Microsoft Wants AI Everywhere. Can IT Keep It Secure?

AI-powered attacks are accelerating, AI agents are gaining access to enterprise systems, and Microsoft wants Windows to become a platform for hybrid AI. This month, Russell Smith and Craig Birch unpack the ConnectWise compromise and its identity-security implications, Microsoft’s Hybrid Intelligence strategy for Windows, and the latest chapter in Windows 11 Administrator Protection with 26H2. We also tackle perhaps the biggest question of all: what happens when the insider you need to secure isn’t human? Microsoft calls this the “agentic insider” problem, raising difficult questions about identity, permissions, Zero Trust and accountability as autonomous agents gain greater access to enterprise resources. 👏 Sponsored by Cayosoft!