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Windows Autopatch rolls out Windows updates through Microsoft Intune to test devices first, then to the rest of a financial institution's devices in rings

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Windows Autopatch for Financial Institutions: Patch Eligible Windows Devices in Rings

In This Article What Windows Autopatch does Which licenses include Windows Autopatch Which devices Autopatch can manage Autopatch groups and deployment rings Automatic or manual approval for each update type Hotpatch: security updates without the...

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Microsoft 365 illustration of a laptop connecting to branch Wi-Fi with a certificate delivered by Microsoft Intune, with Windows 11, EAP-TLS and Microsoft Entra ID labels, under the headline Branch Wi-Fi connects on its own, sign-in by certificate, every exception on record

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BlockNtlmv1SSO: How Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Keep Wi-Fi and VPN Working After the October Update

In This Article What the October update changed Why Microsoft blocked MS-CHAPv2 single sign-on Which devices lose automatic Wi-Fi and VPN sign-in...

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Microsoft 365 hero image: a laptop signing in through Microsoft Entra ID with Conditional Access and Token Protection, a copied session pass crossed out behind a dotted line, and the headline Sign in from anywhere, Stolen sessions stop working, Every cleanup on record

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Microsoft 365 Token Replay Campaign: What Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Should Do Now

In This Article What Huntress found How token spraying works Why the block list kept falling behind What the attacker left behind Read a Conditional...

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App Control for Business keeps approved apps running and unknown code blocked on Windows devices managed with Microsoft Intune

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Application Allowlisting with App Control for Business: Keep Approved Apps Running and Block the Rest

In This Article What application allowlisting changes on a Windows device App Control for Business or AppLocker What Microsoft 365 Business Premium...

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Microsoft 365 illustration: an Outlook calendar showing a fake meeting invitation with a Join button, beside Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Outlook, Microsoft Teams and Exchange Online

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Calendar Invite Phishing: What Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Should Clean Up

In This Article What Check Point found Why calendar invite phishing gets the click The part most cleanups miss: the calendar entry Which Microsoft...

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Microsoft 365 blog hero for Intune Endpoint Privilege Management at financial institutions: a laptop with the Run with elevated access menu item selected, linked to Microsoft Intune, Endpoint Privilege Management, and Microsoft Entra ID, beside a reviewed record clipboard

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Intune Endpoint Privilege Management: Keep Work Moving and Retire Local Admin Rights

In This Article Why everyday admin rights cost more than they save What Endpoint Privilege Management does Which Microsoft 365 plans include Endpoint...

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Microsoft 365 hero image for October 2026 Patch Tuesday: a laptop planning board with Today, This week, and Normal process columns, cards for the Windows update pilot ring, reviewing files from email and chat, checking Outlook builds, and AD FS and Exchange, beside the Microsoft logo

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October 2026 Patch Tuesday: What Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Patch First

In This Article October 2026 Patch Tuesday by the numbers First: the Windows Shell flaw attackers already use Second: five Outlook flaws that fire...

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Microsoft 365 blog hero for Windows Autopilot at financial institutions: a laptop rising from a shipping box with Windows Autopilot setup on screen, linked to Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, and device preparation, beside an asset record clipboard

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Windows Autopilot: Every Laptop Ready on Day One and Yours Until It Leaves

In This Article What Windows Autopilot does What changed for Windows Autopilot in 2026 Windows Autopilot or device preparation: which path fits...

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Microsoft 365 illustration: an Outlook inbox with Internal and External tags beside a Copilot panel, with Exchange Online, Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 Copilot labels and the headline Keep Copilot reading your inbox, Tag the mail from outside, Show examiners what it may read

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Copilot Prompt Injection by Email: Two Settings Banks, Credit Unions, and Lenders Should Check

In This Article What Microsoft published on October 8 and October 13 Why external email is the soft spot for Copilot prompt injection Step one: turn...

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Microsoft 365 hero image: a laptop with a BitLocker padlock beside a key tag linked to a Microsoft Entra ID cloud, with Microsoft Intune and Recovery key labels and the lines Keys within reach, Laptops locked if lost, Every key read on record

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BitLocker Encryption: Keep Every Laptop Locked and Every Recovery Key Within Reach

In This Article What BitLocker encryption does Where your BitLocker recovery keys live What changed for BitLocker in 2026 TPM only, or TPM plus a...

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