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Organizations using Exchange Server will get a new automated emergency mitigation tool after installing Microsoft's September cumulative updates.
09/24/2021
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Progress Software on Thursday announced the acquisition of load balancer solutions company Kemp Technologies.
09/24/2021
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This week brings Exchange Online news regarding Basic Authentication, plus a September cumulative update delay for Exchange Server.
09/24/2021
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Microsoft aims to further blur the line between the tablet and PC with its updated and expanded line of Surface hardware, shown off Wednesday during a live virtual event.
09/23/2021
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Microsoft had a lot to say about Windows Server 2022 in its 1.5-hour Windows Server Summit online event.
09/23/2021
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Microsoft recently described Eclipse Data Connector (EDC) progress, along with its efforts to align cross-organizational data-sharing needs with Europe-based privacy and security laws.
09/22/2021
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Some SQL Server features are good, some are great -- and some are great only in the right situations and in the right hands. Learn how to spot the difference.
09/22/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While the feature takes a big step forward with the new OS, there's still some ground to make up, compared to other third-party options.
09/21/2021
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Microsoft announced the release of a PowerShell script for checking hardware readiness for Windows 11 upgrades, and promised an Endpoint Analytics tool will be arriving "over the next few days."
09/21/2021
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Microsoft recently offered more information about two different security vulnerabilities addressed in last week's "update Tuesday" patch release.
09/20/2021
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Microsoft has announced product milestones for two newly arriving so-called "perpetual-license" Office products.
09/17/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
No longer is the Microsoft feature gated behind hardware.
09/17/2021
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Azure Virtual Desktop host pools can now be joined to the Azure Active Directory service, Microsoft announced.
09/16/2021
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Microsoft's Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) vulnerabilities, disclosed with this week's update Tuesday patch releases, demonstrated yet another hole in Azure security.
09/15/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced that the company is ditching the password when it comes to logging into consumer-facing Microsoft accounts.
09/15/2021
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According to a five-year study by California-based security firm Imperva Inc., 46 percent of all global on-premises databases have existing flaws that can be leveraged by outside attackers.
09/15/2021
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Microsoft has released September security patches, addressing an estimated 66 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs).
09/14/2021
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A Microsoft data platform MVP on the state of SQL Server today -- how it's evolved in Microsoft's Azure-first word, the best features to emerge in recent years and troubleshooting gotchas.
09/14/2021
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Apple issued patches for two vulnerabilities that can permit an attacker to run code on iOS devices, with one vulnerability (CVE-2021-30860) said by researchers to originate from the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware maker.
09/14/2021
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Microsoft on Monday described efforts to bring OpenTelemetry measures to Azure Monitor Application Insights, and eventually to other Azure services, as well.
09/13/2021
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The Microsoft Security Response Center issued a "coordinated disclosure" notice on Wednesday for users of the Azure Container Instances (ACI) service, promising that "no unauthorized access to customer data" had occurred.
09/10/2021
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Latest analysis shows how prevalent phishing attempts are -- and how important it is to have proper e-mail reporting and comprehensive e-mail training.
09/10/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant can help identify and address basic fixes in just a few easy steps.Â
09/10/2021
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Microsoft shared more information about remote work trends, while also indicating that its planned Oct. 4 Redmond, Wash. headquarters reopening is getting indefinitely delayed.
09/09/2021
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Microsoft this week outlined perks for IT pros with the coming Windows 11 operating system, suggesting that deployment and management will be similar to Windows 10.
09/09/2021
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PCs the world over have been running Windows 10 for years, but there are still a few undiscovered ways that users can take better advantage of the operating system -- as well as its successor.
09/09/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Clipchamp, a developer of browser-based video production tools.
09/08/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced new PowerShell 5.1 cmdlets for analyzing the scanning performance of the Microsoft Defender Antivirus service.
09/08/2021
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The Microsoft Security Response Center warned of active attacks leveraging a remote code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer's Trident engine (MSHTML), per a Tuesday Twitter post.
09/07/2021
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A top Veeam technologist shares what critical first steps IT must take during a ransomware attack. Above all else: Don't pay the ransom.
09/07/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Progress isn't a straight line. In fact, when it comes to Microsoft operating systems, it's more up-and-down.
09/07/2021
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Organizations could be more subject to ransomware attacks on weekends and holidays, according to an alert issued this week by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.Â
09/03/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday announced that "commercial previews" of Windows 11 and Windows 10 version 21H2 are available for testing by organizations opting into the Windows Insider Program for Business.
09/02/2021
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Windows Server 2022 was announced by Microsoft as reaching the "general availability" stage, meaning it's deemed ready for deployment in production environments.
09/01/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Now that you've accessed the Microsoft Office Setup files, here's how to use them to perform a custom deployment.
09/01/2021
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Windows 11, Microsoft's next-gen desktop operating system, will begin rolling out on Oct. 5, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
08/31/2021
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Microsoft warned thousands of Azure Cosmos DB users last week that their data may have been exposed through a recently discovered security flaw in Jupyter Notebook.
08/30/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
If you'd rather automate and customize the Microsoft 365 deployment process instead of doing it from the management console, here's how.
08/30/2021
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Microsoft further described Windows 11 hardware requirements, providing an update on questions about possible seventh-generation processor support.
08/27/2021
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The Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac security solution is now starting to get "native" agent support for running on Apple M1 chip-based devices, Microsoft announced this week.
08/27/2021
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Microsoft developed Windows 10 S Mode with good intentions, but not with IT pros in mind. Here's how to turn it off -- but beware. Once you disable S mode in Windows 10, there's no going back.
08/27/2021
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Big tech companies pledged money and efforts following an Aug. 25 Biden administration meeting on U.S. cybersecurity initiatives, as described in this White House announcement.
08/26/2021
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Microsoft this week described QUIC, an Internet transport layer protocol alternative to the venerable Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), in an announcement.
08/26/2021
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Office 365 has a lot of moving parts, with Microsoft constantly adding new features and deprecating others. It can be a lot for IT teams to keep track of.
08/26/2021
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The Exchange team at Microsoft posted an announcement on Wednesday acknowledging "ProxyShell" threats and urging organizations to keep Exchange Server up to date with the latest cumulative updates and security updates.
08/25/2021
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As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some third-party alternatives.
08/25/2021
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Business and government application developers inadvertently exposed a total of 38 million records because of Microsoft's design of its Power Apps application-building service.
08/24/2021
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Security researchers are seeing the appearance of LockFile ransomware deployments after attackers gained access to Exchange Server via a so-called "ProxyShell" vulnerability.
08/24/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It's hard for Brien to get excited about Microsoft's new operating system when it still misses the mark in these three important areas.
08/23/2021
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The Azure Virtual Desktop service now offers the choice of using the Windows 11 operating system at the preview stage.
08/20/2021