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A couple of industry-sponsored studies on security practices associated with supporting remote workforces were recently published this week.
03/23/2021
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Microsoft on Monday announced a report on the effects of the work-from-home shift that started last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
03/22/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday clarified that organizations running Exchange Server can get automatic security mitigations against Hafnium attacks via Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
03/19/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A persistent thorn in Brien's side -- Hyper-V replication falling out of sync for no good reason -- seems to have fixed itself out of the blue.
03/19/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday announced that Window 10 version 21H1 is available for testing by organizations, prior to its "general availability" commercial release.
03/18/2021
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The Microsoft Security Response Center team on Tuesday issued "Guidance for Responders," which provides more advice on how organizations can respond to the recent attacks that are leveraging Exchange Server zero-day flaws.
03/18/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced the acquisition of The Marsden Group, a Houston-based Microsoft partner that helps with industrial automation and safety processes.
03/17/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Once universally loathed, UAC is now a very useful tool for blocking Windows security threats. Here's how to make sure you're using it appropriately.
03/17/2021
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Microsoft on Monday apologized for an Azure Active Directory issue that disrupted access to Office 365 applications and the Azure Admin Portal for two hours or more for some users.
03/16/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of a one-click tool to apply temporary security protections against the recent Exchange Server attacks from the "Hafnium" advanced persistent threat group and other attackers.
03/16/2021
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The Microsoft Edge browser will be getting a new "Extended Stable" feature update option later this year for organizations that need more testing time, Microsoft announced on Friday.
03/15/2021
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Joey on SQL Server
Microsoft announced a lot of Azure SQL news at Ignite this month, but few as critical to application development security than the public preview of Always Encrypted with secure enclaves. Here's how to get started with this new feature.
03/15/2021
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Exchange Servers are getting attacked to install ransomware, dubbed "DearCry," Microsoft warned on Thursday.
03/12/2021
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Another reason to patch early and patch often: The Exchange Server zero-day vulnerabilities Microsoft first disclosed earlier this month are now being used in ransomware.
03/12/2021
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Microsoft this week announced the "general availability" (GA) commercial release of its External Identities capability in the Azure Active Directory service.
03/12/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A Microsoft Research project is expanding the capabilities of computer vision systems to help visually impaired users navigate everyday tasks.
03/12/2021