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In-Depth
Microsoft last month offered some general insights on how to secure networks against human-operated ransomware.
01/07/2022
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Microsoft this week issued unscheduled ("out-of-band") patches for Remote Desktop issues affecting supported Windows Server products.
01/05/2022
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Microsoft updated its Dec. 11 Log4j vulnerability tools guidance on Monday, offering advice on detecting and addressing possible "Log4Shell" exploits.
01/05/2022
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New Windows 11 PCs, powered by Microsoft's Pluton security chip, will start releasing this year, Microsoft announced during this week's CES 2022 event.
01/05/2022
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning on Tuesday that it intends to take legal action against companies that disclose customer information because they failed to address an exploited vulnerability in a Log4j software component.
01/04/2022
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Microsoft on Saturday offered a script to fix a so-called "Y2k22 bug" that caused e-mails to build up within Exchange Server 2019 and Exchange Server 2016 transport queues.
01/03/2022
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Take a look back at the best columns from our experts that broke down some of the bigger Microsoft stories and provided invaluable IT tips and advice.
12/28/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's take a look back and see how I did with my tech predictions made 12 months ago.
12/22/2021
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Even during a year where Microsoft dropped a new OS, security issues, highlighted by the "PrintNightmare" spooler vulnerability, dominated the conversation.
12/21/2021
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Let's take a look back at our year of vulnerability exposures, reactionary patches and losing sleep over what security hole would emerge tomorrow.
12/20/2021
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Microsoft added a preview solution in Microsoft Sentinel that helps IT pros find signs of Log4j exploits, according to a Thursday announcement and Twitter post.
12/17/2021
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CrowdStrike on Thursday presented advice for organizations attempting to address a security vulnerability in the Log4j Java logging framework used in Apache Web servers, currently undergoing widespread exploitation.
12/16/2021
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Log4j, a widely used open-source Java logging library, has a critical-remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that is currently being leveraged in malicious attacks.
12/15/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday released security patches for 67 common vulnerabilities and exploits, even as organizations are scrambling to address a Log4j flaw in Apache servers that's under active exploit.
12/14/2021
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A CrowdStrike survey, announced last week, depicted organizations struggling with security issues, and losing trust in "legacy" software vendors such as Microsoft.
12/14/2021
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More Microsoft Defender product news arrived this week, including the availability of a Microsoft Defender for Business preview, plus the introduction a newly formed product called "Microsoft Defender for Containers."
12/10/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced the availability of a new "Vulnerable and Malicious Driver Reporting Center," which lets anyone direct Microsoft's attention toward drivers with suspect behaviors.
12/08/2021
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Microsoft on Monday announced that it has seized control of multiple Web sites used by the Chinese hacking group NICKEL.
12/07/2021
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Microsoft will finally better respect IT pro decisions about macros, ActiveX content and Office add-ins in e-mailed Office documents, according to a new security policy that'll be arriving in "early February 2022."
12/06/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Keep your accounts and data secure before discarding your old machine.
12/06/2021
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Microsoft is rolling out a somewhat more streamlined approach for managing devices that use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, according to a Thursday announcement.
12/03/2021
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Microsoft this week announced four new security features for the Microsoft Authenticator app that can be used for confirming mobile device user identities.
11/19/2021
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it fixed an Azure Active Directory private key data storage gaffe that affects Azure application subscribers, but affected organizations nonetheless should carry out specific assessment and remediation tasks.
11/18/2021
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Microsoft announced on Monday that its new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 (P1) reached the "general availability" commercial-release stage.
11/16/2021
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Microsoft has released its November security patch bundle, addressing 55 common vulnerabilities and disclosures (CVEs).
11/09/2021