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Report Sheds Light on Massive Phishing-as-a-Service Ring

Cybersecurity experts at Trustwave are warning about a surge in malicious email campaigns leveraging Rockstar 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit designed to steal Microsoft 365 credentials.

Microsoft Outlines Latest Security Efforts at Ignite

In the wake of last year's CrowdStrike incident, Microsoft has worked to publicly rehabilitate its security image through new initiatives and public commitments to improve. That push continued this week at Ignite, where Microsoft announced a handful of new security tools and updates.

Nadella on Copilot: 'Major Platform Shifts Are in the Air'

As should be no surprise, Copilot took center stage during Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's keynote speech to open Microsoft Ignite 2024.

Azure AI Foundry Revealed at Microsoft Ignite

Microsoft is consolidating its Azure generative AI tools into a unified platform named Azure AI Foundry.

Microsoft Addresses 4 Zero-Day Holes in November Security Patch

Microsoft's monthly security update arrived on Tuesday, packed with 90 fixes for the company's portfolio of products and services, with four of the items addressing vulnerabilities that are either being actively exploited or publicly disclosed.

Microsoft Pricing Changes: Monthly Billing for Microsoft 365, Price Hikes for Power BI

Microsoft on Tuesday announced some upcoming pricing changes for enterprise customers of its cloud-based subscription services.

Microsoft Unveils Multi-Agent AI System Magnetic-One

Microsoft researchers this week unveiled a new multi-agent AI system, aimed to help enterprises automate complex tasks typically requiring human intervention.

Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2025

Microsoft announced Monday that Windows Server 2025 is now generally available.

Windows Hello Gets UI Facelift for Windows 11

Microsoft has updated the look and feel of Windows Hello for Windows 11 users, which is currently in preview for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build users.

Cloud, Security Dominate List of Highest-Paying Tech Certs

New research reaffirms the importance of cloud expertise in higher-paying IT positions.

Microsoft Among Founding Backers of Identity Security Standards Body

A new identity security standard has won the support of Microsoft, Google and other industry giants.

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Microsoft Tweaks Authenticator with Added Passkey Support, FIPS Compliance

Microsoft is updating its Authenticator app to be even more "phishing-resistant," Microsoft announced Tuesday.

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Copilot Studio To Get Agent-Building Capability in November

At its Ignite conference next month, Microsoft will let more of its users spin up autonomous AI "agents" within Copilot Studio, its AI orchestration platform.

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Microsoft on Security Landscape: 'The Immediate Outlook Is Pessimistic'

The gates have been well and truly breached, Microsoft warned in its fifth-annual Digital Defense Report.

Time To Take Nation-State Cyberattacks Seriously, Microsoft and Tech Leaders Warn

Microsoft is leading the growing chorus of tech giants calling for unified action against state-sponsored cyberattacks.

Intel, AMD Forge Unlikely Partnership to Advance x86 Architecture

Storied rivals Intel and AMD have formed an industry group dedicated to "[shaping] the future of the world's most widely used computing architecture."

Just One Year of Support Left for Key Microsoft Office Apps, Servers

A raft of 2016- and 2019-branded Office solutions and servers are set to lose support next October, Microsoft warned this week.

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One of Microsoft's Top AI Execs Leaves for OpenAI

A leading Microsoft AI researcher is headed to partner and sometimes rival OpenAI.

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Microsoft To Boost Passwordless Authentication in Windows 11

Microsoft is priming Windows 11 for a more passwordless future.

Microsoft Updates OneDrive with AI Agents, Copilot Interactions

Microsoft recently announced new enterprise capabilities in its OneDrive cloud storage service, many of which leverage the company's Copilot AI technologies.

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