Microsoft has released the general availability of Permissions Management for Microsoft Entra, a new standalone solution designed to allow organizations to discover, remediate and monitor permissions for all identities and resources across multicloud environments. According to the company, Microsoft Entra Permissions Management allows admins to enforce the principle of least privilege at cloud scale using […]
Microsoft is releasing the public preview of a new alert suppression experience in Microsoft Defender that addresses alert fatigue and helps cybersecurity professionals better triage and resolve alerts. The new alert suppression experience is designed to provide tighter control and granularity, allowing users to tune Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alerts and manage alerts in advance […]
Microsoft is releasing a new expert-level certification for cybersecurity architects that certifies a technology professional can design and evolve their organization’s cybersecurity strategy. The Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert certification, now available, will also certify that an IT professional can design a zero-trust and strategy architecture, evaluate governance risk compliance technical and security operations strategies, […]
Microsoft and U.S. cybersecurity officials renewing calls for organizations to switch from Basic Authentication (Basic Auth) in Microsoft Exchange Online to Modern Authentication before the company begins to disable Basic Auth in October. Microsoft on Oct. 1 will begin turning off the ability to use Basic Auth in Exchange Online for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), POP, […]
Global integration firm AVI-SPL has been named a finalist of the 2022 Microsoft Surface Hub Partner of the Year Award, recognizing the firm as a top reseller and service provider of the Surface Hub. The Tampa, Fla.-based firm was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation […]
Microsoft is releasing a new feature that will automatically log users out of Microsoft 365 web apps after a period of inactivity, helping admins protect the organization’s data when users log on from unmanaged shared or personal devices. According to Microsoft, the idle session timeout feature for web apps allows admins to configure a tenant-wide […]
Microsoft is releasing a new security posture management tool for Defender for Cloud Apps to help organizations protect their cloud apps as organizations continue to adopt cloud-native software-as-a-service applications to meet their changing needs. The public preview of SaaS Security Posture Management in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is designed to help IT teams view, […]
Google is releasing a new Workspace capability designed to make it easier to work with Microsoft Office files in Workspace apps when an internet connection isn’t available. The company says users can now work offline with Microsoft Office files on their desktop, bringing the collaboration features of Google Workspace to Microsoft Office files when the […]
For the few organizations and use cases where Windows 8.1 is still in use, IT professionals should begin immediately planning an upgrade to Windows 10 or 11, as Microsoft’s support for Windows 8.1 will end in January 2023. On Jan. 10, 2023, those running Windows 8.1 and Microsoft 365 will continue to function, but they […]
Microsoft is releasing the general availability of Temporary Access Pass, a time-limited passcode that allows users to register passwordless authentication methods and recover access to accounts without a password. According to Microsoft, Temporary Access Pass (TAP) can also be used to set up Windows devices whether users are directly setting up their own devices or […]
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