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Microsoft is planning to release major new Windows client operating system versions every three years, instead of once per year, according to a report.
07/14/2022
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Microsoft disclosed details this week of a large-scale phishing campaign that has targeted more than 10,000 organizations since September 2021.
07/14/2022
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced features in Windows 11, build 25158, for its Windows Insider Program testers that includes a new Domain Name System (DNS) over Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption option.
07/14/2022
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The evolution of the Web opens up new frontiers in application development, IT security, governance and even legislation. What could go wrong?
07/13/2022
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Microsoft Defender for Business now has the ability to protect servers, which is at the preview stage, according to a Wednesday Microsoft announcement.
07/13/2022
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Microsoft this week warned that organizations using Microsoft 365 Apps on some of its older Windows operating systems need to upgrade those OSes to a newer version soon or risk losing patch support.
07/13/2022
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SQL Server 2012 is no longer a supported product, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
07/12/2022
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Microsoft's monthly security patches for July are here and, despite the 86 flaws fixed, it might go smoother for some thanks to Windows Autopatch.
07/12/2022
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The Microsoft Permissions Management service, used for ensuring proper access permissions across cloud services, is now commercially available, according to a Thursday Microsoft announcement.
07/12/2022
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Microsoft on Monday announced that its new Windows Autopatch service is now commercially available.
07/11/2022
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A blockchain specialist talks DAOs, how current laws are shaping the future of NFTs, Web3 standardization (or the lack thereof), and exactly how much FUD there is in the Web3 conversation.
07/11/2022
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Microsoft has quietly reversed an earlier decision to block Internet macros by default in Office.
07/08/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's take a look at some of the features that makes Microsoft's video editing offering special.
07/08/2022
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the United Kingdom announced on Wednesday that it is investigating Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc.
07/06/2022
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Microsoft on Monday announced that it has created two distinct testing paths for its next preview versions of Windows 11, available to Windows Insider Beta users.
07/06/2022
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The nonprofit organization Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) recommends users stop using the Microsoft-owned GitHub source code repository platform and its newly released Github Copilot.
07/05/2022
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Microsoft on Friday noted that a new "PetitPotam" NT LAN Manager (NTLM) relay attack variant called "DFSCoerce" is addressed if organizations followed its earlier advice in Knowledge Base article KB5005413.
07/01/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's dive into Microsoft's recently acquired video editing tool to see if it's right for you.
07/01/2022
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The "father of PowerShell," Jeffrey Snover, announced this week that he'll be leaving Microsoft on July 1.
06/30/2022
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According to claims made by the cybercriminal group RansomHouse, the group is in possession of data stolen from Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker AMD.
06/30/2022
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Microsoft has changed course somewhat and won't block automatic renewals of existing monthly cloud services accounts offered under an older plan overseen by Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) partners.
06/29/2022
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The Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) announced on Tuesday that it's planning to launch as a nonprofit organization, kicking off in January 2023.
06/29/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the "general availability" commercial release of idle session timeout settings for Microsoft 365 Web apps.
06/28/2022
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Microsoft will be ending support for its 2013-branded server products in about nine months, with the typical end date planned for April 11, 2023.
06/28/2022
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Microsoft is previewing the ability for organizations to see when software lacks fixes for common vulnerability and exposures (CVEs), as described in a Monday announcement.
06/27/2022
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Microsoft's Asad Khan breaks down some details on the recently announced feature.
06/27/2022
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Microsoft this week announced that a Temporary Access Pass capability in the Azure Portal is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage.
06/24/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The ability to collaborate together goes even further than just on Microsoft apps.
06/23/2022
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The cryptography practice of proving and validating information without revealing the data behind the information -- known as zero knowledge proofs (ZKP) -- is the key to securing and growing Web3 and the metaverse, a recent survey found.
06/23/2022
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Microsoft Defender for Identity is getting the ability to detect insecure domain configurations, even when they are Microsoft's defaults.
06/23/2022
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Government cybersecurity organizations on Tuesday announced guidelines for using Microsoft's built-in PowerShell scripting language with Windows, without having it also be leveraged by attackers.
06/23/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced improvements to the preview of the Microsoft Entra Verified ID service.
06/22/2022
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The Metaverse Standards Forum, made up of 30 tech organizations, has formed to foster cooperation in creating requirements and resources for the future of the metaverse industry.
06/22/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced version 2 of its "Responsible AI Standard" document, and disclosed a use-case approval process for its Azure Face API, Computer Vision, and Video Indexer customers.
06/22/2022
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Microsoft has brought its Secured-core security design to Internet of Things (IoT) and edge devices, according to a Monday announcement.
06/21/2022
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Microsoft and Apple are working together to eliminate Basic Authentication use with the Mail app for organizations using the Microsoft Exchange Online e-mail service, according to a Thursday Microsoft announcement.
06/17/2022
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Microsoft looks to the automotive industry for the next chapter of its augmented reality tech.
06/17/2022
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Microsoft on Thursday announced Viva Sales, a coming new product for salespersons that pulls information together from various Microsoft 365 applications.
06/17/2022
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Microsoft has released a new security application for consumer subscribers to the Microsoft 365 Personal or Microsoft 365 Family product suites, as described in a Thursday announcement.
06/16/2022
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced enhancements to its Azure Arc multicloud management solution as used with its Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Machine Learning (ML) services.
06/16/2022
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Cloud security in a growing work-from-home landscape should not be IT's only focus.
06/15/2022
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Orca Security on Tuesday published its findings on a security hole in Azure Synapse, as well as Azure Data Factory, that permitted access to customer tenancy accounts on Microsoft's shared "cloud" infrastructure.
06/15/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday released 55 patches for its monthly security update release.
06/14/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Miburo, a research firm that specializes in detecting and responding to foreign cyberattacks.
06/14/2022
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The venerable Internet Explorer 11 browser will fall out of support on June 15, 2022, but just for certain Windows 10 operating system versions that follow the semiannual channel release update cycle.
06/13/2022
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Three capabilities in the Microsoft Entra Workload Identities service are "ready now for production use," according to a Thursday Microsoft announcement.
06/10/2022
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Custom pop-up messages sound like a road to employee annoyance.
06/10/2022
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Security experts attending this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco said their top concern for their enterprises is cloud security.
06/10/2022
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The Microsoft Endpoint Manager Admin Center portal now offers previews of reports designed to assess Windows client device feature update readiness, plus the risks associated with specific operating system upgrades, per this Wednesday announcement.
06/09/2022
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint users now have a new "Contain" feature for compromised devices, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
06/09/2022