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Microsoft this week announced a preview of its next Windows Server ("VNext") enhancements, which includes a new approach for deterring brute-force attempts to guess system passwords and gain network access.
03/18/2022
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Organizations should not only use multifactor authentication (MFA), but they should also ensure that it's not misconfigured to ward off possible Russian state-sponsored attacks.
03/15/2022
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Women accounted for just 25 percent of the global cybersecurity force in 2021, according to Microsoft.
03/11/2022
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Microsoft gave notice this week that currently used Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates associated with Microsoft 365 services and Azure Communication Services "will expire in May 2025."
03/10/2022
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Microsoft on Tuesday released its monthly patch rollout, addressing 71 vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), three of those tackling "critical" flaws.
03/08/2022
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Google announced on Tuesday it's going big on security with the purchase of Virginia-based security firm Mandiant.
03/08/2022
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud users are getting a preview of Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB, per a Tuesday Microsoft announcement.
03/02/2022
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Microsoft is not only voicing support for the Ukrainian people, it's also supplying what aid it can to the European country.
03/01/2022
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Microsoft Defender for Business, a new security solution for small-to-medium organizations, is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage for Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscribers, per a Tuesday Microsoft announcement.
03/01/2022
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Identity security company Illusive this week announced a new identity risk management platform and an annual report on the state of identity-based security risks for organizations.
02/25/2022
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Microsoft this week announced Microsoft Defender for IoT version 22.1 at the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage.
02/24/2022
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced a bunch of security product enhancements at the preview stage.
02/23/2022
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More than two thirds of enterprises experienced at least one ransomware incident last year, according to security vender Veeam.
02/23/2022
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This week Microsoft released a warning that it's seeing an increased number of phishing attempts aimed at web3 -- a term used to describe the decentralized environment created on the blockchain.
02/18/2022
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Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication at the public preview stage.
02/14/2022
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The time is ripe for organizations to implement "phishing-resistant multifactor authentication" via FIDO standards, says advocate Andrew Shikiar.
02/14/2022
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The Microsoft 365 Defender portal now supports some lagging Microsoft Defender for Identity capabilities that have reached the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage, Microsoft announced this week.
02/10/2022
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Microsoft released February security patches on Tuesday, addressing perhaps around 50 or so common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs).
02/08/2022
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Microsoft reiterated on Friday that a flaw in an application installer component used with its MSIX app packager has been abused by malware, and temporary measures should be followed until there's a fix.
02/08/2022
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Microsoft announced on Monday that it will be bringing a new default for Windows Office users that is said to "block Internet macros by default."
02/08/2022
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The new security benefits will be much appreciated for us who live in Microsoft's communication platform more and more these days.
02/07/2022
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Microsoft explained last week that it is seeing multiphase phishing attacks getting tried that could be successful against organizations that haven't implemented multifactor authentication (MFA).
02/04/2022
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Exchange Online users soon will be getting some security enhancements that will enforce the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption for e-mails and ward off so-called "man-in-the-middle" attacks.
02/03/2022
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it's now possible to use Microsoft Sentinel to continuously monitor GitHub developer repositories for possible adverse activities.
02/02/2022
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A recent security report found that the threat of ransomware attacks aimed at organizations resulting in critical operational technology (OT) information being leaked is on the rise.
02/02/2022