Security Governance
The latest Security Governance coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
iLink Digital Claims Azure Expert MSP and Inc. 5000—Here’s What Enterprise Buyers Must Do Next
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Microsoft Slaps 100-Recipient Daily Limit on onmicrosoft.com Outbound Email to Thwart Spammers
Microsoft is pulling the plug on unrestricted outbound email from its shared onmicrosoft.com domains, imposing a hard cap of just 100 external recipients per tenant every 24 hours. The change,...
Critical Copilot Audit Flaw Fixed Silently as Governance Issues Mount
Microsoft has patched a critical flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot that allowed attackers to access and summarize enterprise files without leaving any trace in audit logs—and did so without notifying...
Proofpoint Link Wrappers Hijacked in Malvertising Campaign Targeting Microsoft 365 Credentials
A sophisticated malvertising campaign is abusing legitimate link-wrapping services from Proofpoint and Intermedia, combined with Microsoft’s own Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) redirect...
Microsoft Intune August 2025 Update Adds Multi-Admin Approval and Patches Devices Before First Login
Microsoft’s August 2025 service release for Intune (2508) is now rolling out, delivering the most significant expansion of endpoint security and administrative controls in years. The update...
Visual Studio MCP GA Brings GitHub Server v0.12.1, but Prompt Injection Risks Demand Vigilance
Microsoft has shipped general availability support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) directly into Visual Studio, letting developers connect Copilot Chat to external services through a simple...
Visual Studio Gets MCP GA: Copilot Can Now Securely Access Databases, CI, and More
Microsoft has released general availability of Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration in Visual Studio, marking a pivotal shift in how developers wield AI assistants. Starting today, GitHub Copilot...
Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 as Nadella Dumps Gates' Software Factory for AI 'Intelligence Engine'
Microsoft is not struggling. It just posted $76.4 billion in quarterly revenue, netted $27.2 billion, and saw its market cap brush past $3.8 trillion. Yet CEO Satya Nadella is cutting roughly 9,000...
Microsoft Teams to Block Executables, Scan URLs in Real Time with New Defender Integration
Microsoft Teams will soon automatically block executable and other high-risk file types in chats and channels, while also scanning shared URLs at the moment of click to warn or prevent access to...
The £9 Billion Question: Can Open Source Save the UK Public Sector from Microsoft Lock-in?
A single procurement deal now ties the UK public sector to Microsoft in a relationship the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) expects will cost roughly £9 billion over five years. That...
PowerToys, Task Scheduler, and Sysinternals: The Official Toolkit That Supercharges Windows 11
Windows 11 ships with a polished interface that prioritizes simplicity, but beneath the clean surface lies a deep reservoir of power long cherished by expert users. You don’t need to hope Microsoft...
Zenity Labs Unveils AgentFlayer: Zero-Click Exploits Hijack ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Salesforce Einstein
Zenity Labs has dropped a bombshell at Black Hat USA 2025: a new attack framework called AgentFlayer that lets adversaries silently hijack enterprise AI agents without so much as a mouse click....