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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Ransomware is a lot more sophisticated now, attacking data on network drives and in the cloud. Before physically interacting with ransomware, take these precautions to stop anything outside the VM from getting infected.
02/09/2021
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Microsoft will begin turning on guest access in Microsoft Teams for new and existing tenancies as early as Monday, Feb. 8, according to an announcement.
02/08/2021
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Microsoft this week explained that its non-Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser (based on earlier EdgeHTML technology) will get removed when April "update Tuesday" security patches get applied to Windows 10 systems.
02/05/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Using standard AI training practices, Microsoft has developed a technology that would -- theoretically -- allow people to "chat" with deceased relatives.
02/05/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday announced an update to its plans to end "Basic Authentication" when used with the Exchange Online e-mail service.
02/04/2021
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Viva, Microsoft's first "employee experience platform" for use with Microsoft Teams, is designed to bolster human resources capabilities, company communications and employee access to learning materials.
02/04/2021
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The Azure Quantum service, notable for breaking with typical binary compute operations in order to solve complex problems, is at the public preview stage.
02/03/2021
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Microsoft has announced "Windows 10 in cloud configuration," which is a way of provisioning Windows 10 PCs for end users.
02/03/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Remote work has forced organizations to get used to holding virtual meetings. That's easy enough for meetings of 10 to 15 people. But bigger gatherings require a bit more wrangling.
02/03/2021
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Microsoft recently announced some Azure Active Directory improvements, including conditional access policy management enhancements and synchronization service additions.
02/02/2021
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Acronis will unify its products into a single line on March 31, aiming to roll up security, e-mail security, file sync and share, management, notarization, backup and disaster recovery under the Acronis Cyber Protect license.
02/02/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Outlook used to be the centerpiece of Microsoft's collaboration efforts, but with Teams becoming more feature-rich by the day, it's obvious which app Microsoft now considers its golden child.
02/01/2021
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Security researchers are under attack from a group thought to be associated with North Korea, according to announcements this week by Google and Microsoft.
01/29/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday described a few Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) advancements as part of a WVD "Master Class" video presentation, which lasted about seven hours, with labs.
01/29/2021
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A STEM degree and a decent level of physical fitness are obvious requirements. But it might not hurt to be a scuba-diving and roller-coaster junkie on top of that, too.
01/29/2021
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Microsoft this week announced the top non-Microsoft applications used in 2020 that tapped the Azure Active Directory identity and access management service, based on entries in its Azure Marketplace online store.Â
01/28/2021
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Microsoft this week described a few security products that have reached "general availability" (GA) or commercial-release status, while also touting its overall security-market position.
01/28/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Application-integrated backup tools should never replace conventional backups, but they have their place.
01/27/2021
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Microsoft is converging its OneDrive and SharePoint Admin Center management portals, with a consolidated portal expected to arrive for Microsoft 365 subscribers "through February."
01/26/2021
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Potential phishing attacks were a top concern of most IT security professionals when organizations switched to remote-work conditions early last year.
01/26/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Intel's Optane memory technology can significantly improve the performance of your Windows 10 system -- provided you enable it correctly. A single mistake can render the system unbootable. Here's how to do it the right way.
01/25/2021