Microsoft 365 stories
Greater reporting by English councils has pushed logged breaches up 53% in five years, with serious referrals to the ICO also rising.
Attackers are leaning on trusted web services and familiar brands to slip past filters, with phishing and spam still dominating inbox threats.
Businesses can now let Gemini agents run for hours or days, while new controls aim to keep AI workflows traceable and secure.
Businesses gain a single control plane for AI agents as Google Cloud folds developer tools, employee apps and partner software into Gemini Enterprise.
The rollout aims to cut time lost switching between apps by letting Gemini draw on emails, files and chats in one workwide context.
Marketing teams can now link Adobe tools with outside AI services under a governed system aimed at auditable customer experience workflows.
AI tools have surfaced customer records and other sensitive files at 29% of firms, highlighting weak Microsoft 365 governance.
Legal teams can now compare and redline drafts in Google Drive and Docs, as Litera expands its AI review tools beyond Microsoft-heavy workflows.
Despite widespread confidence in governance, UK companies are already seeing AI tools surface sensitive data as Copilot rollouts accelerate.
Businesses can now run campaign analysis, customer support and checkout tasks across over 30 AI platforms through Adobe's expanded network.
Some of DTCC’s most critical clearing systems will move to the public cloud for the first time after US regulator approval.
Senior staff are increasingly in the crosshairs as suspected former Black Basta affiliates use Teams impersonation to seize remote access.
Breach risk stays high for smaller firms because stolen credentials and weakly joined controls let attackers slip past existing tools.
Businesses and MSPs can now cover inbox-to-endpoint attacks in one platform, as Bitdefender adds post-delivery email protection to GravityZone.
Malicious rules are helping hackers hide in Microsoft 365 inboxes, with Proofpoint saying it saw the tactic in 10% of taken-over accounts.
Professional services firms may soon query staffing, capacity and project finances in Teams as Dayshape embeds its tools in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Businesses could save about 20% on breach costs if they prepare responses in advance, according to QBE and Atmos claims data.
Australian MSPs risk losing margin as email renewals become security-led advisory talks that clients are willing to pay a premium for.
More Kiwi firms are moving beyond AI pilots, prompting Avanade to bolster local delivery in New Zealand as demand for implementation grows.
Local firms and agencies are using Microsoft’s AI and cloud tools to lift productivity, as the company’s NZ impact reaches NZ$9.4 billion in FY25.