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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
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A recent security report found that the threat of ransomware attacks aimed at organizations resulting in critical operational technology (OT) information being leaked is on the rise.
02/02/2022
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Microsoft last week informed IT pros that Windows machines need to be powered up for at least two continuous hours, and connected to the Internet, to be maintained in a properly updated state.
02/01/2022
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Microsoft recently made a few Teams announcements of note.
02/01/2022
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Citrix Systems Inc., long known for its virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, is getting acquired for $16.5 billion in an all cash deal carried out by two investment firms, according to a Monday announcement.
01/31/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
That answer might lie in examining a tech fad that has come and gone: 3D TVs.
01/31/2022
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Companies running U.S. Web sites aren't really showing much positive spirit on Data Privacy Day, Jan. 28.
01/28/2022
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Microsoft on Friday announced that Microsoft Priva, a somewhat new privacy management add-on solution for Microsoft 365 or Office 365, is at the "generally available" commercial-release stage.
01/28/2022
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has canceled its planned release of the Azure Sphere version 22.01 operating system.
01/27/2022
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Microsoft announced this week that the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint service now has threat and vulnerability management support for "all major device platforms across the organization -- spanning workstations, servers, and mobile devices."
01/27/2022
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Microsoft on Wednesday touted Windows 11 as a success since its launch in October, but it also dangled the notion that its free upgrade offer from Windows 10 could disappear sometime early this year.
01/26/2022
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Microsoft revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 increased 20% over Q2 2021 to $51.7 billion, according to the company during a Tuesday earnings call.
01/26/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While there are many convenience propositions that may come with VR-based shopping, it also comes with its share of pitfalls.
01/26/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday offered its own report card on the blocking of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Azure services customers, as tallied from stats from latter half of 2021.
01/25/2022
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Let's break down when it's ideal to use the NOLOCK hint and when you should never use it.
01/21/2022
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Microsoft is starting to enable the restriction of Excel 4.0 macros (XLM) by default for users of Excel in subscriptions, starting with Excel build 16.0.14427.20000 and newer releases, according to a Wednesday announcement.
01/20/2022