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Microsoft Launches New Entra Admin Center to Unify Identity, Access Products

Microsoft is releasing a staged rollout of the Entra admin center to unify identity and access for Microsoft 365 and Azure AD customers.

December 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing a staged rollout of the Entra admin center for Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory customers, to unify Azure AD with other identity and access products. According to the Redmond, Wash.-based company, the move is part of a vision for identity that goes beyond traditional identity management to give customers an entire […]

Microsoft Defender for Vulnerability Management Now Offers Hardware, Firmware Assessments

Microsoft Defender's preview of hardware and firmware assessments provides visibility into device manufacturer, processor and BIOS risk.

December 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is launching the public preview for hardware and firmware assessments in Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, a new feature designed to give organizations full visibility into device manufacturer, processor and BIOS information. According to the Redmon, Wash. IT giant, firmware and hardware attacks are on the rise as hackers target hardware components to gain high […]

New Microsoft Service in Preview Will Augment IT Security Teams

Microsoft says Defender Experts for XDR is designed to extend the capacity of an organization’s security operations center.

November 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is launching in preview its Defender Experts for XDR offering a managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service that goes beyond endpoint protection across Microsoft 365 using both automation and security experts to respond to incidents. This comes as many organizations are enlisting the help of managed services to augment their security operations, and […]

Microsoft to Bring Solitaire, Minesweeper, Other Games to Teams

Microsoft is launching the Games for Work app, a new tool that allows distributed teams to play games in Microsoft Teams.

November 16, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While distributed work can help organizations save on real estate costs and hire from a more diverse talent pool, it can sometimes make it difficult for coworkers to connect and form relationships. Platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams have been good for collaboration, but team-building and building closer relationships is still challenging. To inject a […]

Verint Launches New Compliance Recording Integration with Microsoft Teams

Verint's integration with Microsoft Teams is designed to help heavily regulated businesses manage their compliance in the UC&C platform.

November 16, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Customer engagement solution provider Verint has announced a new compliance recording integration with Microsoft Teams to help heavily regulated businesses manage their complex compliance needs across all communication modes used in Microsoft Teams. Certified for Microsoft Teams in November, Verint Interaction Recording is designed to centrally capture, store, retrieve and analyze Teams voice calling, chat, […]

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Microsoft Releases Teams Progressive Web App for Linux

Microsoft's new Teams progressive web app (PWA) on Linux gives Linux users the full lineup of Teams features.

November 9, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced the general availability of a new Teams progressive web app (PWA) on Linux, giving Linux users the full lineup of Teams features in a secure way. According to Microsoft, the Teams PWA for Linux—as a feature of the current web client for Linux customers—provides the “full richness” of Teams features and enables […]

Microsoft Sounds the Alarm on Nation-state Attacks, Cybercriminals and IoT Threats

Microsoft's Digital Defense Report suggests cybersecurity will remain a critical IT investment as bad actors continue to shift strategies.

November 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Nation-state cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are rising as countries continue to leverage technology to carry out advanced cyberattacks in addition to physical warfare, according to Microsoft’s latest Digital Defense Report. Much of the report focuses on the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine—which Microsoft attributes as a main cause of a spike in cyberattacks targeting critical […]

Microsoft Improves the Teams Desktop App Performance

Microsoft gave the Teams desktop client an upgraded framework this month that leads to faster and more efficient performance.

November 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it is improving the Teams desktop client performance via an upgraded framework introduced this month. According to the company, the upgrade brings better performance to Windows and Mac desktop users when they are interacting with the Teams desktop app. Microsoft says the upgrades include rendering the HTML tree faster, running JavaScript and serializing […]

Microsoft, SANS Institute Partner on IT Security Training

The training will be included in the Defender for O365 offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license.

November 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft and the SANS Institute are partnering on a new series of computer-based training modules in the Attack Simulation Training service that will focus on IT systems and network administrators. The training will be included in the Defender for O365 offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license. IT systems and/or network […]

Microsoft Releases Preview of Azure AD CBA Support on Mobile Devices via YubiKey

Azure AD CBA on iOS and Android via the YubiKey gives admins the ability to require phishing-resistant MFA on mobile without having to provision certificates on the user’s mobile device.

November 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing the public preview of Azure Active Directory (AD) Certificate-based Authentication (CBA) on iOS and Android devices using certificates on hardware security keys from Yubico. The company first announced the general availability of Azure AD CBA during Ignite 2022 as part of the company’s commitment to President Joe Biden’s executive order on improving […]