Zero Trust
The latest Zero Trust coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 Autopilot Devices Now Get Quality Updates During OOBE
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant change to Windows 11 provisioning: eligible devices can now receive the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE),...
How Metadata-Driven Zero Trust on Azure Reinforces AI Pipelines Against Modern Attacks
Microsoft’s Azure platform now offers a battle-tested blueprint for locking down machine learning operations using a metadata-driven zero-trust architecture—one that InfoWorld contributor Vikram...
Louisville's AI Experiment: $2M, 5–10 Pilots, and a Race to Save Staff Hours by 2027
Louisville is betting $2 million that a handful of tightly focused AI pilots can shave hours off routine government tasks and prove a measurable return on investment within two years. The city’s...
Microsoft Copilot’s ‘No Link’ Prompt Trick Caused Monthslong Audit Log Gaps, No Customer Warning
Microsoft 365 Copilot silently suppressed document access records for months whenever users asked it to summarize a file without including a source link, leaving security teams with empty audit...
Russian Hackers Weaponize 7-Year-Old Cisco Smart Install Bug for Stealthy Network Spying
An urgent FBI advisory and new research from Cisco Talos confirm that Russian state‑sponsored hackers have spent years quietly breaching enterprise networks through a critical vulnerability in...
IGEL's Read-Only OS Gains Traction Amid Windows 10 Sunset and VMware Cost Shock
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025, deadline for Windows 10 support is no longer a distant marker—it’s a rapidly closing window. Meanwhile, Broadcom’s revamp of VMware licensing has blindsided...
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...
Why Windows 10 Users Are Digging In Their Heels Despite the Looming Security Cliff
October 14, 2025, is not just another Patch Tuesday. It’s the day Microsoft flips the switch on Windows 10, cutting off free security updates, feature enhancements, and official technical support...
TrustedTech's Microsoft Managed Partner Status Fuels Copilot and Migration Push
TrustedTech has retired its old name and licensing-reseller identity, emerging with a Microsoft Managed Partner badge and a full-service “Microsoft-first” portfolio that bets big on Copilot...
TrustedTech's Bold Microsoft-First Rebrand: Can It Back Up the AI and Cloud Hype?
On August 18, 2025, TrustedTech dropped its old identity as Trusted Tech Team and unveiled a sweeping rebrand that recasts the former reseller as a full-service Microsoft-first cloud and AI systems...
TrustedTech Abandons Licensing Roots to Chase Microsoft Copilot and Cloud Gold Rush
TrustedTech, the IT services firm formerly known as Trusted Tech Team, has officially shed its transactional licensing past and reinvented itself as a full-stack Microsoft cloud and AI integrator....
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...