New Technology

A safe Microsoft Copilot rollout starts with a permissions audit before any trial license is enabled. Microsoft 365 Copilot retrieves files, emails, and chats using each user’s existing Microsoft 365 permissions. In most tenants, those permissions are broader than anyone has mapped, because access tends to accumulate across years of projects, ad-hoc sharing, and staff changes. Microsoft itself now recommends a specific cleanup before any trial: map who currently has access to what, fix the permissions that have drifted out of scope, and apply sensitivity labels to confidential content.… Read the rest

Your team locks everything down with passwords. Some are strong, some are not, and most have been reused somewhere over the years. Every month, IT fields reset requests. Every year, the same breach reports list stolen credentials as the leading cause.

There is now a more effective path, and it does not require users to memorize anything. 

Passkey migration is the process of moving from traditional passwords to passkeys: a form of phishing-resistant authentication that uses your device’s built-in security instead of a shared secret. … Read the rest

Most organizations have realized that AI is not a sentient system looking to take over the world, but rather an invaluable tool. They have come to utilize it to improve their productivity and efficiency. AI solutions have been installed at an astounding rate. Some are used to automate repetitive tasks and to provide enriched data analysis on a previously unrealized level. While this can certainly boost productivity, it is also troubling from a data security, privacy, and cyber threat perspective.… Read the rest

Walk into almost any IT department right now, and you’ll hear the same conversation at least once a week: “Have you tried that new AI tool yet? I heard it’s a game-changer.”

The truth is that the market is buzzing with promise and noise. A recent McKinsey survey shows that 78% of companies now use AI in some form, and that number is climbing. 

Plenty of software promises to slash workloads, automate everything, and make teams ‘future-proof.’ Some deliver on that promise.… Read the rest