Ⓜ️ Microsoft 365 & Enterprise
AI systems are rapidly evolving from simple chat tools into powerful agents that can take real-world actions, which raises new and urgent safety challenges. In response, Microsoft has launched two ope...
AD site topology is the way Active Directory (AD) models your physical network using sites, subnets, and site links. It helps clients find nearby domain controllers and helps replication follow effici...
A cybersecurity researcher has disclosed two new zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Windows and also released a proof-of-concept exploit for another flaw that Microsoft patched back in 2020. The discl...
Microsoft is taking a major step toward phasing out on-premises Exchange servers with the public preview of writeback for cloud-managed remote mailboxes. The new capability resolves a long-standing is...
Hybrid IT has become the default operating model for most organizations. Not by design, but through years of incremental decisions driven by business needs. In a recent Petri Dish interview, Brad Clin...
Microsoft has announced new Intel-powered Surface devices aimed at business customers, bringing upgraded AI performance, enterprise-grade security, and premium hardware to its Surface Pro and Surface ...
Microsoft has confirmed that its May 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5089549) may fail to install on some systems, triggering an error and rolling back changes during the process. The issue stems f...
Implementing passkeys in Microsoft Entra is far more than simply enabling a new authentication method. A successful passkey rollout requires careful planning and coordination. One of the most importan...
Cybercriminals are once again refining their tactics, as the Tycoon 2FA phishing kit evolves to target Microsoft 365 accounts. Instead of stealing passwords, attackers now manipulate users into granti...
Microsoft has disclosed a critical vulnerability in on-premises Exchange Server that allows attackers to execute malicious code through specially crafted emails opened in Outlook Web Access. The compa...
Microsoft has fixed a Windows Autopatch bug that was unintentionally deploying driver updates to certain managed Windows devices without proper approval controls. The issue impacted a limited number o...
Millions of organizations are unknowingly leaving doors open to cyberattacks by exposing sensitive systems to the Internet. This report finds that overlooked access points are driving real-world breac...
Microsoft is tackling one of Windows’ most frustrating issues, broken driver updates, with a new cloud‑powered solution that fixes problems before users even notice. This new Cloud‑Initiated Driver Re...
Microsoft has released the May 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11. This month, Microsoft has fixed a total of 138 security flaws in Windows, Office, Microsoft Edge, Azure, .NET and Visual Studi...
A newly discovered Linux flaw dubbed “Dirty Frag” is raising alarms among security experts as it enables attackers to escalate minor breaches into full system takeovers quickly. This vulnerability hig...
Microsoft is phasing out an old authentication method for mobile email, which signals another major step toward stricter, modern security in Exchange Online. Organizations relying on certificate-based...
See what's new in Copilot Studio, April 2026: updates to workflows, increased control over agent operations, and an expanded agent usage estimator. The post New and improved: Agent governance, intelli...
A 2026 Forbes article reported that the previous year’s credential-theft wave exposed 2.86 billion compromised credentials, with infostealers tied to roughly 3.9 million infected machines and 347.5 mi...
Microsoft is increasingly making security‑critical decisions on behalf of organizations and not through policy, but through defaults. The “Require compliant device or hybrid-joined device” Conditional...
Microsoft has announced the public preview of cert-manager support for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes. This new feature simplifies security by streamlining certificate issuance, renewal, and trust manag...
A major driver of cybersecurity breaches continues to be insufficient employee training and awareness, a problem that has persisted across the industry for years. New findings from Fortinet highlight ...
Microsoft’s Azure Local can now support deployments of thousands of servers within a single sovereign environment. This allows organizations to run very large, complex workloads locally without redesi...
An attacker who has administrative-level access can retrieve Microsoft Edge users’ saved passwords from memory, even when those credentials are not actively being used. This is possible because the br...
It isn’t hard to guess why Microsoft Intune is a common first choice for Windows device management. For enterprises already using Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, it offered a logical way to extend modern ...
