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Microsoft, Researchers Warn Of New Office Security Bug Being Exploited

Administrators are being urged to apply a workaround for a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool.

May 31, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is urging administrators to apply a workaround for a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) that exists when the tool is called using the URL protocol from a calling application such as Microsoft Word. According to Microsoft, attackers who successfully exploit the bug, tracked as CVE-2022-30190, can run arbitrary code […]

LDRA Integrates with Microsoft Azure DevOps to Advance ‘Shift Left’ Security Strategy

May 31, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Integration enables aviation and defense entities to build software on the cloud-hosted development platform using security best practices from the start WIRRAL, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ARMEmbedded—LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, software code analysis, and test tools, today announced integration with Microsoft Azure DevOps. LDRA’s integration with this cloud-hosted development and deployment solution helps […]

TheoryMesh to Accelerate Burcon Nutrascience Research and Process Optimization with Microsoft Data and AI Platform

May 30, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

WINNIPEG, Manitoba–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#agtech–TheoryMesh Corp, an innovative software company delivering data driven solutions for food and agriculture supply chains, today announced the launch of a project with Burcon NutraScience Corporation, a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, to deploy the TheoryMesh platform to optimize plant protein research and scale […]

Microsoft to Roll Out Security Defaults to All Microsoft Customers

Microsoft is bringing security defaults to existing customers who haven't rolled out security defaults or Azure AD Conditional Access.

May 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has begun rolling out security defaults to existing Microsoft customers who have yet to roll out security defaults or Azure AD Conditional Access, helping tenants created before October 2019 better secure their IT environments. Microsoft introduced security defaults in the fall of 2019 for new tenants, which included multifactor authentication (MFA) and modern auth […]

Microsoft Launches Public Preview of Access Reviews for Inactive Azure AD Users

New feature in Azure AD is designed to help organizations remove accounts from former employees or contractors to prevent security holes.

May 26, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released the public preview of access reviews for inactive users as part of Azure Active Directory (AD) Governance for organizations can take action to remove inactive accounts that could be leading to security risks. The feature is designed to help organizations deactivate accounts from former employees or contractors whose assignments have ended by […]

Microsoft Introduces New Collaborative App Capabilities for Teams, Microsoft 365

New capabilities includes Live Share, enabling Teams apps to go passive screen sharing and facilitating better in-meeting co-creation.

May 25, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is introducing new capabilities for developers looking to build collaborative apps for Teams and Microsoft 365, including the ability for participants to co-watch, co-edit, co-create and collaborate more directly in Teams meetings. The company unveiled the new capabilities during its annual Build conference, at which Microsoft introduced Live Share, a new feature that allows […]

Microsoft Announces Intelligent Data Platform For Database Integration

The Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform is designed to fully integrate databases, analytics and governance and help break down silos.

May 24, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is holding its annual developer conference, Build, this week, and the company has already made dozens of announcements, including the new Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform that the company says fully integrates databases, analytics and governance and helps break down silos that exist between databases and analytics products. According to the company, the platform is […]

Watch Out For This Linux DDoS Trojan, Microsoft Says

Microsoft says it has observed a 254% increase in activity from XorDdos, an eight-year-old Linux trojan targeting Linux-based systems.

May 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it has observed a 254% increase in activity over the last six months from an eight-year-old Linux trojan targeting Linux-based operating systems on cloud infrastructures and IoT devices. The malware, called XorDdos, is named after its attack method, denial of service on Linux endpoints and servers, in addition to XOR-based encryption for its […]

Citrix, Microsoft To Integrate Windows 365 and Citrix HDX

Integration will allow users to access their cloud-hosted Windows 11 or Windows 10 desktops from anywhere, on any device, companies say.

May 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Citrix and Microsoft are deepening their partnership to bring new integrations to Microsoft’s cloud PC offering, combining Citrix’s high-definition user experience technology, IT policy control and ecosystem flexibility with Windows 365. The companies say the expanded partnership and new integration between Citrix high definition user experience (HDX) technology and Windows 365 is designed to give […]

Microsoft: Watch Out For This New Sysrv Botnet Varient

Microsoft is urging organizations to secure their systems after discovering a new Sysrv botnet variant that leverages security bugs.

May 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is urging organizations to secure internet-facing systems, apply security updates and secure credentials after discovering a new variant of the Sysrv botnet, which is known for exploiting vulnerabilities in web apps and databases to install coin miners on Windows and Linux systems. In a series of tweets, the Redmond, Wash. IT giant says the […]