Audit Logs
The latest Audit Logs coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Per-Mailbox Cloud Management Lets Admins Finally Retire the Last Exchange Server
Microsoft has released a per‑mailbox cloud management feature that finally gives hybrid Exchange organizations a clear path to unplugging the last on‑premises Exchange server. With the new...
Microsoft Copilot’s ‘No Link’ Prompt Trick Caused Monthslong Audit Log Gaps, No Customer Warning
Microsoft 365 Copilot silently suppressed document access records for months whenever users asked it to summarize a file without including a source link, leaving security teams with empty audit...
Microsoft Silently Patches Copilot Audit Blind Spot That Allowed Silent Data Exfiltration
Microsoft quietly fixed a critical gap in Microsoft 365 Copilot’s audit logging in mid‑August 2025 after researchers proved that a simple prompt tweak could make the AI assistant summarize...
CVE-2025-53763: Microsoft Flags Azure Databricks Privilege Escalation Flaw, Urges Immediate Defensive Actions
Microsoft has disclosed a new privilege escalation vulnerability in Azure Databricks, tracked as CVE-2025-53763, which could allow an attacker with network access to elevate their privileges within...
Microsoft Quietly Patches Copilot Flaw That Let Insiders Access Files Without Audit Traces
A security researcher discovered that a simple prompt technique could make Microsoft 365 Copilot summarize sensitive corporate files without leaving the required Purview audit records. Microsoft...
Microsoft Quietly Patches Copilot Audit-Log Bypass, Keeps Customers in the Dark
Security researchers have uncovered a critical blind spot in Microsoft’s Purview audit logging for Copilot: certain prompts can retrieve sensitive file contents without leaving any trace in audit...
Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Missing Audit Logs: The Hidden Risk Behind Zero-Click Data Leaks
When Microsoft patched CVE-2025-32711 in June 2025, it closed a critical zero-click vulnerability that allowed attackers to silently siphon sensitive data through Microsoft 365 Copilot. Dubbed...
Microsoft Excel's =COPILOT: In-Cell AI That Recalculates on Data Changes
Microsoft has folded generative AI directly into Excel’s calculation engine with a native =COPILOT formula that lets users type natural‑language prompts into cells, reference worksheet ranges for...
Microsoft Says Ignore Event ID 57 CertEnroll Error, Calls It Cosmetic
A new generation of Windows 11 error messages is testing the patience of system administrators once again. Microsoft is now advising IT pros to disregard a recurring Event Viewer entry that warns of...
GPT-5 Smart Mode Lands in Windows Copilot with Surprising Free Reasoning Allowance—But Quotas Remain a Black Box
Microsoft has integrated OpenAI’s brand‑new GPT‑5 model into Copilot for Windows, introducing a “Smart” mode that automatically routes complex queries to the model’s deep‑reasoning...
Barracuda Entra ID Backup Premium Shields 13 Identity Components Against Microsoft’s 30-Day Recovery Limit
Barracuda Networks has officially released Entra ID Backup Premium, a cloud-native backup service designed to protect 13 critical Microsoft Entra ID components and extend recovery far beyond the...
GPT-5 arrives in Microsoft 365 Copilot: a dual-mode AI that scales from quick answers to deep strategy
Microsoft has begun rolling out GPT-5 to licensed Microsoft 365 Copilot users, marking the first time the tech giant has brought OpenAI’s most advanced reasoning model directly into its enterprise...