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Askari Infotech opens its US office

We are pleased to announce the opening of our office in the United States, run through Askari Infotech LLC.

Askari Infotech was born in Pune in 1998 and has grown into a Microsoft cloud, security and managed IT partner with a presence in Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The US office extends that service to organisations whose teams are in the United States, or in both countries.

What we can help with

  • Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
  • Cybersecurity and compliance
  • Data and AI readiness, including Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Managed IT services, alongside your own team
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Where Askari Infotech operates

  • PuneWhere it began in 1998. Our headquarters
  • Mumbai, Bengaluru, HyderabadOur presence across India
  • United StatesNow open Askari Infotech LLC
Compliance in IndiaRules notified 13 November 2025

India's DPDP Rules: the dates every business should know

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 were notified in the Gazette on 13 November 2025 (the Government's announcement is dated 14 November) and give organisations an 18-month phased timeline to prepare.

The Rules on notices, security safeguards, breach intimation, children's data and the other core obligations apply from about mid-May 2027, and the Consent Manager rules from about mid-November 2026. Dates are counted from the Gazette publication date and sources quote the 13th or 14th, so confirm the exact day with your legal adviser.

What to do now

  • Find out where personal data sits, who can reach it and how long you keep it.
  • Check that your privacy notices and consent requests are clear, specific and stand alone.
  • Review your security safeguards, and how you would detect, contain and report a breach.
  • Review contracts with the vendors and processors that handle personal data for you.
Read our DPDP guideTalk to us about DPDP readiness
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Microsoft news10 November 2026

Microsoft updates commercial cloud pricing in five currencies from 1 January 2027

Microsoft has announced its annual review of local currency pricing for commercial cloud. From 1 January 2027 it will update pricing in select currencies, including the Indian rupee, to align local currency pricing with global levels.

This follows Microsoft's announcement in July 2026 that it is moving to an annual process, with local currency adjustments set each January.

What this means for you

  • If you buy Microsoft cloud services priced in Indian rupees, plan your 2027 budget and renewals with the 1 January 2027 date in mind.
  • Check how your quotes and renewals are priced, and ask your partner to confirm the current price list before you commit.
  • Read Microsoft's announcement for the full details.
  • We can review your Microsoft licences and renewals with you.
Ask us to review your renewalsRead Microsoft's announcement (opens in a new tab)
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Microsoft news7 October to 5 November 2026

AI agent security: Microsoft adds containment, discovery and task-scoped access

As AI agents gain access to business data and tools, Microsoft's recent security updates focus on limiting what they can do. Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) is now generally available on Windows: an operating-system-enforced layer that limits what a local agent can reach across files, networks, processes and user interactions.

Microsoft Defender can now discover local AI agents, and the MCP servers they are configured to use, on Windows and macOS (generally available as of 29 October 2026). Microsoft's November security update also announces Dynamic Permissions, which scope an agent's authority to its current task.

What this means for you

  • Find out which AI agents and coding assistants already run on your company devices. Discovery needs Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 and onboarded devices.
  • Decide what each agent may reach. Least-privilege containment limits files, networks and processes.
  • Get permissions and data labels in order first: an agent can only act on what its user can already reach.
  • We can review your readiness and set this up alongside your Defender and Entra controls.
Talk to us about AI readinessOur cybersecurity services
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Microsoft newsMicrosoft message MC1537494, 3 November 2026

Microsoft Defender unified RBAC is being switched on automatically from December 2026

Microsoft has told administrators (Message Center MC1537494, published 3 November 2026) that Microsoft Defender role-based access control (RBAC), the unified permissions model, is becoming the single access model for all Defender and Sentinel portal experiences.

It rolls out in phases. Your existing roles are imported first, so you can review and adjust them. About 30 days after the in-portal notification the new model is activated automatically for the workloads in scope, and an opt-out is available after activation. Microsoft's notice shows an "act by" date of 2 December 2026.

What to do

  • Watch for the notification banner on the Permissions and roles page of the Microsoft Defender portal, then review the imported roles.
  • Check Sentinel carefully: Microsoft Learn notes that the Playbook Operator, Automation Contributor and Workbook Contributor roles stay in Azure, and that service-principal and GDAP-group permissions in Sentinel are not supported in unified RBAC.
  • Activating needs at least the Security Administrator role in Microsoft Entra ID.
  • We can review the imported roles with you before activation.
Ask us to review your Defender rolesOur managed services
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Microsoft newsSupport ended 13 October 2026

Office 2021 support ended on 13 October 2026

Support for Office 2021 ended on 13 October 2026, with no extension and no extended security updates. Office LTSC 2021 and the 2021 versions of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Project, Publisher and Visio reached the same date.

The apps may continue to work, but Microsoft no longer provides technical support, bug fixes or security fixes, so newly discovered vulnerabilities stay open. Microsoft notes that this can also raise compliance concerns.

What this means for you

  • Find out which devices still run Office 2021 or Office LTSC 2021.
  • Microsoft's recommended path is Microsoft 365 Apps. Organisations not ready for the cloud can move to Office LTSC 2024.
  • If you hold personal data, review unsupported software against the security safeguards expected under India's DPDP Rules (see our DPDP guide).
  • We can run a licence and device review and plan the move with you.
Ask us for a licence and device reviewMicrosoft 365 and Copilot
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