AVI-SPL announced it has earned the Cloud Productivity competency from Microsoft at the Gold level. According to the announcement, Microsoft Gold competencies demonstrate best-in-class capabilities within a specific solution area. AVI-SPL is, of course, a digital enablement services provider. As a Gold Cloud Productivity competency holder, AVI-SPL earns new benefits and support from Microsoft. Thus, […]
Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature that will block VBA macros obtained from the internet by default for five Office apps that run macros, helping to prevent malware deployments to unwitting end users. In a Tech Community blog, the company says this default setting impacts Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word, and only […]
Microsoft says that it has disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol and is working on a fix after a security bug was discovered that allows an attacker to spoof App Installer. According to a Microsoft Tech Community blog, an attacker could spoof App Installer to install a package that a user did not intend to install. […]
Despite a cyberthreat landscape that continues to evolve and become even more dangerous, just 22% of Microsoft Azure Active Directory customers have implemented strong identify authentication protection, Microsoft says in a new report. In the company’s Cyber Signals report, a new quarterly cyber threat intelligence brief marketed to IT and security leaders, Microsoft says less […]
Microsoft is rolling out the general availability of a feature that allows administrators to manage the security and vulnerability management of Android and iOS devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The new cross-platform coverage, threat and vulnerability management capabilities now support all major device platforms across the organization, spanning workstations, servers and now mobile devices, […]
IT admins can now configure local group membership settings for Windows devices, enabling admins to granularly manage the membership of built-in groups on the Windows platform to ensure users have the correct privileges. In a Tech Community blog, the Intune Support Team said this new feature comes with a built-in template in the Endpoint security […]
Microsoft says devices need to be powered on and connected to Windows Update for at least eight hours to ensure a successful update. In a Tech Community blog on achieving better patch compliance, the company says it looked into why some Windows devices are not always full up to date, and one of the most […]
Microsoft says it is tracking a new consent phishing campaign that uses OAuth request links to trick users into granting consent to an app that gives malicious actors access to email accounts. In a series of tweets, Microsoft Security Intelligence says phishing messages misled users into granting permissions to an app called “Upgrade” that gave […]
DHL has surpassed Microsoft’s long-standing reign as the brand most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in attempts to steal credentials or deploy malware via sophisticated phishing techniques. Twenty-three percent of all brand phishing attempts were related to DHL, up from just 9% in the previous quarter, according to Check Point Research’s latest Q4 brand phishing report. […]
Excel is now a little safer for organizations to use as Microsoft is making a once optional setting that disables the usage of Excel 4.0 macros the default. According to a Tech Community blog, the setting—which was rolled out as an optional setting in July 2021—is now the default when users open Excel 4.0 macros. […]
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