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Google expands Gemini Enterprise with governance features

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Google adds long-running agents, a shared workspace and a governance layer to Gemini Enterprise as businesses seek AI they can monitor and control.
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Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise into AI agent hub

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Google Cloud turns Gemini Enterprise into a single control point for developers and staff as it adds governance, no-code building and partner agents.
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Google launches Workspace Intelligence for AI across apps

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Google ties its AI tools more closely to Chat, Gmail and Drive as it rolls out Workspace Intelligence to unify work across apps.
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Council data breaches rise 53% in five years, study finds

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England's biggest councils logged more data incidents over five years, with serious referrals up 41% and some authorities blaming better reporting.
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Adobe launches CX Enterprise for AI marketing workflows

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Adobe unveils CX Enterprise to knit together AI agents, cloud partners and governed marketing workflows across large enterprise tech stacks.
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ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms

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ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.
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Litera Compare lands in Google Workspace for lawyers

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Litera brings AI redlining and document comparison to Google Drive and Docs, giving lawyers a new way to review contracts inside Workspace.
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UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
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Adobe expands AI partner network for customer experience

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Adobe widens AI alliances with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and agencies to embed agent workflows across customer experience tools.
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Dtcc expands cloud first push with AWS & Microsoft

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DTCC expands its Cloud First plan with AWS and Microsoft, moving core clearing systems to public cloud while widening Azure support for digital assets.
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Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams

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ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.
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Bitdefender launches GravityZone email security for MSPs

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Bitdefender adds integrated email defence to GravityZone, giving MSPs and businesses post-delivery protection against phishing, ransomware and BEC.
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Proofpoint flags mailbox rule abuse in Microsoft 365

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Proofpoint says mailbox rule abuse is becoming a routine Microsoft 365 takeover tactic, helping attackers hide alerts, hijack threads and drive fraud.
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Dayshape teams with Microsoft on AI staffing tools

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Dayshape, selected for Microsoft’s Agentic Launchpad, will let professional services firms query staffing, skills and project finances in Teams.
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Anthropic launches Claude for Word with tracked edits

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Anthropic brings Claude into Microsoft Word as a beta add-in, letting users edit tracked changes, check documents and draft in templates.
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Apex Computing wins third Microsoft Solutions Partner nod

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Manchester IT support firm Apex Computing lands a third Microsoft Solutions Partner designation after securing recognition for Microsoft Security.
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Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response

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UK SOC spots Monday-morning conditional access failure from Germany, helps reset compromised Microsoft 365 account before attackers can strike.
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Microsoft 365 EvilToken campaign hits hundreds daily

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Microsoft warns that 10 to 15 EvilToken phishing runs are launched daily, compromising hundreds of organisations through OAuth token abuse.
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Forrester finds AI training gap stalls workplace gains

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Forrester says workplace AI rollouts are outpacing staff training, with only 16% of employees reaching high readiness in 2025.
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UK businesses warned over email governance blind spots

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Exclaimer warns UK businesses to tighten outbound email governance as 83% of IT leaders report an email-related security incident.