RDP vulnerabilities have become a critical but often overlooked risk for organizations worldwide, which leaves many systems unknowingly exposed. Cyber attackers are increasingly exploiting these gaps ...
Active Directory DNS is used to locate domain controllers and critical services (LDAP, Kerberos, and the Global Catalog) via SRV and host records. If DNS is missing or misconfigured, common outcomes i...
“Applications can be incredibly powerful. If you own the application, you can act as that application. And if that application is highly privileged, you could effectively become a global admin without...
Today, we’re announcing additional capabilities in Cowork to expand on what it can make possible for you. The post Copilot Cowork: From conversation to action across skills, integrations, and devices ...
As AI and agents take on more of the execution, people have more agency than ever to unlock their ambition, direct what gets done, and own the outcomes. The post Microsoft 365 Copilot, human agency, a...
Microsoft has introduced a public preview of user-initiated provisioning for Windows 365 Reserve. The feature enables selected users to spin up their own Reserve Cloud PC on demand, reducing reliance ...
Microsoft is rolling out a series of enhancements to Microsoft Intune, targeting deeper visibility and tighter control across modern endpoints. This month’s updates span improved Windows app inventory...
In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft's blockbuster earnings results for the first quarter of 2026. The post First Ring Daily: Microsoft Earnings Aftermath...
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Agent 365, which first entered preview in November 2025. Alongside the release, the company introduced new capabilities designed to help organizatio...
Microsoft Agent 365 helps you take control of agent sprawl as your control plane to observe, govern, and secure agents and their interactions. The post Microsoft Agent 365, now generally available, ex...
Microsoft is set to make unified role-based access control (RBAC) the default permission model for all new Microsoft Defender for Office 365 environments. The company is also rolling out more granular...
Microsoft and the CISA have issued an urgent alert to federal agencies over a newly discovered Windows zero-day vulnerability. The flaw could enable attackers to silently extract sensitive data from a...
Microsoft is strengthening security in Exchange Online by retiring support for outdated email encryption methods. Beginning in July 2026, organizations still using legacy TLS versions for POP3 and IMA...
Most enterprises are already testing or deploying AI PCs as they shift AI workloads beyond the cloud to enable faster, more secure processing directly on devices. As autonomous, agent-driven systems g...
Windows updates are about to become far less interruptive and far more user‑friendly. Microsoft has announced a redesigned Windows Update experience that puts control back in users’ hands while quietl...
DFS migration involves moving data from one or more existing file servers to the DFS servers. This process preserves existing UNC file shares and access permissions, meaning that users can continue to...
In Active Directory (AD), a domain is the main administrative boundary, a tree is a DNS-based grouping of related domains, and a forest is the top-level security boundary that can contain one or more ...
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical Windows flaw that could enable attackers to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems. The issue could allow low-privile...
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Tenant Configuration Management (TCM) APIs for commercial customers. The new APIs give organizations a programmatic way to define, monitor, and main...
Microsoft has announced the general availability of the High Volume Email (HVE) feature in Exchange Online. It’s designed specifically to support large-scale, automated internal email sending directly...
Microsoft has acknowledged that a recent code change in the Microsoft Graph API caused problems with Universal Print. This issue prevented some users from successfully creating printer shares. Microso...
More than 1,300 internet-facing Microsoft SharePoint servers are still exposed to an actively exploited vulnerability, even after security patches became available. The security flaw, tracked as CVE-2...
From first draft to final polish, Copilot acts as a true collaborator, taking action while you stay in control. The post Copilot’s agentic capabilities in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are general...
Microsoft is giving IT admins a new way to simplify virtual infrastructure management with the public preview of Virtualization Mode in Windows Admin Center. The new feature promises a more unified ex...
Microsoft has warned of a growing attack technique that relies on a “human‑operated” intrusion playbook, where threat actors pose as IT helpdesk staff over Microsoft Teams. Attackers exploit user trus...
AI can remove administrative drag and bureaucratic busywork so people can spend more time on judgement, care, creativity, and responsibility. The parts of work that can’t be reduced to metrics. The do...