Security Updates
The latest Security Updates coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft’s Personal Shopping Agent Preview Brings Brand-Safe AI to Retail—at a Security Cost
Microsoft has quietly launched one of its most ambitious retail tools yet: a headless, embeddable Personal Shopping Agent now available in public preview through Microsoft Copilot Studio. The agent...
Monotch TLEX Interchange Hits Azure Marketplace, Promising Rapid C-ITS Data Exchange
Monotch has listed its TLEX® Interchange engine on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, giving transport agencies and integrators a packaged, cloud-native way to deploy and scale C-ITS data exchange...
48-Hour Exchange Hybrid Free/Busy Blackout Hits Unprepared Tenants September 16
At 07:00 UTC on September 16, 2025, Microsoft will flip a switch that breaks free/busy lookups, MailTips, and profile picture sharing between on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online for any hybrid...
Windows Backup’s New Local Transfer: Migrate Files Between PCs Without Cloud Storage—With Key Limits
Microsoft has quietly added a local PC‑to‑PC transfer mode to its Windows Backup app, giving Windows 10 and Windows 11 users a built‑in way to shuffle personal files and many settings from an...
Windows App Consolidates Remote Desktop for Mac: 2025 Guide to Secure Cross-Platform Access
Microsoft's push to unify remote desktop access under a single application reached macOS in 2025 when the company began steering users toward the new Windows App instead of the venerable Microsoft...
Windows Backup app now transfers files and settings over local network in Windows 11 setup
Microsoft has quietly introduced a local PC-to-PC migration feature directly inside the Windows Backup app, letting users move files and personalization settings from an old computer to a new Windows...
How Azure DDoS Protection Absorbed a 3.47 Tbps Attack: Per-IP ML, Global Scrubbing, and What IT Teams Must Do Next
In late 2021, Microsoft's networks absorbed a massive 3.47 Tbps UDP reflection attack—among the largest ever recorded—on behalf of an Azure customer in Asia. This single incident, which also...
Windows 11 Brings Third-Party Passkey Support and TPM-Backed Sync to Replace Passwords
Microsoft delivered one of its most significant security advances in recent memory on September 26, when it released a Windows 11 update that fundamentally rearchitects how users authenticate to apps...
AuditDashboard 8.0 Embeds Microsoft 365 and Copilot to Revolutionize Audit Document Review
AuditDashboard has launched Version 8.0, a platform rebuild that tightly integrates Microsoft 365 and Copilot into audit workflows, allowing accounting firms to preview Office documents in the...
$275 Windows 10 S Enterprise Devices Target Firstline Workers with Locked-Down OS and M365 Upgrade Path
Microsoft has announced a new deployment model at its Ignite conference that pairs ultra-affordable OEM hardware—notebooks starting as low as $275—with a locked-down Windows 10 S operating...
Nadella Vows to 'Do Better' as Microsoft Layoffs Hit 15,000 and Return-to-Office Mandate Locks In
Satya Nadella’s blunt internal acknowledgment—“we can do better, and we will do better”—came not during an earnings call or a scripted keynote, but in a town hall where an employee...
Microsoft Injects AI Actions into Windows 11 File Explorer’s Right-Click Menu
Microsoft has begun testing a new AI-powered right-click menu in Windows 11’s File Explorer, bringing one-click image edits and visual search directly to the context menu. The experiment, rolling...