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Women accounted for just 25 percent of the global cybersecurity force in 2021, according to Microsoft.
03/11/2022
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Microsoft this week announced the "general availability" commercial release of Azure Stack Edge Pro 2, which expands network edge data processing options for organizations.
03/11/2022
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Microsoft's Azure continues to gain popularity on Amazon's cloud, according to the Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report, the 11th annual survey-based project from the specialist in SaaS-based IT management solutions.
03/11/2022
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Microsoft gave notice this week that currently used Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates associated with Microsoft 365 services and Azure Communication Services "will expire in May 2025."
03/10/2022
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Microsoft on Thursday announced the "general availability" commercial release of PowerShell Crescendo.
03/10/2022
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Microsoft announced late last month that it'll be ending support for two SQL Server capabilities, with cloud services and SQL Server 2022 typically proposed as replacements.
03/09/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It might not be a virtual reality problem, but an unhealthy relationship with specific apps.
03/09/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday released its monthly patch rollout, addressing 71 vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), three of those tackling "critical" flaws.
03/08/2022
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Google announced on Tuesday it's going big on security with the purchase of Virginia-based security firm Mandiant.
03/08/2022
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Microsoft on Friday announced the completion of its acquisition of Nuance Communications Inc., a former partner.
03/04/2022
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In further response to the invasion of Ukraine, Microsoft on Friday announced that it is halting hardware and software sales of new products and services to Russia.
03/04/2022
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Azure Active Directory now permits delegating administrative privileges for particular applications, which can be an IT personnel assignment perk for organizations.
03/03/2022
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Microsoft this week announced coming Azure Active Directory management improvements designed to make things a little easier for IT pros.
03/02/2022
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud users are getting a preview of Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB, per a Tuesday Microsoft announcement.
03/02/2022
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Microsoft is not only voicing support for the Ukrainian people, it's also supplying what aid it can to the European country.
03/01/2022
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Microsoft Defender for Business, a new security solution for small-to-medium organizations, is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage for Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscribers, per a Tuesday Microsoft announcement.
03/01/2022
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Microsoft this week described new efforts stemming from its two-year-old Azure for Operators telecom services launch.
03/01/2022
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Identity security company Illusive this week announced a new identity risk management platform and an annual report on the state of identity-based security risks for organizations.
02/25/2022
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Microsoft this week announced that a data export capability for Log Analytics in Azure Monitor is now commercially released, having reached at the "general availability" (GA) stage.
02/24/2022
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Microsoft this week announced Microsoft Defender for IoT version 22.1 at the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage.
02/24/2022
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced a bunch of security product enhancements at the preview stage.
02/23/2022
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More than two thirds of enterprises experienced at least one ransomware incident last year, according to security vender Veeam.
02/23/2022
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Getting a bird's eye view can help to quickly spot trouble areas.
02/23/2022
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The Nerdio Manager for MSP (Managed Service Provider) 3.0 solution is now integrated with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), supporting the central management of customers' virtual and physical desktops by MSPs, according to a Tuesday Nerdio announcement.
02/22/2022
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Microsoft this week offered a hint that it plans to impose a Microsoft account requirement on new installations of the Windows 11 Pro edition.
02/18/2022
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This week Microsoft released a warning that it's seeing an increased number of phishing attempts aimed at web3 -- a term used to describe the decentralized environment created on the blockchain.
02/18/2022
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Microsoft and LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) announced on Thursday that LinkedIn's Glint employee feedback and assessment solution will become a part of Microsoft's Viva "employee experience platform" sometime in 2023.
02/17/2022
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Microsoft this week announced a preview of a "continuous release" software update branch for its Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows solution.
02/17/2022
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced the "general availability" commercial release of its Hotpatch capability for virtual machines, which just works with the Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition product.
02/16/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced previews of Android-based apps for U.S. users of Windows 11, among other enhancements.
02/15/2022
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Chip maker Intel announced on Tuesday its plans to acquire Israel-based Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion.
02/15/2022
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Microsoft announced on Monday that it now plans to open its Washington state campus on Feb. 28, since pandemic conditions have improved.
02/15/2022
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Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication at the public preview stage.
02/14/2022
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The time is ripe for organizations to implement "phishing-resistant multifactor authentication" via FIDO standards, says advocate Andrew Shikiar.
02/14/2022
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Looking to target small business "Google G Suite legacy free edition" users, Microsoft announced a Microsoft 365 Business productivity suite limited-time promotional offer this week.
02/11/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While it may seem like your data is gone for good, not all hope is lost.
02/11/2022
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Intel announced on Friday that it is kicking off a new initiative to develop technologies for the blockchain ecosystem.
02/11/2022
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Microsoft this week announced that cross-tenant access settings for external collaboration are now available in public preview for Azure Active Directory users.
02/10/2022
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The Microsoft 365 Defender portal now supports some lagging Microsoft Defender for Identity capabilities that have reached the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage, Microsoft announced this week.
02/10/2022
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Organizations using the Windows 365 service's Enterprise edition soon will be getting the ability to create Azure Active Directory joins for Cloud PCs, according to a Wednesday Microsoft announcement.
02/09/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Collaborating with others outside your organization will be less burdensome and more secure.
02/09/2022
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Microsoft released February security patches on Tuesday, addressing perhaps around 50 or so common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs).
02/08/2022
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Microsoft reiterated on Friday that a flaw in an application installer component used with its MSIX app packager has been abused by malware, and temporary measures should be followed until there's a fix.
02/08/2022
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The proposed $40 billion sale of chip-designer Arm to Nvidia was shut down by the two parties, citing regulatory objections.
02/08/2022
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Microsoft announced on Monday that it will be bringing a new default for Windows Office users that is said to "block Internet macros by default."
02/08/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The new security benefits will be much appreciated for us who live in Microsoft's communication platform more and more these days.
02/07/2022
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Microsoft Viva hit its one-year anniversary since its debut, and now is used by "more than 10 million monthly active users," according to a Friday Microsoft announcement.
02/04/2022
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Microsoft explained last week that it is seeing multiphase phishing attacks getting tried that could be successful against organizations that haven't implemented multifactor authentication (MFA).
02/04/2022
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Exchange Online users soon will be getting some security enhancements that will enforce the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption for e-mails and ward off so-called "man-in-the-middle" attacks.
02/03/2022
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it's now possible to use Microsoft Sentinel to continuously monitor GitHub developer repositories for possible adverse activities.
02/02/2022