Data Security
The latest Data Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Delivers AI-Grade Data Governance: Purview Adds DLP, Labels, and Insider Risk Controls to Fabric
Microsoft has shipped a major round of governance and security updates for its Purview platform inside Fabric, putting automated data protection, loss prevention, and insider risk detection directly...
Your Car Will Soon Read Your Emails and Join Teams Calls: What Microsoft’s In-Car Copilot Means for You
Cerence and Microsoft have pulled back the curtain on an in-car agent that directly taps into Microsoft 365, allowing drivers to triage Outlook emails, join Teams meetings, and get calendar-driven...
SURF Downgrades but Doesn't Resolve Two High-Risk Privacy Gaps in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Two of the four high privacy risks flagged in Microsoft 365 Copilot’s initial Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) remain only partially addressed, the Dutch education and research network SURF...
Microsoft’s Copilot App Will Auto-Install on Windows PCs Starting October — No Easy Way to Opt Out
Microsoft confirmed this week that Windows machines running desktop versions of Word, Excel, or other Microsoft 365 apps will soon see a new addition to their Start menu — automatically. Beginning...
WVU Orders Immediate Network Removal of All Windows 10 PCs by Oct. 1, 2025
West Virginia University will forcibly disconnect every managed computer still running Windows 10 from its campus network on October 1, 2025—a strict enforcement move that arrives two weeks before...
Windows 11 Upgrade Stuck? Fix Failures with Firmware, Safeguard Holds, and SetupDiag
Windows 11 upgrades that stall, roll back, or crash with cryptic error codes have frustrated millions of users. The same troubleshooting sequence resolves most of them — if you know where to look....
Law Firms Face Ethical and Regulatory Friction in Scaling AI Beyond Pilots
Despite a rush of experimentation with generative AI tools, the legal industry finds itself stuck between impressive pilot programs and elusive full-scale production. Recent surveys and telemetry...
Microsoft Embeds Copilot Chat Pane in Office Apps, Turning AI Into a Workplace Utility
Microsoft has flipped the switch on a long-anticipated overhaul of its productivity suite, planting Copilot Chat directly inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. The move, part of a...
Oracle's Exadata X11M and AI Cloud Push Are Forcing a Rethinking of the Enterprise Stack
Oracle has quietly executed a pivot from database vendor to integrated cloud and AI infrastructure player, and the implications for enterprise buyers weighing their options against Amazon Web...
Windows 10 and 11’s Crucial System Restore Is Often Disabled — Here’s How to Enable It in Under a Minute
Windows 10 and 11 ship with a powerful rollback feature that can undo system-wrecking changes in minutes—but Microsoft often leaves it switched off. System Restore, officially called System...
Windows 10’s October 2025 Deadline Is Firm: Here Are the Only 5 Ways to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will receive its final free security patches on October 14, 2025. When that date passes, any PC still running the operating system without a paid extension or a workaround will be...
Bath Council Deploys Microsoft Copilot to Summarize 5,500 Stadium Comments, Sparking Transparency Fears
Bath and North East Somerset Council has deployed Microsoft Copilot to read and summarize over 5,500 public comments on the proposed Bath Rugby stadium, embedding the AI-generated analysis directly...