 365 Group-backed plans in development for worldwide multi-tenant customers, previewed in April 2026 and generally available in July...

Microsoft has launched Microsoft Purview support for applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions in Office for the web across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, bringing the feature to General Availability in April 2026 for commercial, GCC, GCC High, and DoD Microsoft 365 tenants. The...

Modern governments do not buy cloud trust on faith, and Australia is no exception. Microsoft’s latest independent IRAP assessments for Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365 are more than a routine compliance update; they are a signal that the company wants to keep its core cloud stack aligned...