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.@Microsoft is expanding Copilot with Code for building apps and workflows from plain-language descriptions and Autopilot for long-running tasks that can continue after users log off.
See how Copilot is becoming more autonomous 👇
#AgenticAI #M365
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Spreadsheets, tickets and emails can leave gaps in contingent worker identity management.
Join us, sponsor Aquera and expert Craig Glogower tomorrow for this FREE webcast on improving visibility & automating non-employee identity processes.
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.@Microsoft has enriched Graph Data Connect for SharePoint with more complete data for read-only and archived sites, supporting more accurate lifecycle, retention and governance analytics.
See what's changing for SharePoint data exports 👇
#SharePoint
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.@Microsoft is bringing Sentinel SIEM capabilities into Defender, creating an Integrated Security Operations Center where analysts and AI agents can work from shared security data and controls.
See how agentic AI is entering security operations 👇
#AI
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With the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit retired, Windows provisioning strategies need to evolve.
Join us, sponsor @admarsenal and a panel of experts on Oct. 13 for this FREE Coffee Talk on modern Windows deployment and management.
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CVE-2026-65660 can bypass SharePoint SafeControls protections for remote code execution and combine with authentication weaknesses to enable server takeover without valid credentials.
See how the SharePoint attack chain works 👇
#SharePoint #ITsecurity
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.@BrienPosey explains how recoverability horizons, open data formats, cross-version restoration testing and periodic reviews can help keep long-term backups usable as technology changes.
See how to keep old backups recoverable 👇
#DataProtection
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.@Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens after more than 12,000 email breaches, uncovering an AI-enabled platform that analyzed stolen inboxes and helped attackers build business email compromise scams.
See how AI accelerated email-based cybercrime 👇
#AI #M365
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.@CoreViewHQ found 54% of surveyed organizations lacked at least one foundational @Microsoft 365 security control, despite 62% describing their security posture as established or advanced.
See where Microsoft 365 security gaps remain 👇
#Cybersecurity
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Salesforce data needs protection from human error, data loss and cyberthreats.
Join us, sponsor @Veeam and a panel of experts tomorrow for this FREE webcast on modern backup, recovery and risk reduction.
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AI and accelerating vulnerability discovery are creating new operational challenges for IT.
Join us, sponsor @PatchMyPC and expert Russ Wilson on Oct. 7 for this FREE webcast on building resilient systems for an unpredictable future.
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AI agents are putting new pressure on traditional authentication.
Join us, sponsor @okta and expert @BrienPosey on Oct, 7 for this FREE Tech Spotlight event on modern identity and access security for the AI age.
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.@Microsoft is retiring native SMS and voice authentication in Entra ID during 2027, while its Microsoft 365 Calendar, People and Files companion apps become nonfunctional Dec. 16.
See what IT admins need to prepare for 👇
#MicrosoftEntra #M365 #ITAdmins
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Automation can simplify deployment, configuration and management across hybrid cloud environments.
Join us and sponsor @RedHat tomorrow for this FREE webcast on combining RHEL, Red Hat Lightspeed and Ansible Automation Platform with Azure.
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Manual patching can create compounding exposure as vulnerability volume increases.
Join us, sponsor @PatchMyPC and expert Michael Escamilla on Sep. 30 for this FREE webcast on reducing remediation latency with automation.
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A readable backup is not necessarily recoverable. @BrienPosey explains how lost software, hardware, credentials and documentation can erode the dependencies required to restore long-term backups.
See what long-term backup survivability requires 👇
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Patch deployment does not always provide proof of remediation.
Join us, sponsor @Action1corp and expert Gene Moody tomorrow for this FREE webcast on closing visibility and third-party patching gaps without more manual processes.
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.@HP researchers found a fake AI trading agent delivering Needle Stealer malware through an attack chain using a legitimate @Microsoft-signed Windows binary before targeting cryptocurrency wallet browser extensions.
Learn more 👇
#AgenticAI #Malware
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.@Microsoft Sentinel now supports multiple third-party accounts through a single Codeless Connector Framework connector, with independent authentication and configuration for each account.
Learn more 👇
#Microsoft #Cybersecurity #SecurityOps
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Lingering access can turn contingent worker offboarding into a security risk.
Join us, sponsor Aquera and expert Craig Glogower on Sep. 29 for this FREE webcast on using automation and centralized visibility to close identity gaps.
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