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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Even the most innocuous PC user might not want this Windows 10 feature tracking everything they do across PCs and Microsoft accounts. Here's how to keep your Windows 10 history locked down.
01/14/2020
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Google announced on Friday that it will continue to support its Chrome browser on Windows 7 until "at least July 15, 2021."
01/10/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Nobody likes to be lectured about security. When it comes to enforcing e-mail security practices among end users, some benevolent trickery is sometimes needed.
01/10/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft is said to be planning a new "Life" edition of Office 365 for spring 2020, but Brien is most intrigued by the password manager that's reportedly coming with the bundle.
01/08/2020
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As the world waits to see how Iran will react to the American drone killing of General Qassim Suleimani, the U.S. agency in charge of cybersecurity is warning public and private computer system defenders in the United States to prepare for potential attacks.
01/07/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A new feature in Microsoft's Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection service promises to fill in the gaps of traditional anti-phishing defenses.
01/06/2020
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IDC's latest guide on full-time employment for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector has its sights set on IT organizational transformation.
12/20/2019
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Some of the mystique surrounding Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) was clarified in a Tuesday chat with Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner MessageOps.
12/18/2019
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Microsoft is gearing up its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser for its commercial product launch next month.
12/16/2019
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The Attack Simulator in Office 365 tool has been updated and now has the ability to include message attachments in targeted campaigns, according to a Friday Microsoft announcement.
12/13/2019
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Microsoft on Thursday announced a preview of remote authentications into Windows-based Azure virtual machines (VMs) using Azure AD credentials.
12/12/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday delivered its December bundle of security patches, which affect Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Skype for Business, SQL Server and Visual Studio.
12/10/2019
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The endpoint and detection response (EDR) feature in Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) has reached the "general availability" stage for macOS devices.
12/04/2019
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Microsoft gave notice last week that it's going to drop Alternate Credentials support for authenticating users of its Azure DevOps Services.
12/03/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Admins, take note: Hackers are increasingly targeting Office 365 with new and more sophisticated phishing schemes. Here's a snapshot of the most common methods.
12/02/2019
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that users of the Google identity and access service can use their personal log-in IDs with the Azure Active Directory B2B service to access resources as "guests."
11/20/2019
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Microsoft's enhancements to the Azure Active Directory Identity Protection service are now said to be "generally available" (GA), or ready for commercial use, per a Wednesday announcement.
11/13/2019
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Of that number, 13 vulnerabilities are rated "Critical" to patch, while 62 vulnerabilities are deemed "Important."
11/12/2019
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Microsoft is offering one year of free support under its Extended Security Updates program to Windows 7 users if their organizations have E5 licensing.
11/08/2019
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Microsoft on Thursday described its research on the so-called "BlueKeep" Remote Desktop Services vulnerability in older Windows systems, finding signs that it's being used to install coin miners.
11/07/2019
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In-Depth
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described the new boundaries Microsoft is breaking in its Azure cloud.
11/04/2019
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Microsoft on Monday announced that its "experts on demand" security consulting service, part of its Threat Experts service, has reached the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage.
10/28/2019
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Microsoft and its hardware partners recently described new "Secured-core" PCs, which add protections against firmware-based attacks.
10/22/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Backups are the only guaranteed way to save your data after a ransomware attack. Here's how to make sure your backup strategy has ransomware mitigation built right in.
10/22/2019
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Microsoft this week described installation instructions for volume licensing users of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to get Extended Security Updates (ESU) activated on PCs.
10/18/2019