Data Security
The latest Data Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Logansport AI Workshop Packed to Capacity: The No-Nonsense Roadmap for Small Business Automation
The Logansport Cass County Chamber of Commerce packed a room on August 15, 2025, for an introductory workshop on artificial intelligence. Reported by the Pharos‑Tribune, the session focused on...
Microsoft Unleashes Copilot Vision Desktop Share: Full-Screen AI Assistance Arrives for Windows Insiders
Microsoft has begun rolling out a dramatic expansion of its Copilot Vision feature to Windows Insiders, allowing the AI assistant to analyze a user’s entire desktop in real time. Dubbed Desktop...
45% of Employees Use Banned AI Tools: A Coordinated HR-IT Playbook to Reclaim Control
Forty-five percent. That’s the share of workers who, by their own admission, have used unapproved artificial intelligence tools on the job, according to multiple industry surveys. It’s a...
Microsoft Account Lockout Nightmare: Why Cloud-Only Backup Is a Recipe for Disaster
Mike Kaganski, a LibreOffice developer, spent a week locked out of his Microsoft account after sending what seemed like an innocuous email about code bugs. The suspension cut off access to his files,...
I Found My ID Cards in Windows Clipboard History—Here’s How to Wipe It Clean
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...
Microsoft’s AI Permitting Tool Escapes the Garage to Slash Clean Energy Red Tape
A prototype that began life inside a Microsoft hackathon is now a full-fledged commercial workstream, targeting one of the clean energy transition’s most stubborn bottlenecks: the painfully slow,...
Sure’s Azure Stack Hub in Channel Islands: Real Capacity, Licensing, and Data Sovereignty Demystified
Channel Island enterprises now have a managed Azure Stack Hub service hosted locally by Sure, a move that promises data residency, Azure-consistent tooling, and on-island support. This hybrid cloud...
iManage Adopts Anthropic’s MCP to Bring AI Agents to Law Firm Document Repositories
iManage is betting that law firms want their AI assistants to talk directly to their document management systems—and it’s adopting an open protocol to make that happen securely. The company’s...
Microsoft Begins Silent Rollout of 365 Companion Apps to Windows 11 Taskbars
Starting in late October 2025, Microsoft began automatically installing three new companion apps onto the Windows 11 taskbar for devices that already have Microsoft 365 Apps. Dubbed Calendar, File...
Dow Cuts SOC Investigation Time, Upskills Analysts with Microsoft Security Copilot
Inside Dow’s Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC), a simple question has become routine: “Have you asked Copilot?” The 125‑year‑old materials science giant—better known for industrial...
Windows 10's End Is Nigh: How to Archive Your Official ISO Before It Vanishes
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and while your PC won't suddenly stop working, the flow of security patches will—unless you take action now. But there's a more...
Microsoft Sued Over Windows 10 End-of-Support, Accused of Pushing Users to AI PCs and Paid Updates
A California resident has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging the company's imminent termination of free Windows 10 security updates deliberately endangers user data and coerces millions into...