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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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It's that time of year again to make some bold proclamations on what our tech future has in store for us.
12/29/2021
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Take a look back at the best columns from our experts that broke down some of the bigger Microsoft stories and provided invaluable IT tips and advice.
12/28/2021
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Let's take a look back and see how I did with my tech predictions made 12 months ago.
12/22/2021
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Even during a year where Microsoft dropped a new OS, security issues, highlighted by the "PrintNightmare" spooler vulnerability, dominated the conversation.
12/21/2021
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Let's take a look back at our year of vulnerability exposures, reactionary patches and losing sleep over what security hole would emerge tomorrow.
12/20/2021
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Microsoft added a preview solution in Microsoft Sentinel that helps IT pros find signs of Log4j exploits, according to a Thursday announcement and Twitter post.
12/17/2021
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Brien breaks down his initial thoughts and ideas on how Microsoft Loop can be used in productivity.
12/17/2021
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Microsoft indicated plans to make its open source Windows Terminal app the default command-line console in Windows 11, along with opening the operating system up to using other consoles by default.
12/16/2021
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CrowdStrike on Thursday presented advice for organizations attempting to address a security vulnerability in the Log4j Java logging framework used in Apache Web servers, currently undergoing widespread exploitation.
12/16/2021
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Log4j, a widely used open-source Java logging library, has a critical-remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that is currently being leveraged in malicious attacks.
12/15/2021
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Brien walks you through getting started in the latest Microsoft 365 feature, currently in preview.
12/15/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday released security patches for 67 common vulnerabilities and exploits, even as organizations are scrambling to address a Log4j flaw in Apache servers that's under active exploit.
12/14/2021
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A CrowdStrike survey, announced last week, depicted organizations struggling with security issues, and losing trust in "legacy" software vendors such as Microsoft.
12/14/2021
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More Microsoft Defender product news arrived this week, including the availability of a Microsoft Defender for Business preview, plus the introduction a newly formed product called "Microsoft Defender for Containers."
12/10/2021