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Integration aims to help organizations protect and recover identity systems targeted by ransomware and account-takeover attacks.
03/05/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Running custom PowerShell scripts through RemoteApp can work effectively, but administrators may encounter several practical challenges involving script launching, execution policies, file blocking, and display scaling.
03/05/2026
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News
Microsoft's Defender Security Research Team has identified a series of phishing campaigns in which an unknown attacker used digitally signed malware masked as common workplace applications to deploy remote monitoring and management tools as persistent backdoors on targeted systems.
03/05/2026
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New update policy option gives customers greater control over feature rollout and upgrade cadence.
03/03/2026
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New model upgrade aims to deliver improved speed and performance across enterprise productivity workflows.
03/03/2026
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Microsoft marked SharePoint's 25th anniversary Monday by launching a public preview of agentic building capabilities, a redesigned user experience and expanded content governance tools -- changes the company says are designed to help organizations scale AI deployments with security built in from the start.
03/03/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Hosting a custom PowerShell application through RemoteApp can introduce unexpected authentication and database permission challenges -- especially when Windows authentication and SQL Server backups are involved.
03/03/2026
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New capability restricts user delegation SAS tokens to specific Microsoft Entra identities for tighter access governance.
02/26/2026
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Updates aim to improve data collection flexibility, transformation and cost control across monitoring workflows.
02/26/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Learn how to continue your RemoteApp deployment by configuring RD Gateway, applying certificates and setting up Remote Desktop licensing.
02/26/2026
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The sorry state of Windows is forcing a pause on AI projects.
02/26/2026
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Upcoming changes require administrators to update server configurations to maintain trusted boot integrity.
02/24/2026
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Updated guidance provides recommended configurations to strengthen server security and reduce risk exposure.
02/24/2026
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Update modernizes task management experience and embeds conversational collaboration into project workflows.
02/24/2026
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GA release enhances performance and user experience for Teams meetings in cloud desktop environments.
02/20/2026
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Microsoft has released a new research report warning that no single technology can reliably distinguish AI-generated content from authentic media, and that deepening reliance on any one method risks misleading the public.
02/20/2026
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Update modernizes the interface and improves visibility into sync and file activity for macOS users.
02/20/2026
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Artificial intelligence is being embraced at a record pace, but its reach remains uneven, according to a new analysis from Microsoft's AI Economy Institute, which found that infrastructure limits and language barriers continue to shape who benefits.
02/19/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Here's the step-by-step process for installing and configuring Remote Desktop Services to publish Windows applications as RemoteApp programs, enabling domain-joined servers to deliver apps to Linux and other non-domain clients through RDP.
02/19/2026
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New system is designed to bring automation and streamlining of processes to retail and commerce.
02/18/2026
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Microsoft this week moved forward on two parallel tracks of its Windows strategy, releasing a new Windows 11 Beta Channel preview while unveiling an enterprise-focused 5G laptop management partnership with Ericsson aimed at simplifying connectivity oversight for IT departments.
02/18/2026
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New capability helps improve workload resilience and distribution across availability zones without manual intervention.
02/17/2026
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Update delivers stability improvements, performance fixes and security patches for production deployments.
02/17/2026
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Latest version improves compatibility and streamlines migrations from legacy databases to SQL Server and Azure platforms.
02/17/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Here's how to deploy a domain-joined Remote Desktop Services environment for Windows RemoteApp, including licensing requirements and session collection configuration, to publish Windows applications to non-domain and Linux clients.
02/17/2026
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News
Windows 11, version 26H1 will arrive exclusively on ARM-based hardware in early 2026 and is not being offered as an in-place update for existing installations, Microsoft said Tuesday.
02/13/2026
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Microsoft MVP and consultant Ben Stegink is urging IT teams to reassess how they protect Microsoft 365 data, arguing that many enterprise backup strategies have not kept pace with the service's expanding footprint, configuration complexity and evolving threat landscape.
