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Life Without Barriers’ recent security refresh shows how human‑services organisations can use integrated Microsoft tooling to both reduce risk and free frontline staff for the work that matters. Background / Overview Life Without Barriers (LWB), one of Australia’s largest human‑services...

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...

What happens inside an enterprise when employees harness powerful artificial intelligence tools without organizational oversight? This question, once hypothetical, is now a burning reality for IT leaders as “shadow AI” moves from the periphery to center stage in corporate risk discussions...

The widespread assumption that emails sent via Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace are always fully encrypted and secure is deeply flawed, and recent research paints a troubling picture of silent failures, unclear policies, and significant risk to sensitive data in trusted enterprise...

In a significant move to bolster data security in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), Varonis Systems has partnered with Microsoft to enhance the secure adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot. This collaboration aims to provide organizations with the tools necessary to safely implement AI-driven...

The explosive rise of generative AI and large language models has propelled Microsoft Copilot to the forefront of enterprise productivity. While Copilot promises to revolutionize everything from email drafting to real-time meeting insights, this very integration with organizational data...

WhatsApp continues to solidify its place as one of the world’s most popular private messaging platforms, catering to over two billion users globally. As the application matures, so do concerns over privacy and the control users have over their shared information. With chat exports—a feature that...

In a dramatic twist that underscores the rapid transformation of both cloud technology and AI, Elon Musk’s team at DOGE has embarked on an ambitious project using Microsoft Azure’s robust cloud platform. The goal? To analyze highly sensitive data—including personal records and internal financial...

I have used Macrium Reflect for years and being free it lacked encryption. I just found that out b/c it is EOL for free. I keep trying different ones and don't know whether to stay with Macrium and pay or go elsewhere. I tried Windows B+R and it was fine but heard it is not long for this world...

At Microsoft, we are committed to building products that add to your peace of mind by letting you securely access what you care about, wherever you are. Millions trust us daily to access documents, mails, chats and so much more both on phones and PCs. An area where customers reported they still...

Original release date: May 5, 2020 Summary This is a joint alert from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). CISA and NCSC continue to see indications that...

Original release date: May 5, 2020 Summary This is a joint alert from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). CISA and NCSC continue to see indications that...

Hello: Kinda related to a previous thread, but not the same question so..... Awhile back, I backed up my iPhone 5S to a computer. I have sensitive data on in (on the strong end, my clients personal financial data/SSN/cc numbers). I need/want to securely remove all of my phones backup data from...

Hello: I am trying to sell a computer to someone else, and want to more or less sanitize my personal info from the computer. I secure-deleted the files with sensitive info, uninstalled my financial software, and then ran a program like Eraser that claimed to effectively wipe all free space. I...

Original release date: December 01, 2016 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview “Avalanche” refers to a large global network hosting infrastructure used by cyber criminals to conduct phishing and malware distribution campaigns and money mule schemes. The United States Department of...

In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott welcomes Jakub Szymaszek, a Senior Program Manager in the SQL Server team. In this episode, Jakub discusses the Always Encrypted technology in SQL Server 2016. Quite different from TDE, Always Encrypted, as Jakub explains, is the encryption of data not only...

Original release date: October 17, 2014 Systems Affected All systems and applications utilizing the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 3.0 with cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode ciphers may be vulnerable. However, the POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack demonstrates this...

Hi, My trusty netbook needs to be retired after 5 years of hard graft, and I'm looking to replace it with a Windows-based tablet. My current preference is the Surface 2 (not the surface pro 2, for the avoidance of doubt). Battery life is key for me as I use it primarily in court, where I...

I'll give you the whole post; what this incident underlines, in my opinion, is the importance of having individual usernames in each Forum you attend, and creating passwords that are NOT names of family members or pets or such - individual passwords, too. I use Random Password Generator by...

The drive in my HTPC failed and I'm going to RMA it. Nothing unusual about that, but with this one I can't find a way to access it for data erasure prior to shipping, and that bothers me. The system partition doesn't contain anything too sensitive...that I remember, but it does have additional...