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Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Available for Windows Server 2022

Microsoft declared this week that Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL2) is now available for installation on Windows Server 2022.

Microsoft Releases Windows Autopatch Preview

Microsoft this week announced that its new Windows Autopatch service is now available as a preview release for organizations.

Microsoft's Identity Services Get Rebranded as 'Microsoft Entra'

Microsoft Entra is the newly announced product family name for Microsoft's existing identity and access management services, which also includes a newly renamed offering, plus a coming decentralized identity product offering.

Workaround Issued for Microsoft Office Zero-Day Flaw

Microsoft on Monday alerted users of an actively exploited vulnerability in Microsoft Office and has released a workaround.

Microsoft Adding Azure Active Directory External Identities Perks

Microsoft this week announced some External Identities enhancements for Azure Active Directory users.

Microsoft 'Critical' Flaw Total Drops 47 Percent

Last year saw a significant decrease in "critical" security flaws in Microsoft software and a drop in overall vulnerabilities, according to a report released Friday by security firm BeyondTust.

Active Directory Defaults Subject to Relay Attacks, Microsoft Warns

Microsoft on Wednesday advised organizations using Active Directory to take a couple steps to protect against Kerberos resource-based constrained delegation relay attacks.

VMware MegaDeal: Broadcom Acquiring Virtualization Pioneer for $61 Billion

Chipmaker Broadcom announced Thursday its plans to acquire virtualization pioneer and multicloud leader VMware for $61 billion in a landmark tech deal surpassed in value only by Dell's $67 billion acquisition of EMC in 2016 and Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard earlier this year.

Microsoft Bringing Inactive Account Removals and Default Security to Azure Active Directory Users

Microsoft announced a couple of Azure Active Directory security enhancements this week.

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Meta Taps Latest Azure Virtual Machines for AI Research

Meta, formerly known as "Facebook," is using the latest Azure virtual machines (VMs) with graphics processing unit (GPU) compute power for its "large-scale AI research workloads," Microsoft announced on Wednesday.

Microsoft Warns of Evolving Web Skimming Techniques

The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team is warning that Web skimming attacks are becoming more sophisticated and are able to hide malicious scripts from traditional security defenses.

Nadella Highlights AI and Cloud Native Apps at Build Event for Developers

The Microsoft Build keynote talk by CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday stressed Microsoft's role as a builder of platforms that other organizations can use to build their own platforms.

Microsoft Build 2022: 10 Key Products Hitting General Availability

Microsoft's annual Build conference for developers kicked off on Tuesday as a virtual event with the usual deluge of product announcements.

Azure Virtual Desktop Users Get Teams Backgrounds and Windowing

Users of the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) service now have access to some basic Microsoft Teams functionality.

Microsoft Issues Updates To Fix Authentication Problems Caused by Its May Patches

Microsoft on Thursday declared that authentication problems associated with its May monthly updates have been resolved via newly released updates.

Microsoft Promises To Ease Unfair Europe Cloud Practices

Microsoft on Wednesday outlined concessions to European regulators and to European service providers that will be coming via the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider partner program.

Windows 365 Subscribers To Get Citrix HDX Option This Year

Microsoft and Citrix announced plans to make Citrix's "high-definition user experience" (HDX) technologies available as an option for Windows 365 desktop-as-a-service users.

IT Pros Describe Azure Virtual Desktop Practices and Gripes in New Study

Use of the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) service is poised for growth, according to a recently published industry study that surveyed IT pros.

Report: Paying Ransomware Attackers Doesn't Ensure Data Recovery

Paying the demands of ransomware attackers for hijacked organizational data does not come with a guarantee that organizations will recover that data.

Veeam Bolstering Capabilities to Microsoft 365 Backup Solution Offering

During the VeeamOn conference this week, backup and recovery company Veeam revealed a handful of new features to its solution portfolio.

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