Security Updates
The latest Security Updates coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Board Earns Microsoft’s Certified Software for Azure Badge, Unlocking Enterprise Co-Sell and Marketplace Benefits
Board International’s enterprise planning platform has cleared Microsoft’s rigorous certification process, earning the Solutions Partner designation with Certified Software for Azure—a move...
70% Faster Threat Analysis: Inside TÜV SÜD’s AI-Powered Security Overhaul with Microsoft Copilot
TÜV SÜD, one of the world’s oldest and largest independent testing and certification organizations, has cut security investigation times by up to 70% after weaving Microsoft Security Copilot into...
Edge Canary Flags Reveal Microsoft's Plan to Sync Passkeys Across Devices via Microsoft Account
Microsoft has begun testing a significant upgrade to Edge that would allow the browser to sync passkeys across devices, signaling a major step toward a passwordless future. The latest Canary builds...
How to Reclaim Your Privacy: Disabling Windows 11's Telemetry, Ad ID, and App Permissions
Microsoft ships Windows 11 with multiple data-collection mechanisms enabled by default, feeding everything from crash reports to behavioral patterns back to its servers. But a closer look at the...
Windows Insiders Now Test Semantic File Search on Copilot+ PCs with App Update 1.25082.132.0
Microsoft began rolling out a staged Insider preview this week that introduces semantic file search to Windows, a feature designed to end the frustration of hunting for files when you can’t...
Windows 11 Now Lets You Use Your Android Phone as a Webcam Without Extra Apps
Windows 11’s recent updates have quietly delivered a feature that makes standalone webcams look increasingly redundant: the ability to use your Android phone as a high-quality, wireless camera...
Windows Telemetry Under the Microscope: 10 Critical Privacy Tweaks You Must Apply
Windows ships with sensible defaults—and a surprising number of questionable ones. A recent MakeUseOf roundup of “10 Windows settings I never leave on default” offers a practical checklist for...
Microsoft's Agent Factory Brings Discoverable, Governed AI Tools to Azure via MCP
Microsoft has published a new blueprint for enterprise AI agents, codified as the Agent Factory guidance in Azure AI Foundry, that places open tool standards and centralized governance at the core of...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27928 Forces Microsoft Account Setup as Copilot Gets Voice Boost
Microsoft’s latest Canary test build for Windows 11, version 27928, lands with a quiet but contentious policy change: it removes a long-used command-line workaround that allowed users to skip...
Windows 10 Share Rebounds to 47% as Microsoft's ESU Offer Stalls Windows 11 Migration
Windows 11’s hard-won market share milestone has evaporated in just weeks, and the culprit is an olive branch Microsoft extended in the opposite direction. In July, Statcounter data showed Windows...
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...
Cloud Hosting Offers Mac Users a Full Windows Desktop for POHODA Accounting Without Local VMs
{ "title": "Cloud Hosting Offers Mac Users a Full Windows Desktop for POHODA Accounting Without Local VMs", "content": "Mac users who depend on the Czech accounting package POHODA have long been...