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Two Next.js security updates in one week: what it means for maintaining your website
Latest articleWeb & Hosting30 September 2026

Two Next.js security updates in one week: what it means for maintaining your website

On 22 and 30 September, Vercel shipped two security updates for Next.js within eight days, the framework behind a large share of modern business websites. What actually happened, and why it shows that a website is never finished once it goes live.

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Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager: test whether your failover actually works, before an outage does
Cloud & Infrastructure28 September 2026

Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager: test whether your failover actually works, before an outage does

A zone-redundant architecture on paper is no guarantee that failover actually works. Microsoft's new Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager links Availability Zones, Chaos Studio and Monitor together and lets you simulate a zone outage before a real one does.

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Dutch privacy fines go public: what the new transparency rule means for your organisation
Regelgeving & Compliance26 September 2026

Dutch privacy fines go public: what the new transparency rule means for your organisation

Since 1 September 2026, publishing sanctions has become the legal default for the Dutch Data Protection Authority. A fine no longer disappears quietly into a file, it becomes a permanent, searchable public record. What exactly changes, and what does it mean for your organisation?

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Your logo now has to work on ten screens: why a fixed mark is no longer enough in 2026
Branding & Design25 September 2026

Your logo now has to work on ten screens: why a fixed mark is no longer enough in 2026

A logo used to be one fixed picture. Now it appears as a video intro, an app icon, a favicon and a presentation opener, each with different rules. And it is no longer judged by people alone: AI agents increasingly compare and choose on the customer's behalf. What does that mean for your brand identity?

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Planner Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot: action items from meetings and email as tasks
AI & Automation23 September 2026

Planner Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot: action items from meetings and email as tasks

The Planner Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot is now generally available. The agent recognises action items in Teams meetings, Outlook emails, and documents, and automatically converts them into draft tasks in Microsoft Planner. How does it work, what are the requirements, and how do you activate it?

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Entra ID Governance: User-Centric Access Reviews now GA. All of a user's access in one screen
Security21 September 2026

Entra ID Governance: User-Centric Access Reviews now GA. All of a user's access in one screen

User-Centric Access Reviews (UAR) in Entra ID Governance are now generally available. Reviewers see all of a user's access (groups, apps and access packages) in a single unified view. How to configure it, what it costs, and why NIS2 compliance demands exactly this.

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Teams Rooms passwordless: Entra Resource Accounts remove passwords from meeting room devices
Security18 September 2026

Teams Rooms passwordless: Entra Resource Accounts remove passwords from meeting room devices

Every meeting room has a resource account that rarely changes its password. Microsoft now has a fix: Entra Resource Accounts make Teams Rooms, Panels, and Common Area Phones passwordless through hardware-bound credentials. Here is how it works and how to migrate.

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Teams federation governance: two PowerShell settings that automatically block unwanted external access
Microsoft 36516 September 2026

Teams federation governance: two PowerShell settings that automatically block unwanted external access

Until recently, external users could remain in a Teams group chat even if your external access policy no longer allowed it. Microsoft closes that gap with two new PowerShell settings. What they do, when they are available, and how to configure them.

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Entra MemberOf operator retires November 3, 2026: what frozen dynamic groups mean for your access management
Security14 September 2026

Entra MemberOf operator retires November 3, 2026: what frozen dynamic groups mean for your access management

Microsoft retires the MemberOf operator from Entra ID on November 3, 2026. There is no automatic migration. Dynamic groups using the operator freeze at their current state, with direct consequences for Conditional Access, licence assignment, and Teams access.

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Patch Tuesday September 2026: 974 CVEs, two zero-days and Administrator Protection as a new security model
Security11 September 2026

Patch Tuesday September 2026: 974 CVEs, two zero-days and Administrator Protection as a new security model

Microsoft closed September with a record round: 974 vulnerabilities patched, including two actively exploited zero-days in Windows Update Stack and ALPC. The same update also introduces Administrator Protection: a fundamentally new model for admin rights through just-in-time elevation. Here is what you need to do this week.

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Token Protection in Conditional Access: stopping AiTM attacks that bypass MFA
Security9 September 2026

Token Protection in Conditional Access: stopping AiTM attacks that bypass MFA

Adversary-in-the-Middle attacks no longer target passwords: they steal session tokens and bypass MFA entirely. Token Protection in Entra Conditional Access cryptographically binds tokens to the user's device, making a stolen token worthless on any other device.

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Intune Remote Help 2608: support Windows devices without a user present
Microsoft 3657 September 2026

Intune Remote Help 2608: support Windows devices without a user present

Intune 2608 introduces unattended Remote Help sessions for Windows. Helpdesk staff can now connect to devices without a user being present or granting approval: ideal for after-hours repair, kiosk devices, and shared workstations.

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Entra Tenant Governance: track shadow tenants and monitor configuration drift. Now generally available
Security4 September 2026

Entra Tenant Governance: track shadow tenants and monitor configuration drift. Now generally available

How many Microsoft tenants exist within your organisation? More than you think. Entra Tenant Governance, now generally available, discovers unmanaged and shadow tenants via B2B, app and billing signals, and monitors configuration drift across more than 200 resource types in Entra, Intune, Exchange, Teams, Purview and Defender.

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