02/12/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Migrating a database to an older version of SQL Server requires exporting it as a data-tier application and importing it on the target instance, providing a practical workaround when native backup restores are blocked by version compatibility limits.
02/11/2026
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Latest updates focus on expanded visibility, automation and Copilot integration for security operations teams.
02/11/2026
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New capability expands long-term retention and cost-optimization options for security telemetry in Microsoft Sentinel data lake.
02/11/2026
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Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday release addresses 58 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office and several other products, with six zero-day flaws highlighting the monthly release.
02/11/2026
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New research outlines how attackers bypass safeguards and why AI security must be treated as a system-wide problem.
02/09/2026
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A closer look at AI-driven capital spending, GPU depreciation and shrinking margins helps explain why massive hyperscaler investments -- and Microsoft’s AI disclosures -- rattled tech stocks and raised new questions about the economics of artificial intelligence.
02/09/2026
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Microsoft's Defender Security Research Team has observed threat actors actively exploiting internet-exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk instances in multi-stage intrusions that led to lateral movement toward high-value assets within targeted organizations.
02/09/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's examine the challenges of running Windows-dependent PowerShell scripts from Linux and compares three practical approaches -- dual booting, WinBoat and Windows Server RemoteApp -- to maintaining compatibility in a multiplatform environment.
02/05/2026
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Snowflake and OpenAI have struck a multi-year, $200 million partnership to embed OpenAI’s models directly into Snowflake’s data platform, as vendors push to turn large language models into practical tools employees can use on enterprise data.
02/05/2026
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New launch allows agents to use an organization’s own files to support search, analysis and task completion directly in OneDrive.
02/04/2026
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New connector brings Copilot activity data into Microsoft Sentinel to improve visibility, detection and investigation.
02/04/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft is adding security warning messages in Teams for organizations using default configurations, a move the company says is part of its Secure By Default initiative and aimed at increasing user awareness of potentially risky files and links without changing existing enforcement policies.
02/04/2026
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Microsoft announced a leadership shake-up Wednesday that will see Hayete Gallot return to the company as executive vice president of security, replacing Charlie Bell, who is shifting into a new role focused on Microsoft’s Quality Excellence Initiative.
02/04/2026
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Microsoft issued an out-of-band security update on Jan. 26 to address CVE-2026-21509, a Microsoft Office vulnerability the company said was being actively exploited at the time of disclosure.
02/04/2026
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Updated guidance helps organizations migrate storage workloads away from legacy TLS versions ahead of stricter security enforcement.
02/03/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Immutable backups can serve as a long-term safety net beyond ransomware protection, preserving critical data that may fall outside traditional backup retention windows and go unnoticed until it is too late.
02/03/2026
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The 2026 Cloud Security Report from Fortinet finds cloud security teams are less concerned about whether cloud platforms can be secured and more focused on whether their defenses can keep pace with the speed of change.
02/02/2026
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General availability of new filters helps users narrow Copilot search results by content source across Microsoft 365.
01/29/2026
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New management options simplify deployment and improve performance consistency for Windows remote desktop environments.
01/29/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
This step-by-step guide explains how to use Discrete Device Assignment to attach a physical GPU directly to a Hyper-V virtual machine, enabling hardware-accelerated workloads such as AI while bypassing deprecated RemoteFX technology.
01/29/2026
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A recent Exchange Online disruption tied to Microsoft network changes underscores how deeply businesses still rely on email -- and how few practical options organizations have to protect critical workflows when cloud services fail.
01/28/2026
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Microsoft on Monday unveiled Maia 200, a custom-built accelerator aimed at lowering the cost of running artificial intelligence workloads at cloud scale, as major providers look to curb soaring inference expenses and lessen dependence on Nvidia graphics processors.
01/28/2026
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Drawing on lessons learned from Dragon NaturallySpeaking, this second installment examines where voice-based navigation and dictation in Microsoft Copilot may streamline workflows -- and where traditional input methods are likely to remain more practical.
01/23/2026