What Security Leaders Need to Know About AI Governance for SaaS

Generative AI is not arriving with a bang, it’s slowly creeping into the software that companies already use on a daily basis. Whether it is video conferencing or CRM, vendors are scrambling to integrate AI copilots and assistants into their SaaS applications. Slack can now provide AI summaries o...

March 12, 2024—KB5035885 (Monthly Rollup)

March 12, 2024—KB5035885 Monthly Rollup IMPORTANT If you plan to install this update on a domain controller DC, we highly recommend that you install update KB5037426 instead March 22, 2024. This out-of-band update addresses a known issue that affects the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service...

September 12, 2023—KB5030269 (Monthly Rollup)

September 12, 2023—KB5030269 Monthly Rollup REMINDER Windows 8.1 reached end of support on January 10, 2023, at which point technical assistance and software updates are no longer provided. If you have devices running Windows 8.1, we recommend upgrading them to a more current, in-service, and...

​​Expanding cloud logging to give customers deeper security visibility

In response to the increasing frequency and evolution of nation-state cyberthreats, Microsoft is taking additional steps to protect our customers and increase the secure-by-default baseline of our cloud platforms. These steps are the result of close coordination with commercial and government...

December 13, 2022—KB5021296 (Security-only update)

December 13, 2022—KB5021296 Security-only update Summary Learn more about this security-only update, including improvements, any known issues, and how to get the update. REMINDERWindows 8.1 will reach end of support on January 10, 2023, at which point technical assistance and software updates wil...

What Stricter Data Privacy Laws Mean for Your Cybersecurity Policies

For today's businesses data privacy is already a big headache, and with modern privacy laws expanding to more of the world's population, regulatory compliance is on track to become a more complicated, high-stakes process touching on every aspect of an organization. In fact, Gartner predicts that ...

July 12, 2022—KB5015874 (Monthly Rollup)

July 12, 2022—KB5015874 Monthly Rollup Summary Learn more about this cumulative security update, including improvements, any known issues, and how to get the update. REMINDERWindows 8.1 will reach end of support on January 10, 2023 for all editions, at which point technical assistance and softwar...

How Microsoft can help reduce insider risk during the Great Reshuffle

These are exciting and demanding days for organizations adapting to hybrid work realities, including a wider distributed workforce and more rapid change in employee roles. Organizations are becoming more agile as they refocus on employee onboarding and empowerment, opportunities with third-party...

New Azure Marketplace Pay-As-You-Go Billing for Trend Micro Deep Security as a Service

Cloud adoption continues to rise as organizations reduce their data center footprint, look to cloud native technologies to improve their application design and output, and strive to improve scalability and management of resources and systems. In a recent survey conducted by analyst firm ESG, 87% ...

American Express Brings Tokenization to Payment Cards

American Express has taken steps toward lifting the burden from retailers having to store payment-card data with the announcement of its American Express Token Service. The service will replace traditional 16-digit credit card numbers with a digital token. Consumers carrying a card supporting the...