Microsoft 365 stories
Recognition in two Microsoft services quadrants puts the Sydney specialist alongside bigger rivals as AI projects hinge on cleaner data and governance.
Businesses risk false confidence if they meet the ACSC framework but leave staff exposed to phishing, social engineering and fake MFA prompts.
Working professionals can now prepare for Microsoft certification in half the usual classroom time, with online labs and self-paced follow-up.
ServiceNow customers now have a limited first year to decide how to deploy its AI oversight tools before broader access expires.
Law firms are being offered a single AI system for drafting, review and business development as Litera folds its products into one platform.
Account takeovers are becoming harder to stop as attackers use real-time code theft and fake login pages to bypass Microsoft 365 MFA.
Sales and support teams could cut admin time as Microsoft embeds generative AI into Outlook, Teams and Dynamics 365 for routine customer work.
Microsoft 365 users may see stronger first drafts and faster analysis as OpenAI's latest model becomes the default Copilot engine.
Businesses could see faster, cheaper AI coding and office workflows as OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 with stronger safeguards.
More than 5 million Codex users could now hand hours-long office tasks to a new agent that drafts documents, spreadsheets and slide decks.
Demand for data governance is rising as regulated organisations spend more on AI, and RecordPoint is betting on partners to capture it.
The move puts product, marketing and partnerships under one executive as Relativity intensifies its push to embed AI in legal workflows.
Demand for regulated cloud computing is rising as governments and banks seek tighter data control, auditability and local oversight.
Businesses are being urged to tighten controls as AI tools spread faster than governance, with Quorum Cyber updating assessments to cut cyber risk.
Credential misuse is pushing defenders to automate faster containment, as Blackpoint's new tool can freeze cloud account attacks in under two minutes.
Businesses face a fresh wave of identity theft-driven extortion as Helix is linked to BlackFile and ShinyHunters through shared infrastructure.
The cloud accounting group's AI push aims to cut manual work for small firms as it moves beyond bookkeeping and into cash flow management.
The rollout aims to cut manual bookkeeping and speed cash flow decisions for Xero's 5 million customers worldwide.
The appointment strengthens LumApps' push to turn its AI Employee Hub into routine workplace use as it expands globally.
The rollout will put secure AI tools into 6,000 employees' hands as Evri seeks to cut manual work and improve parcel delivery.