Microsoft Retires Outlook’s Free Meeting Prep Tool — What It Costs Australian Businesses to Replace It

From mid-August 2026, Microsoft is retiring Outlook's free Meeting Insights feature and replacing it with a Copilot-only experience, meaning many Australian businesses

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Microsoft Entra Is Turning On Passkeys by Default From 1 September — What Australian Businesses Need to Check First

Microsoft starts defaulting Entra ID sign-ins to passkeys from 1 September 2026 and retires its own SMS/voice MFA by 1 February 2027

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Microsoft’s ‘Copilot in 30’ Free Trial Is Live — What Australian SMBs Should Check Before It Converts to a Bill

Microsoft's free Copilot in 30 trial goes live 1 August for Australian businesses under 300 staff. Here's what to check before the

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Microsoft Starts Switching Off Exchange Web Services on 1 October — What Australian Businesses Must Check Before 31 August

Microsoft begins disabling Exchange Web Services across Microsoft 365 tenants on 1 October 2026, taking backup, CRM sync and room-booking tools with

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Microsoft Confirms Exchange 2016 and 2019 Updates Stop in October — What Australian Businesses Should Do Now

Microsoft has confirmed there will be no further extension of the Exchange 2016/2019 ESU program past October 2026. Here is what Australian

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Record 2025 Data Breach Notifications — What It Means for Australian Businesses

OAIC recorded 1,205 data breach notifications in 2025, a new high, with professional and financial services firms among the fastest-growing categories. Here's

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APRA’s CPS 230 Deadline Just Passed — Why Your Business Could Now Be a Bank’s ‘Material Service Provider’

APRA's CPS 230 material service provider deadline passed on 1 July 2026. If your business supplies a bank, insurer or super fund,

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The ASD Is Retiring the Essential Eight — What Australian Businesses Should Do in the Next 12 Months

ASD will retire the Essential Eight within about two years, replacing it with the Essentials series. Your tooling investment carries forward —

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Microsoft Is Switching Off Basic Auth for Scan-to-Email in December — What Australian Businesses Must Fix Now

From late December 2026 Microsoft disables SMTP basic authentication in Microsoft 365, which quietly breaks scan-to-email and apps that send mail. Here

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Ransomware Hit 1 in 3 Australian Organisations Last Year — and a Quarter of Staff Won’t Report Their Mistakes

New RSM Australia research shows 35% of organisations faced ransomware last year while 97% remain confident their data is safe — and

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Microsoft Retires Outlook’s Free Meeting Prep Tool — What It Costs Australian Businesses to Replace It

Microsoft Entra Is Turning On Passkeys by Default From 1 September — What Australian Businesses Need to Check First

Microsoft’s ‘Copilot in 30’ Free Trial Is Live — What Australian SMBs Should Check Before It Converts to a Bill

Microsoft Starts Switching Off Exchange Web Services on 1 October — What Australian Businesses Must Check Before 31 August

Microsoft Confirms Exchange 2016 and 2019 Updates Stop in October — What Australian Businesses Should Do Now

Record 2025 Data Breach Notifications — What It Means for Australian Businesses

APRA’s CPS 230 Deadline Just Passed — Why Your Business Could Now Be a Bank’s ‘Material Service Provider’

The ASD Is Retiring the Essential Eight — What Australian Businesses Should Do in the Next 12 Months

Microsoft Is Switching Off Basic Auth for Scan-to-Email in December — What Australian Businesses Must Fix Now

Ransomware Hit 1 in 3 Australian Organisations Last Year — and a Quarter of Staff Won’t Report Their Mistakes

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