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Microsoft on Monday described the format of its newly improved "Security Update Guide," which is used to see monthly security patch details.
11/09/2020
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Microsoft Research has changed the name of its "differential privacy" platform from "WhiteNoise" to "SmartNoise," according to a Wednesday announcement.
10/28/2020
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During our Office 365 Security Virtual Summit today, Howard M. Cohen and I ran a joint session about recent Office 365 security incidents and reports in the news.
10/23/2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday provided an update about its efforts, along with partners, to take down the Trickbot criminal network, which uses servers and devices to spread ransomware.
10/21/2020
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Microsoft issued two "out-of-band" security updates late last week.
10/20/2020
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Microsoft this week described the launch of a so-called "Zero Trust Deployment Center," which essentially is a Web page landing point for accessing Microsoft documents on its zero-trust security approach.
10/16/2020
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Microsoft's October bundle of security patches, released on Tuesday, brings fixes for just 87 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) across Windows, Office, SharePoint and many other software products.
10/14/2020
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Microsoft described its years-long effort working with the courts, software security firms and telcos to eliminate the Trickbot criminal network.
10/13/2020
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A preview of Microsoft's Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) security solution is now available for Azure Active Directory users that have configured Conditional Access policies, Microsoft announced on Friday.
10/12/2020
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Azure Active Directory Conditional Access support for the Office 365 suite of applications is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
10/08/2020
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Microsoft plans to turn on a new Azure Active Directory "Publisher Verification" security feature that will block end user consent to unverified app publishers starting next month.
10/07/2020
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Microsoft has shelled out $374,300 in security bounties as part of its Azure Sphere Security Research Challenge, the company said this week.
10/06/2020
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Microsoft highlighted a few Azure Active Directory improvements during last week's Ignite event.
10/02/2020
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Microsoft has announced the release of its "Digital Defense Report," which is described as "a reimagining" of Microsoft's "Security Intelligence Report" (SIR).
09/29/2020
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The acquisitions are expected to enhance Ivanti's mobile endpoint security offerings.
09/28/2020
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Microsoft took the occasion of its Ignite event last week to rebrand its enterprise security solutions for premises and cloud environments, mostly by putting "Microsoft Defender" on their names.
09/28/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Because sometimes (a lot of the time), Protected View isn't enough to guard against potentially malicious Office documents.
09/15/2020
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) affirmed in a Monday announcement that code is publicly accessible that could be used to exploit a "Critical"-rated Netlogon vulnerability in newer Windows Server versions.
09/14/2020
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Microsoft announced that the installation of its September security updates could stop future software updates from arriving if organizations using its Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) solution for patch management are connecting using the HTTP protocol rather than HTTPS.
09/09/2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday released security patches to address 129 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) this month in its software products.
09/08/2020
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Microsoft last week announced a preview of using Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) with update 2006 to manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus policies.
09/01/2020
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Microsoft this week announced a more simplified way to add security baseline settings for Windows 10 PCs used by Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscribers.
08/29/2020
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Microsoft engineers outlined a way to find vulnerable Netlogon channel connections for organizations using newer Windows Server systems.
08/28/2020
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Microsoft announced on Monday that Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office is now at the public preview stage.
08/25/2020
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Microsoft has turned on Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 in Windows client operating systems by default in its Windows Insider Program preview releases, the company explained on Thursday.
08/21/2020