Ⓜ️ Microsoft 365 & Enterprise
As organizations deploy more AI agents across different platforms, IT teams often lack a centralized way to track, secure, and manage them. Agents built in different environments can operate with vary...
Organizations are increasingly deploying passkeys and phishing-resistant authentication to strengthen identity security. However, Microsoft Security Research has found that attackers are exploiting em...
Organizations running Windows Server 2022 are approaching a critical milestone as the platform reaches the end of mainstream support on October 13, 2026. The operating system will continue receiving s...
Cyberattacks are becoming a routine cost of doing business rather than an occasional crisis. According to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2026, nearly one-third of organizations experienced a cybera...
Organizations running VMware vCenter face growing risk from a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) that ransomware operators are now actively exploiting. This flaw, which was ...
Organizations are rushing to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot, but in doing so, many are discovering that their biggest challenge isn’t AI adoption but years of unmanaged SharePoint content, inactiv...
Microsoft 365 G7 brings AI, Copilot, agent governance, security, and compliance together to help government agencies modernize securely. The post Introducing Microsoft 365 G7: Intelligence + Trust for...
Many organizations believe they have strong Microsoft 365 governance practices in place, but the data suggests otherwise. According to the State of M365 Governance Report 2026, most IT leaders are con...
Organizations that applied Microsoft’s September 2026 security updates are encountering a new problem in which Remote Desktop Services (RDS) can become unstable or stop working entirely on affec...
The patch window is collapsing, and that means the old services model for patching is collapsing with it. What’s been missing from that news is how you’re supposed to change your service model to deal...
Many organizations considering a transition from Microsoft 365 face the challenge that migrating users, email, files, calendars, and other business data is often time-consuming and technically complex...
Many organizations still depend on legacy Windows activation scripts built around slmgr.vbs, often buried inside deployment workflows, task sequences, and IT management tools. The problem is that thes...
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have long relied on social engineering, but attackers are now using generative AI to make fraudulent payment requests far more convincing. As organizations incr...
Join Microsoft at ESPC 2026 in Amsterdam to explore the latest innovations in Microsoft 365, Copilot, agents, and AI. The post ESPC 2026 is coming to Amsterdam: Bringing Microsoft and the community to...
Join Microsoft at ESPC 2026 in Amsterdam to explore the latest innovations in Microsoft 365, Copilot, agents, and AI. The post ESPC 2026 is coming to Amsterdam: Bringing Microsoft and the community to...
Create full-stack business apps through conversation, grounded in your data with app building in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio. The post Build apps in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio appeared fi...
Cybersecurity researchers have warned that patches are supposed to reduce risk, but organizations may be stuck in a frustrating cycle where newly patched vulnerabilities keep resurfacing through alter...
Organizations running Exchange Server entirely on-premises often want stronger, modern authentication methods without adopting Microsoft Entra ID or moving to a hybrid cloud deployment. That limitatio...
Microsoft has released the September 2026 Patch Tuesday Updates for all supported versions of Windows 11 and Windows 10. This month, the company rolled out 974 patches to address several vulnerabiliti...
Cybersecurity teams have warned that attackers are beginning to use AI systems that can automate large portions of the hacking process. This potentially allows cybercriminals to operate at a speed and...
Organizations deploying Microsoft 365 often need to juggle onboarding tasks, licensing information, deployment guides, and support resources spread across different sections of the admin center. This ...
Excel checkboxes turn a worksheet from a static grid into an interactive tool. Instead of typing Yes, No, Done, or Pending, I can click a box to mark an item as complete, approved, reviewed, or select...
Microsoft has warned that Exchange Online will begin throttling and eventually blocking email from Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 systems that are not updated to the final public security update baseli...
In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Project Zenith, the just-announced pre-configured Windows experience for developers that will first become available on PCs wit...
Organizations that manage multiple tenants, subsidiaries, regional environments, or recently acquired businesses often struggle to consolidate security data into Microsoft Sentinel. Until now, connect...
