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Microsoft to Send Admins Email Alerts on Windows Update Issues

Admins can enroll in a new service that sends emails about known Windows update issues documented in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

May 3, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is rolling out a new email alert feature to help IT administrators plan and deploy Windows feature and quality updates, with emails about known issues documented in the Windows release health section of the Microsoft 365 admin center. IT admins with a Windows or Microsoft 365 tenant, a subscription with access to Windows release […]

Microsoft Announces cloud.microsoft as New Unified Domain for Microsoft 365

Microsoft is bringing authenticated, user-facing Microsoft 365 apps onto a single, consistent and cohesive domain: cloud.microsoft.

May 1, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is introducing cloud.microsoft, a new unified domain for Microsoft 365 apps and services designed to make it easier for IT to manage them and reduce end user complexity. According to the Redmond, Wash. IT powerhouse, it is bringing authenticated, user-facing Microsoft 365 apps onto a single, consistent and cohesive domain. Currently, there are dozens […]

Microsoft’s Security Announcements Made During RSA Conference

Microsoft's security announcements during RSA Conference include new tools in Entra and Sentinel tools, new Defender features, app security.

April 28, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced several new security tools and capabilities in the days leading up to and during RSA Conference 2023, including new capabilities in Entra, new Microsoft Sentinel tools, new Defender features, application security and more. It’s not surprising that Microsoft–along with many other security and tech vendors–used RSA Conference 2023 to focus heavily on […]

Windows 10, 22H2 is the Last Version of Windows 10, Microsoft Decrees

Current Windows 10 version will remain in support through Oct. 14, 2025, and organizations will have to upgrade to Windows 11 after.

April 27, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The current version of Windows 10, version 22H2 will be the last version of Windows 10, Microsoft says, which effectively puts an end to any major feature updates for the operating system as the company becomes all-in on Windows 11. According to Microsoft, that version of Windows 10 will remain in support with monthly security […]

Microsoft Introduces Defender for APIs

Microsoft is rolling out a public preview of Defender for APIs, a new offering as part of the Defender for Cloud platform.

April 24, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In response to the increasing usage of APIs by threat actors to breach data from cloud applications, Microsoft is rolling out a public preview of Defender for APIs, a new offering part of Microsoft’s Defender for Cloud platform. Through an integration of Defender for APIs with Azure API management, security teams can use the Defender […]

Microsoft to Bring Copilot AI Tool to Viva Suite

The GPT-4-powered Copilot tool is coming to Microsoft Viva, continuing Microsoft’s plan of making its products more intelligent.

April 21, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft continues to integrate the generative AI technology that underpins ChatGPT throughout its portfolio of enterprise tools, this time announcing that it is bringing the “Copilot” tool in the company’s employee experience and engagement product Viva later this year. Copilot in Microsoft Viva, the Redmond, Wash.-based IT giant says, takes advantage of next-generation AI to […]

What is Going on With Microsoft Exchange Server Throttling and Blocking?

Microsoft will begin throttling and blocking emails from unsupported, unpatched Exchange servers over the next two months. Here's why.

April 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is hoping to address the security issue of emails sent to Exchange online from unsupported and unpatched Exchange Servers by enabling a transport-based enforcement system in Exchange Online that will throttle and then block emails from an unsupported server. The end goal is to encourage Microsoft customers to stop using persistently vulnerable versions of […]

Microsoft, LinkedIn Launch New Verification Tools

LinkedIn and Microsoft are bringing three new verification options to over 200 million LinkedIn users to help verify identities.

April 12, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

LinkedIn and Microsoft are bringing three new verification options to over 200 million LinkedIn users designed to help organizations be more confident that the people they are collaborating with are real and their work affiliations on their profiles are accurate. According to Microsoft, organizations can use Verified ID, part of the Microsoft Entra identity security […]

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows LAPS for On Prem, Cloud

Windows LAPS is now natively integrated into Windows and will be available for cloud and on-prem environments.

April 12, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is rolling out the new Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) that is now natively integrated directly in Windows, eliminating the need for IT admins to download it as an MSI package from the Microsoft Download Center. The product has been available on the Download Center for man years and has been used to […]

Microsoft, Fortra Take Action to Disrupt Ransomware Groups Targeting Healthcare

Microsoft, Fortra and Health-ISAC obtained a court order to disrupt the malicious use of Cobalt Strike and Microsoft tools in cyberattacks.

April 7, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In a move that represents a growing offensive against cybercriminals, Microsoft, cybersecurity firm Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center have taken action to disrupt ransomware groups that have been observed attacking healthcare organizations in more than 19 countries. According to Microsoft, the company’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Fortra and Health Information Sharing and […]