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Microsoft Security Copilot now included in E5 licenses starting April 20 2026

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Security Copilot Is Free in E5 Starting April 20 — Here's How to Activate It

Prefer to watch? On April 20th, Microsoft adds Security Copilot to every E5 tenant with no price increase. Justin walks through the SCU pool, the three capabilities that matter for examiners, and the two things your team should do before April 20....

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Agent 365 governance controls for financial institutions showing DLP Conditional Access audit logging and acceptable use policy requirements before May 1 2026

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Agent 365 Goes Live May 1: What Financial Institutions Must Know

Prefer to watch? Agent 365 is the governance layer for every Copilot agent that touches your tenant. Watch the 5:43 walkthrough on the five controls...

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FFIEC CAT retirement and NIST CSF 2.0 transition framework for financial institutions

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FFIEC CAT Is Dead: Your 2026 Examiner Expects NIST CSF 2.0 — Here's the Gap Most Financial Institutions Are Missing

Prefer to watch? Three gaps show up in almost every FFIEC CAT to NIST CSF 2.0 migration. Justin walks through the govern function gap, supply chain...

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Interface security best practices for financial institution platforms showing layered defense architecture for banks credit unions and mortgage companies

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Interface Security Best Practices for Financial Institution Platforms

In This Article What Interface Security Means for Financial Institution Platforms Top Threats Targeting Client-Facing Interfaces MFA Done Right:...

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How smart interface design prevents regulatory violations at banks credit unions and mortgage companies through compliance-by-design architecture

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When Compliance Fails, It's Usually the System: How Interface Design Prevents Regulatory Violations

In This Article The Multi-Regulator Enforcement Landscape in 2025-2026 Five Violation Categories That Start with Bad Systems How Interface Design...

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Custom interfaces transforming manual duplicate data entry into automated connected systems for financial institutions — 30% time savings, 99.9% accuracy

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How Custom Interfaces Eliminate Duplicate Data Entry Across Financial Institution Systems

In This Article What System Interfaces Do and Why They Break The Real Cost of Duplicate Data Entry in Financial Services How Interfaces Eliminate...

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The Blueprint for a Fully Connected Microsoft 365 Workflow in Financial Services

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The Blueprint for a Fully Connected Microsoft 365 Workflow in Financial Services

In This Article What a Connected Microsoft 365 Workflow Looks Like The Five Microsoft Tools That Power Financial Operations Stage 1: Client...

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April 15 Copilot licensing decision timeline for financial institutions

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Every Version of Microsoft Copilot Explained: What Changes April 15 and What It Means for Your Institution

In This Article Every Version of Copilot, Explained What Basic vs. Premium Actually Means The Complete Pricing Guide for Financial Institutions Four...

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Build Your First AI Agent in 15 Minutes - Microsoft Copilot Studio tutorial for financial institutions

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Build Your First AI Agent in 15 Minutes

Prefer to watch? Your first AI agent should solve one problem your team already complains about. Justin walks through the exact mortgage loan...

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Excel zero-click vulnerability CVE-2026-26144 weaponizes Copilot Agent for data exfiltration

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New Excel Zero-Click Vulnerability Lets AI Agents Steal Your Data

Prefer to watch? An Excel zero-click turns Copilot into an exfiltration channel before anyone opens the file. Watch the long-form walkthrough on the...

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