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Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.

Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
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CyberProof launches Reveal360 for unified security view

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CyberProof unveils Reveal360, a role-based platform unifying threat, defence and asset data to give enterprises a single security view.
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Commvault deepens Microsoft Security link for rapid recovery

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Commvault links its cloud platform with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot to speed cyber threat investigation and clean data recovery.
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CrowdStrike adds AI security tools & Microsoft SIEM

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CrowdStrike rolls out AI security controls for Falcon and deepens Next-Gen SIEM integration by ingesting Microsoft Defender telemetry.
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Yubico expands YubiKey enrolment for Microsoft, Ping

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Yubico expands YubiKey enrolment tools for Microsoft Entra ID and Ping, aiming to simplify passwordless onboarding and account recovery.
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CrowdStrike adds AI security tools & Microsoft SIEM link

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CrowdStrike beefs up Falcon with new AI security controls and links its Next-Gen SIEM to Microsoft Defender to tame sprawling AI estates.
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HeadBox urges tighter control of corporate events spend

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HeadBox warns that fragmented control of meetings and events spend is exposing corporates to rising cost, compliance and governance risks.
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Bonfy unveils ACS 2.0 to secure data for AI agents

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Bonfy launches ACS 2.0, a cross-channel data security platform to monitor and control how AI agents access, process and share content.
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Zenarmor expands SASE platform for mobile & containers

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Zenarmor extends its SASE platform to mobile endpoints and containers, touting distributed, sovereign security without central cloud inspection.
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AI drives wasted cloud spend higher despite FinOps gains

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Wasted cloud spend jumps to 29% as AI workloads surge, outpacing gains in FinOps maturity and sharpening focus on governance and risk.
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UiPath links with Microsoft to automate security ops

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UiPath and Microsoft have unveiled a new security automation link to detect, investigate and respond to threats in automated workflows.
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Keeper unveils KeeperDB to tighten database access

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Keeper launches KeeperDB to centralise zero-trust database access, hiding credentials and recording sessions within its existing security vault.
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Informatica deepens Microsoft Fabric ties, adds Swiss pod

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Informatica widens Microsoft Fabric integration with Open Mirroring support and unveils a Swiss Azure pod for localised EU data control.
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Island unveils SASE to cut proxy backhaul for AI era

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Island has rolled out a SASE design that shifts inspection to the endpoint, cutting proxy backhaul and avoiding default SSL/TLS break-and-inspect.
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Corelight unveils AI triage to speed transparent SOC ops

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Corelight launches Agentic Triage, an AI-driven workflow to speed SOC investigations while exposing every step for transparent review.
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FIRST announces 2026 cyber security conference trio

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FIRST to host three cybersecurity conferences in 2026 as it predicts annual CVE disclosures will surpass 50,000 for the first time.
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Redgate unveils SaaS edition of its database monitor

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Redgate launches a managed SaaS version of its Monitor tool, promising simpler deployment and upkeep for complex, mixed database estates.
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XM Cyber adds AI exposure mapping across hybrid cloud

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XM Cyber rolls out AI exposure mapping to track shadow AI, cloud models and MCP servers across hybrid estates in a single attack graph.
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Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane

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Cloud security startup Native launches from stealth with USD $42m to unify preventive, intent-based controls across major public clouds.
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Kore.ai unveils platform to tackle enterprise AI sprawl

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Kore.ai has launched an Agent Management Platform to give enterprises a unified control layer over fast-growing, fragmented AI agent estates.
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SAP Concur adds AI agents, deeper card & travel links

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SAP Concur rolls out new Joule AI agents, tighter Microsoft and card links, and expanded travel tools to streamline corporate expenses.