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Oct 21, 2026
AI-driven, large-scale nation-state campaign using ARTEX enables supply chain compromise
Microsoft Security Blog • Oct 21, 2026 AI & Copilot

Storm-0940 used ARTEX agentic AI to accelerate a ConnectWise supply chain compromise, enabling application credential abuse across Microsoft 365 environments. The post AI-driven, large-scale nation-state campaign using ARTEX enables supply chain compromise appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog .

Oct 20, 2026
Microsoft Outlines a Hybrid Intelligence Strategy for Windows AI
Petri IT Knowledgebase • Oct 20, 2026 AI & Copilot

Microsoft is repositioning Windows as a platform for “hybrid intelligence,” where AI workloads can move between local hardware and cloud services depending on the task. The company argues that the next generation of AI agents will need access to both powerful local computing resources and cloud-scale intelligence, while remaining secure and managea

DHS bans DeepSeek products across US federal civilian agencies
BleepingComputer • Oct 20, 2026 AI & Copilot

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ordering federal civilian agencies to stop using DeepSeek products and remove them from government systems. [...]

Oct 19, 2026
Microsoft fixes classic Outlook bug that hid Copilot buttons
BleepingComputer • Oct 19, 2026 AI & Copilot

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that removed the Copilot Chat and Copilot buttons in the classic Outlook desktop mail client for some Windows users. [...]

Oct 16, 2026
Managing open-weight model risk in enterprise deployments
Microsoft Security Blog • Oct 16, 2026 AI & Copilot

New whitepaper from Microsoft and NVIDIA helps enterprises manage open-weight AI model risks with a shared taxonomy, evaluations, and controls. The post Managing open-weight model risk in enterprise deployments appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog .

Employees using personal ChatGPT at work? Here's what IT admins need to do
BleepingComputer • Oct 16, 2026 AI & Copilot

Employees using personal ChatGPT accounts at work can expose sensitive company data, even when their organization provides an approved Enterprise workspace. NordLayer explains how IT teams can investigate unauthorized AI

Oct 08, 2026
Microsoft Makes Execution Containers Generally Available for AI Agents
Petri IT Knowledgebase • Oct 08, 2026 AI & Copilot

Microsoft Execution Containers gives organizations new controls to manage AI agent access to files, networks, applications, and system resources.

Sep 30, 2026
​​Secure what’s next: Your guide to Microsoft Security at Microsoft Ignite 2026
Microsoft Security Blog • Sep 30, 2026 AI & Copilot

This year at Microsoft Ignite, we spotlight our AI-first, end-to-end security platform designed to protect identities, devices, data, applications, clouds, infrastructure, and the AI agents now working alongside your teams. The post ​​Secure what’s next: Your guide to Microsoft Security at Microsoft Ignite 2026 appeared first on Microsoft Security