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Microsoft to Automatically Preserve Deleted Data for High-Risk Users in Government Clouds
Microsoft has confirmed that government cloud tenants will soon be able to automatically preserve emails and files deleted by users flagged as high risk. The feature, part of the Microsoft Purview...
EPC Group Unveils AI Governance Framework to Tame Microsoft Copilot Data Risks
EPC Group, a Houston-based consulting firm, introduced a seven-layer governed AI framework for Microsoft environments on May 27, 2026. The methodology stitches together Microsoft Purview, Fabric,...
Microsoft Previews Azure Monitor Alerts and Purview Audit for Universal Print Observability
Microsoft has opened a public preview of two observability features for Universal Print, its cloud-based print management service, giving IT administrators long-awaited tools to monitor printer...
Microsoft Purview to Let Admins Customize AI Investigations with New Focus Areas in June 2026
Microsoft is putting more control into the hands of security administrators with a new capability for Data Security Investigations in Microsoft Purview. Custom examination focus areas, announced for...
Microsoft Sets August 2026 Date for Facilitator AI Note-Taking in Teams Rooms on Android
Microsoft executives have been promising smarter, more AI-infused meeting experiences for years, and the next big step will arrive in August 2026 when the company launches its Facilitator agent on...
Government Cloud Admins Get New Purview DLP Device Health Dashboard in July 2026
Government cloud administrators managing sensitive data will soon gain a long-awaited tool: a dedicated device health dashboard for Microsoft Purview Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), set for...
Microsoft Purview Adds Automatic Expiry for Admin Role Assignments—Here’s Why That Matters
Microsoft has confirmed it will introduce a built-in way to set expiration dates for administrative role assignments in its Purview compliance portal, with general availability expected in July 2026....
Microsoft Sets 2026 Roadmap for Purview DLP Over Entra Internet Access to Block AI Data Leaks
Microsoft has quietly placed a major security integration on its Microsoft 365 Roadmap: the combination of Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with Entra Internet Access. The new feature,...
Microsoft Edge Will Block Screenshots of Purview-Protected PDFs in OneDrive and SharePoint
Microsoft has confirmed a new data protection feature for its Microsoft Edge browser that will automatically block screenshot and screen capture attempts when users view sensitive PDF documents in...
Microsoft Purview’s AI Semantic Intent for Custom SITs Arriving Late Summer 2026
Microsoft has quietly updated its Microsoft 365 roadmap to reveal a significant new capability for its Purview compliance platform: an AI-powered feature that will generate human-readable “semantic...
Microsoft Abruptly Kills Purview Language Classifier Control Feature After Months of Silence
Administrators counting on tighter control over how Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance scans multilingual communications received an unexpected setback on June 29, 2026, when Microsoft...
Microsoft Purview now auto-discovers all AI assets across Azure AI Foundry workspaces at the subscription level.
Microsoft has enabled subscription-level governance for AI workloads with the new Purview integration in Azure AI Foundry, the company's end-to-end platform for building, training, and deploying...