Identity Governance
The latest Identity Governance coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Closing the Entra ID Management Gap: A 2026 Guide to Tools That Extend Microsoft’s Reach
Microsoft Entra ID has become the identity control plane for Windows, Microsoft 365, and Azure, but a new analysis from Petri IT Knowledgebase reveals that enterprises are increasingly turning to...
Microsoft Teams to Lock Down Event Presenter Access with One-Time Email Passcodes in April 2026
Microsoft is tightening presenter access for Teams events. Starting April 2026, external presenters who join a webinar or town hall anonymously will need to verify their identity with a one-time...
Delegated Automation on Windows: Why Agentic AI Is Forcing an Identity Governance Overhaul
By mid-2026, the quiet rollout of agentic AI capabilities to over 400 million Windows 11 devices has turned endpoints into autonomous decision-makers capable of executing multi-step...
Windows Security Locks Down Client Trust: Meet the CISOs Defending America's Accounting Firms
When a mid-tier accounting firm in Chicago suffered a ransomware attack last March, the fallout wasn't confined to encrypted files or a ransom demand. For two agonizing weeks, partners watched as...
Las Vegas to Host 6,000 Leaders as Industry Tackles AI’s Infrastructure Trilemma
More than 6,000 senior leaders will converge on Caesars Forum in Las Vegas from September 28–30, 2026, for Yotta 2026, an event laser-focused on solving the most vexing challenges of the AI era:...
Microsoft to IT Admins: Pilot Google Sign-In in Edge Narrowly Before July 2026 Rollout
Microsoft is preparing a set of configuration options that allow organizations to control Google account sign‑in within Microsoft Edge, and it’s advising a cautious rollout: pilot with a tight...
Silverfort injects real-time identity checks into Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to block overprivileged AI actions
Silverfort has thrown a much-needed net over the autonomous actions of AI agents with a new early-access integration for Microsoft Copilot Studio. Announced June 8, 2026, the solution injects runtime...
Microsoft's Agentic Enterprise Platform Unifies AI Agent Governance Across M365, Azure, and Security
Microsoft is quietly piecing together a comprehensive “agentic enterprise” platform that promises to weave AI agents into the very fabric of corporate computing—and then govern them with an...
CoreView Brings Microsoft 365 Governance to HALO Trust’s Global Demining Operations
CoreView has completed deployment of its Microsoft 365 governance and security platform across The HALO Trust, a humanitarian demining organization operating in 36 countries and territories,...
Saviynt's Identity Control Plane for AI Agents: Redefining Enterprise Security in Windows Environments
Saviynt's latest announcement positions identity governance as the foundational layer for enterprise security in an AI-native world, with significant implications for Windows administrators and...
JBS Japan's Digital Transformation Blueprint: Microsoft Cloud, Identity Governance, and AI Agents
JBS Japan's digital transformation journey represents a fundamental shift in how Japanese enterprises approach technology adoption. Their comprehensive playbook, built on Microsoft Cloud...
Microsoft's Zero Trust AI Framework: Identity Governance and Least Privilege for Secure AI Agents
Microsoft has released comprehensive guidance for applying Zero Trust principles to AI systems, positioning identity governance and least privilege access as foundational security controls for the...