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Thinking of Moving to Azure and Azure Virtual Desktop? 5 Actions for Success

Before an enterprise decides to use Azure Virtual Desktop, it is important to carefully consider the business strategy behind adoption.

November 15, 2022 Bas van Kaam Leave a Comment

Microsoft Azure continues to be a forerunner for public cloud dominance. A 2022 cloud usage survey by Flexera estimates 80% enterprise usage of Azure versus 77% for AWS. In regards to virtual machines (VMs) Azure also comes out ahead, with 71% of enterprises running more than 51 VMs on Azure compared to 69% for AWS, according to […]

Microsoft Enhances Control for Configuring Firewall Rules with Defender

Microsoft is releasing Windows Defender Firewall security capabilities that allow for reusing group settings and support using FQDN rules.

November 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing enhanced Windows Defender Firewall security capabilities that allow for reusing group settings to target devices and users and support the use of Fully Qualified Domain Name rules. According to Microsoft, these new capabilities in Intune are designed to simplify management and provide more advanced controls to configure Firewall rules, giving IT admins […]

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This Week in IT: USB-C for iPhones, Ransomware, Google Chrome, Microsoft’s Diversity

iPhone support for USB-C, ransomware vulnerability trends, Google Chrome's EOL on old Windows and Microsoft's diversity highlight this week's IT news.

October 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology news stories each week. New iPhones to require USB-C charging […]

How to Win at Cybersecurity: Become a “Sneaker” CISO

Too many security pros today are so deep into the technology that they don’t pay enough attention to the people and processes.

August 4, 2022 Tony Carothers Leave a Comment

To protect against cybercrime, every organization needs to build a culture of information security. To do that, infosec leaders need to become “sneaker CISOs.” There are three elements to security: Technology, people and processes. Sneaker CISOs are more focused on people and process than on technology. Too many security professionals today are so deep into […]

How to Secure PowerShell and Use it for Cybersecurity Defense

Cybersecurity agencies say organizations should take several steps to secure PowerShell and keep it from being used in cyberattacks.

July 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

PowerShell is an incredibly effective tool that allows IT administrators to automate repetitive tasks and is particularly useful in helping to protect and manage the cybersecurity of Windows operating systems. However, those same capabilities are just as useful for hackers after gaining initial access to a network, with PowerShell scripts being used to weaken intrusion […]

The Unified Communication and Collaboration Technology on Display at InfoComm 2022

InfoComm 2022 featured the latest innovations in collaboration software and hardware as hybrid work continues.

June 16, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Videoconferencing solutions such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Meet and others became household names over the last two years as organizations adopted – at first – a remote work environment that morphed into hybrid work as employees began coming back to the office. The collaboration industry and the hardware and software companies that provide […]

Internet Explorer Has Been Officially Retired

Microsoft has officially retired Internet Explorer after 26 years as the company looks to push users to Microsoft Edge.

June 15, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Users still trying to use Internet Explorer will be redirected to Microsoft Edge as Microsoft’s legacy internet browser has been officially retired as of today. Microsoft has been actively promoting Microsoft Edge and alerting organizations and users still using Explorer that the browser would be shut down on June 15, and the date has finally […]

IT Can Now Use Defender for Endpoint to Contain Unmanaged Devices

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can now isolate unmanaged devices that are suspected of being compromised.

June 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can now isolate unmanaged devices that are suspected of being compromised and block it from any incoming or outgoing communication with devices enrolled in Defender for Endpoint. According to Microsoft, this is designed to help prevent human-operated ransomware from moving laterally and spreading from an unmanaged device throughout an organization’s network. […]

The Public Preview Of Autopatch is Here: What IT Needs to Know

The public preview for Windows Autopatch is now available for organizations to become familiar with the tool before it reaches GA next month.

June 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Update July 11: Windows Autopatch is now generally available. The public preview for Windows Autopatch is now available for organizations that want to automate the process of managing and rolling out updates for Windows and Microsoft 365 apps about a month before it is expected to reach general availability. The Autopatch service, free for certain […]

How Microsoft Is Making A Passwordless Working Life Easier

Microsoft is expanding passwordless options for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Authenticator.

May 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In addition to expanding support for a common passwordless standard, Microsoft announced several new passwordless options to help reduce the attack surface and keep accounts secure, including passwordless support for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and other innovations. According to Microsoft, the passwordless support for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Virtual […]