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18/03/2026

In today's digital economy, protecting customer data and ensuring business continuity are non-negotiable. BUI's renewed ISO certifications demonstrate our commitment to safeguarding your organisation's most valuable assets. Security and continuity without compromise. Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q046TTCp0

BUI reinforces its commitment to protecting customer data and maintaining business continuity in line with global standards.

16/03/2026

BUI has successfully renewed our ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 22301:2019 certifications, reinforcing our commitment to international standards in information security and business continuity. Delivering excellence to our customers, globally. Read the full announcement: https://hubs.li/Q046TTyB0

BUI reinforces its commitment to protecting customer data and maintaining business continuity in line with global standards.

12/03/2026

In Episode 13 of CTRL + ALT + DEFEND, BUI Cloud Solutions Architect Dirk Prinsloo explains how the new Quick Policy for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management can help you detect potential data theft when employees are preparing to exit the organisation.

➡️ Watch now on our YouTube channel:
🔗 https://hubs.li/Q0463FZ00

11/03/2026

… According to the latest Microsoft Threat Intelligence report, cybercriminals and threat actors are leveraging artificial intelligence across the cyberattack chain, with generative AI technologies being exploited to draft phishing emails, summarise stolen data, and generate malware.

Are you prepared for the fallout? Read the full report to see how adversaries are operating today so you can protect your organisation: https://hubs.li/Q0463jHd0

Threat actors are operationalizing AI to scale and sustain malicious activity, accelerating tradecraft and increasing risk for defenders, as illustrated by recent activity from North Korean groups such as Jasper Sleet and Coral Sleet (formerly Storm-1877).

10/03/2026

Have you seen the latest episode of CTRL + ALT + DEFEND yet? Join BUI Cloud Solutions Architect Dirk Prinsloo for a closer look at AI-powered incident prioritisation in Microsoft Defender. Now available in public preview, this capability is designed to help SOC teams cut through alert noise, focus on what matters, and respond faster.

"One of the biggest challenges in security operations is incident prioritisation because in real environments, you're not dealing with five incidents… You're usually dealing with dozens or sometimes hundreds – and they're all marked as 'high severity', which means analysts spend a lot of time figuring out which fire to run to," explains Dirk.

➡️ Watch the full episode on YouTube to learn more:
🔗 https://hubs.li/Q0463C550

08/03/2026

IT news roundup! Dive into the past week's headlines, highlights, and trending topics in technology to start your Monday in the know...

🔐 SECURITY 🔐

Cyberattacks: Hackers abusing AI at every stage, warns Microsoft | Threat actors are using generative AI tools for a wide of range of tasks across the attack chain, including reconnaissance, phishing and malware creation, according to Microsoft.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045ZfH90

Cisco reveals two maximum-severity defects | Cisco says two maximum-severity vulnerabilities in its firewall management software could be exploited by remote attackers to achieve root access.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045ZfZ20

Tycoon 2FA dismantled in Europol-led operation | Tycoon 2FA – a phishing-as-a-service toolkit that allowed cybercriminals to stage adversary-in-the-middle attacks at scale – has been taken down by a coalition of law enforcement agencies and security companies.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Z31Q0

Ninety zero-days exploited last year, says Google | The Google Threat Intelligence Group has tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited throughout 2025 – and almost half of them were in enterprise software and appliances.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Zgyh0

🧠 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 🧠

AWS launches AI agent platform for healthcare | Amazon Web Services says Amazon Connect Health, its new AI agent-powered platform, is designed to help healthcare organisations automate repetitive tasks.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Zf-P0

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions | OpenAI says GPT-5.4 is its most capable and efficient frontier model to date, combining advanced reasoning, coding and agentic workflows into a single unified system.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Z3Kz0

💼 INDUSTRY NEWS 💼

Apple unveils MacBook Neo | The MacBook Neo is the first Apple laptop to run on a chip usually seen in the iPhone and signals a fresh attempt to attract Windows and Chromebook customers.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Z3MB0

08/03/2026

On International Women's Day, we celebrate the women who build, who innovate, who encourage the next generation, and who inspire and lead change.

To the wonderful women of … Thank you for your vision, your impact, and your support. Thank you for everything you do for our company, our customers, and our communities. We're grateful for you all!

06/03/2026

BUI Cloud Solutions Architect Dirk Prinsloo is back with the first edition of CTRL + ALT + DEFEND for 2026! In this episode, Dirk discusses how Microsoft Entra Agent ID extends security capabilities to AI-powered agents through conditional access policies, identity protection, and identity governance.

Currently in public preview, Microsoft Entra Agent ID allows you to manage, protect, and govern agents and their access to your organisational resources just as you would for humans.

➡️ Learn more from Dirk in Episode 13 of CTRL + ALT + DEFEND!
🔗 Watch now on YouTube: https://hubs.li/Q045Gy6R0

06/03/2026

Every organisation's Microsoft 365 Copilot journey is different… The sector, the starting point, the specific business priorities, the maturity of the M365 environment – these all shape the approach.

What doesn't vary is the value of starting with clarity.

Clarity on what you're trying to achieve, what your M365 environment currently looks like, and the sequence of work that gets you from where you are to where you want to be.

A comprehensive advisory engagement delivers that clarity. And it's the foundation that every other element of a successful Microsoft 365 Copilot programme is built on.

No matter which stage of the Copilot journey you're on now – evaluating, planning for, deploying or optimising the technology – we're ready to help you succeed.

➡️ Book a consultation with our experts: https://hubs.li/Q045Gskk0

05/03/2026

The changes that Microsoft 365 Copilot requires of people are not trivial… Letting go of established habits, developing trust in AI-generated outputs, and adapting processes that have worked well for years will be challenging for many members of your team.

But they can navigate these challenges more successfully when they're given clear communication, practical training, and support from leaders who model the change instead of simply mandating it.

A well-designed Copilot adoption programme respects the difficulty of what's being asked of people. It builds confidence rather than demanding it. And it creates the conditions in which AI genuinely changes how an organisation works – for the better.

➡️ Let's design your Microsoft 365 Copilot strategy together.
🔗 Get in touch with our experts today: https://hubs.li/Q045w4cG0

04/03/2026

If you're a business or technology leader evaluating Microsoft 365 Copilot for your company, three questions cut through most of the noise:

1️⃣ Where in our organisation is the highest concentration of time spent on tasks that AI can genuinely accelerate – and what's the value of that time?

2️⃣ Is our Microsoft 365 environment in a state where Copilot can be deployed responsibly – or is there remediation work to do first?

3️⃣ What does success look like in 12 months – and how will we know if we're on track?

The answers to these questions form the foundation of a sound Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption strategy. If your current planning hasn't started here, then it's worth going back to basics.

Need help? Talk to us… Let's turn your answers into a comprehensive plan for your Copilot rollout.

➡️ Send an enquiry: https://hubs.li/Q045vYwq0

03/03/2026

A Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption strategy for a professional services firm looks very different from one for a manufacturer or retailer.

The use cases are different. The regulatory environment is different. The workforce profile is different. And critically, the definition of a successful outcome depends on the business and its goals.

The organisations extracting serious value from Microsoft 365 Copilot are doing so because their adoption strategy reflects the specific realities of their business and their industry.

Our advisory work is always grounded in context and specificity. We ask the right questions so we can build Microsoft 365 Copilot strategies tailored for your environment.

➡️ Talk to our experts about getting started: https://hubs.li/Q045kBMh0