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Red Canary Achieves Microsoft Managed Detection and Response Solution Provider Status

Only 1% of companies Microsoft partners with reach this status, and Red Canary is the first MXDR company to achieve this.

October 13, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Red Canary, the Denver-based managed detection and response (MDR) solution provider has achieved Microsoft verified Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) solution status. By achieving this status, the company says it has proven its robust MXDR services including a Security Operation Center (SOC) with 24/7/365 proactive hunting, monitoring and response capabilities all built on tight […]

Microsoft Ignite 2022: Teams, Collaboration Announcements

Hybrid work tools, new Teams features, new devices and a partnership with Cisco highlight Microsoft's collaboration news from Ignite 2022.

October 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has been heavily pushing Teams and releasing new collaboration features, and the tech giant’s Ignite conference continued that trend, as Microsoft made several announcements impacting Teams and the Microsoft 365 family of products, as well as a partnership with what was once a key competitor in the collaboration space. Office becomes Microsoft 365 The […]

Microsoft Ignite 2022: Security Announcements

Microsoft unveiled more than 100 new products at Ignite 2022; we've highlighted the more important security announcements.

October 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference takes place this week, and the company has already announced dozens of new products, improvements and services designed to help organizations be more secure and productive. In total, Microsoft announced more than 100 new products, all of which can be found in the company’s Book of News. Since it’s Cybersecurity Awareness […]

DTEN Pursues Microsoft Teams Certification

DTEN plans to certify its video, touch-enabled conferencing devices for Microsoft Teams to further its mission of democratizing technology.

October 12, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

DTEN, the San Jose, Calif.-based provider of video-first, touch-enabled conferencing solutions, announced it will pursue certification for Microsoft Teams on its popular collaboration devices. Certification for Microsoft Teams will help DTEN to meet the fast-growing demand for high-quality, immersive videoconferencing resources worldwide, including more than 270 million Microsoft Teams users, says the company. “As DTEN […]

Microsoft: IT Departments are in Insider Risk Crosshairs

IT professionals tasked with managing data and investigating breaches are the most associated with being at risk, Microsoft report finds.

October 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As the amount of data being captured, copied and consumed in enterprises grows exponentially, organizations have had their hands full securing it from external attackers. However, organizations must also protect that data from insiders and preventing that data from leaving the organization and falling into the wrong hands. IT and security professionals are most often […]

Microsoft Adds New Android Management Capabilities to Intune

Microsoft says it built a new way to manage devices running Android Open Source Platform in Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

October 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing the ability to manage and protect corporate devices running on Android using Intune as part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager. According to Microsoft, Android devices are now mainstream and Android management is already offered by Endpoint Manager, but not all variations of the core Android Open Source Platform (AOSP) meet Google’s certification requirements […]

Microsoft Adds Identity Theft Monitoring to Defender for Individuals

Microsoft's new identity theft monitoring solution in Defender leverages Experian's identity monitoring technology.

October 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In an attempt to help secure the identity of personal uses, Microsoft is releasing a new identity theft monitoring capability in Defender for Individuals to personal and family subscribers of Microsoft 365. According to Microsoft, the identity theft monitoring solution is a partnership with Experian that leverages the credit agency’s identity monitoring technology to detect, […]

Microsoft Releases Linux Desktop Management in Intune

Linux desktop management in Microsoft Intune, part of Endpoint Manager, brings support for registration, management and secure web access to Microsoft 365 and Azure resources for Linux Ubuntu LTS.

October 5, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is introducing the general availability of Linux desktop management in Microsoft Intune, as part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager, to bring support for device registration, endpoint management and secure web access to Microsoft 365 and Azure resources for Linux Ubuntu LTS. The new capabilities come with the October release of Intune, which will allow organizations […]

Employee monitoring, productivity paranoia

Microsoft: Organizations Are Focusing Too Much On Employee Productivity

Microsoft's latest Work Trends Index report shows that leaders are focusing too much on employee productivity and not enough on impact.

September 26, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Hybrid and remote work have been widely accepted as the new normal, but leaders and managers are beginning to express concerns about employee productivity while at home, according to new Microsoft research. This comes as executives are also growing increasingly worried about the strong possibility of a recession, the company says in a new Work […]

Microsoft Introduces New Hybrid Work Apps, Services for Viva

Microsoft is releasing new Viva apps and services designed to help companies address hybrid work and other distributed work issues.

September 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing new Viva apps and services designed to help companies address hybrid work and other issues, including new integrations for goal tracking, a new app for managers to solicit feedback and new features designed to help leaders connect with employees. The new tools in Microsoft’s integrated employee experience platform designed for distributed work […]