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NASA’s Curiosity Software Update Makes Patch Tuesday Seem Like a Breeze

NASA spent nine years on a major software update to the Curiosity rover designed to help protect its wheels and make maneuvering easier.

April 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Patching and updating systems is one of the core responsibilities of an IT professional, yet that task often proves challenging depending on the number of devices and applications that need to be patched in the organization. However, those systems are typically located on Earth. Imagine trying to patch a system on an entirely different planet. […]

Cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, cyber threats

Is Your Organization Testing Against the Right Cyber Threats?

New research shows that organizations are testing against cyber threats in the headlines rather than attacks they're more likely to face.

April 12, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware, supply chain attacks and nation-state threat actors have grabbed mainstream headlines in recent years, and organizations are largely recognizing that they must invest more in cybersecurity to defend against those emerging techniques. However, new research shows that some organizations are prioritizing defending against those trending, newsworthy threats at the expense of the threats actually […]

March 2023 Patch Tuesday: Two Actively Exploited Bugs in Outlook, SmartScreen

Microsoft's March 2023 Patch Tuesday includes fixes for 76 vulnerabilities, two of which are being exploited in the wild.

March 14, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s March 2023 Patch Tuesday release includes fixes for 76 vulnerabilities in the company’s products, with two listed as being actively exploited, one of which also being listed as publicly known. The amount of bugs fixed by Microsoft this month is on par with the tech giant’s February security update when it patched 75 vulnerabilities, […]

Microsoft Launches Public Availability of Commercial Driver and Firmware Servicing

Commercial controls for driver and firmware updates in the Windows Update for Business deployment services gives organizations control over the deployment of drivers.

February 15, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is launching the public availability of commercial controls for driver and firmware updates in the Windows Update for Business deployment services that gives organizations control over the deployment of drivers from Windows Update to eligible cloud-attached commercial devices. According to a Microsoft blog, the deployment services allows organizations with E3/E5/A3/A5 or Microsoft 365 Business […]

FBI search engine ads, tablet, Gartner, worldwide device shipments

Gartner: Worldwide Device Shipments to Decline 4% in 2023

Device shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones declined for the second consecutive year, according to Gartner.

February 2, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Worldwide device shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones are projected to decline 4.4% in 2023, to total 1.7 billion units, according to the Stamford, Conn. research firm Gartner, In 2022, the devices shipment market declined 11.9%. “The depressed economic market will continue to dampen demand for devices throughout 2023. In fact, end-user spending on […]

January 2023 Patch Tuesday: Nearly 100 Bugs, One Actively Exploited

Microsoft releases fixes for 98 security vulnerabilities for its January 2023 Patch Tuesday release, including one under active exploitation.

January 10, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT administrators are starting 2023 with a busy January Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft has released fixes for nearly 100 vulnerabilities, including 11 rated critical and one under active attack. According to security researchers, the 98 vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s security update from Microsoft is the largest the company has issued in a January for […]

Our Top IT Stories From 2022

Hybrid work, cybersecurity, cloud computing, recession, and new products and services highlight this year's top IT stories.

December 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

2022 was a very busy year for IT professionals as they grappled with new trends, technologies, tools, workplace models, cyberattacks and more while they helped their organization remain productive and secure. We looked back at our coverage to find common trends in our content to bring you our top 10 stories from this past year. […]

Microsoft Azure, AVD, Azure Virtual Desktop

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 […]

Microsoft Launches Public Preview of Unified Update Platform on Prem

Unified Update Platform on premises is designed to simplify Windows content management and upgrading to Windows 11.

October 25, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released a public preview of Unified Update Platform on premises, a new integration with Windows Server Update Services and Microsoft Configuration Manager that simplifies Windows content management and upgrading to Windows 11. According to Microsoft, the feature streamlines the process for upgrading to Windows 11 for organizations that manage Windows devices with Windows […]