Microsoft plans to automatically enable Memory Integrity protection on more eligible Windows 11 devices. This security feature, which is designed to strengthen defenses against attacks, will begin rol...
Every enterprise runs on business processes, but it's the people that provide judgment, manage exceptions, and often connect systems that were never designed to work together. The post PPCC 2026: Brin...
Every enterprise runs on business processes, but it's the people that provide judgment, manage exceptions, and often connect systems that were never designed to work together. The post PPCC 2026: Brin...
A new voice phishing campaign called Spring Ring is exploiting Microsoft Teams to trick employees into granting attackers access to corporate systems. Researchers observed the campaign targeting more ...
Organizations have spent years navigating complex configurations to connect Microsoft Azure and AWS networks, despite cloud providers downplaying the technical barriers to multicloud adoption. Now, as...
Many organizations are excited about Microsoft 365 Copilot and all that it offers, but Copilot readiness is not mainly a licensing or rollout problem; it is a data exposure problem. Data exposure may ...
Organizations managing identities across Microsoft environments are getting new tools to tighten access controls, govern shadow IT, and prepare for the growing security challenges of AI adoption. Micr...
Microsoft is temporarily pausing the reboot-free Hotpatch experience for the next two monthly security updates. The September 2026 security release will require Hotpatch-enabled Windows 11 and Windows...
Microsoft Intune’s 2608 service release brings various management and security updates for enterprise customers. The update also gives administrators more control over device views, OS-based policy as...
An employee calls the service desk. They’ve replaced their phone, they explain, and can’t access Microsoft Authenticator. They know their employee number and their manager’s name, and just need to acc...
For most cloud-native Microsoft Intune environments, Autopilot Device Preparation should now be the default starting point. Original Windows Autopilot still matters, but mainly for organizations that ...
As enterprises rush to deploy AI, a majority of them are discovering that relying entirely on external platforms can create new risks. Concerns about data residency, regulatory compliance, vendor lock...
For IT teams running on-premises SharePoint, patching delays can quickly become a security liability. Once proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code becomes public, attackers often move quickly to test and ...
Azure SQL Managed Instance customers no longer need to track service-specific regional subnet quotas, removing a planning hurdle that could complicate large-scale database deployments. Microsoft has a...
Microsoft is making it easier for IT teams to troubleshoot unattended Windows devices with a new Intune Remote Help feature. Administrators can now remotely access devices even when users are unavaila...
Microsoft is getting ready to replace the existing Microsoft Exchange connector in Excel Power Query with new Exchange Mail and Exchange Calendar connectors. This change is tied to the ongoing retirem...
What if a cloud credential leaked years ago could still unlock an entire company’s infrastructure today? Cybersecurity researchers have found that hundreds of exposed AWS keys continue to provide unre...
A new hire on the facilities team asks which calendar she should check for the building’s planned power outages. It’s a fair question. You open the shared calendars list to show her, but you just keep...
Parallels has launched Parallels Desktop 27, the latest version of its virtualization software for Apple silicon Macs. The update expands support for demanding Windows applications, delivers improved ...
Microsoft is warning IT teams and software developers to prepare for major changes to Windows code signing. Organizations that rely on hardcoded certificate checks or legacy cryptographic standards co...
Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) that carries the maximum CVSS score of 10.0. The flaw could have allowed unauthenticated...
User provisioning has evolved beyond simply creating Active Directory (AD) accounts. Modern IT teams must manage the entire identity lifecycle across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Software-as-a-Service (Sa...
Microsoft is preparing to end sales of the license-included version of Azure VMware Solution (AVS), marking a significant change for organizations running VMware workloads in Azure. Starting on Octobe...
Microsoft is giving small and medium-sized businesses more room to manage growing email volumes by doubling the mailbox storage for eligible Microsoft 365 Business users from 50 GB to 100 GB. This cha...
Microsoft has highlighted a range of new and preview capabilities rolled out to Microsoft Entra customers in August 2026. The latest updates strengthen identity management, automate governance tasks, ...