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Is Windows Autopatch ready for enterprise use, or does it trade too much control for convenience?
Windows Autopatch is a Microsoft service, included with Windows Enterprise E3 and above, that automates the scheduling and deployment of Windows quality updates, driver updates, and Microsoft 365 app updates across Intune-managed devices. It reduces the manual overhead of patch scheduling by managing update rings and cadence on your behalf, but it does so by abstracting away the granular controls that enterprise patch management workflows typically depend on.

Mind the Gaps: How A Cybersecurity Pro Manages M&A Risk
As Service Logic acquires HVAC businesses large and small through an unusual M&A model, Dan Ronco brings them into the fold, security-wise. It starts with endpoint visibility. And AI will make things easier, he predicts.

Manufacturing Close-Up: What a Merger Can Mean for Cybersecurity
Merging companies involves integrating cultures, processes – and security systems. That’s what Brian Klotz faces as the global endpoint architect for the global furniture/design powerhouse MillerKnoll. His challenge: standardize and unify multiple brands under one protective umbrella.