Data Security
The latest Data Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Only 17% of Organizations Have Technical Controls for AI Data, Survey Finds, as Third-Party Risks Spiral
A staggering 83% of organizations lack the technical controls needed to stop employees from feeding sensitive data into public AI tools, according to a new survey from Kiteworks. The 2025 report,...
Infobip Brings Two-Way SMS to Azure in Over 100 New Countries Through Messaging Connect Preview
Microsoft's Azure Communication Services just got a massive global SMS upgrade. On September 8, 2025, Infobip became the inaugural partner in the new Messaging Connect program, unlocking...
Copilot Studio Now Intercepts Agent Actions for Real-Time Security Vetoes
Microsoft has shifted the security model for its Copilot Studio from passive guardrails to active, inline enforcement. Organizations can now route an AI agent’s planned actions—including prompts,...
Copilot's 5.6M Mobile User Surge Proves In-App AI Is Becoming Enterprise Infrastructure
Microsoft Copilot’s mobile user base jumped by 5.6 million in three months, overtaking ChatGPT’s 3.9 million additions in the same period, according to Comscore data reported by Adweek. That...
Windows 11 Factory Reset: How to Avoid Data Loss, BitLocker Nightmares, and Licensing Headaches
A factory reset in Windows 11 can feel like a fresh start—a way to banish stubborn crashes, wipe out malware, or hand off a clean device to its next owner. But click ‘Reset this PC’ without a...
New Outlook for Windows Takes Major Step Toward Classic Parity with Offline Attachments, Ctrl+F, and More
Microsoft has finally patched one of the most glaring holes in its web-savvy "new Outlook" for Windows: you can now open classic email attachments without an internet connection. The update also...
Denver Summit Offers Playbook to Prevent Copilot Shelfware and Drive Real ROI
The 365 Leadership Summit, gathering in Denver this September, is sharpening its focus on a persistent and costly corporate habit: purchasing AI software that nobody uses. With Microsoft Copilot and...
GPT-5 Can't Fix Microsoft 365 Copilot's Context Problem
When OpenAI launched GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, Microsoft immediately declared the model would power Microsoft 365 Copilot. The same-day announcement was a spectacular show of partnership unity—but...
Leaked Plans Show Microsoft Folding Copilot Add-Ons Into $30 Seat, Shifting Hefty Usage to Credits
Microsoft is engineering a dramatic reshaping of its Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing strategy that will slash the effective per-user cost for many enterprises while seeding a consumption-based billing...
Microsoft Copilot’s EchoLeak Flaw Proves GenAI Must Embrace Zero Trust — Or Risk Catastrophic Data Leaks
A zero-click prompt injection flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot, discovered in January by security researchers at Aim Labs, allowed attackers to trick the AI assistant into silently exfiltrating...
Microsoft Debuts In-House AI Models MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-Preview, Redrawing Copilot Strategy
Microsoft has quietly shipped two first-party foundation models—a high-throughput speech generator called MAI-Voice-1 and a mixture-of-experts language model styled MAI-1-preview—marking a...
From Gut Feel to Probability Scores: How Satya Nadella’s Copilot Prompts Are Reshaping Executive Decision-Making
Satya Nadella did something remarkable in late August: he shared his personal AI toolkit. In a brief thread, the Microsoft CEO posted five specific prompts he feeds into Microsoft 365 Copilot, each...