Microsoft’s recent announcement that it is acquiring healthcare artificial intelligence and voice recognition company Nuance could signal a new era of voice-enabled technologies in the enterprise. Nuance’s speech recognition technology for medical dictation is currently used in 77% of U.S. hospitals, and Microsoft plans to integrate those technologies with its Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare offering […]
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday release for April includes fixes for a myriad of vulnerabilities, including four in Exchange Server discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency. According to the software giant’s Security Response Center, the updates include over 100 vulnerabilities that fix things ranging from Exchange Server vulnerabilities to flaws in Microsoft Office products, Microsoft […]
Microsoft is acquiring conversational AI company Nuance, a company that offers speech recognition software that is used in 77% of U.S. hospitals, in a deal worth $19.7 billion. According to Microsoft’s announcement, the company plans to integrate Nuance’s solutions with its Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare offering that was introduced last year. Nuance provides conversational artificial […]
Microsoft says it has been tracking a new attack method in which malicious actors are using websites’ contact forms to deliver malware to enterprise email addresses under the false pretenses of legal action. The malware being delivered is IceID, which is used to steal information, according to a Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team blog […]
The U.S. Army and Microsoft are working together on the production of augmented reality headset designed to bring enhanced night vision, situational awareness and information sharing to U.S. soldiers. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) was in prototyping and now moves forward to production and rapid fielding, according to announcements from Microsoft and the U.S. […]
Microsoft in a new report is sounding the alarm about the increasing rate of firmware attacks, saying business aren’t paying enough attention to the evolving attack method that targets where sensitive information like credentials and encryption keys are stored. According to Security Signals Report, 83% of all businesses have experienced a firmware attack in the […]
We could be on the brink of a next great disruption to the way we work with teams beginning to plan out a return to the office that will undoubtedly feature more flexibility around where employees do their job. That is at least according to Microsoft, which recently published its 2021 Work Trends Index, the […]
A one-click mitigation tool released by Microsoft to help organizations protect themselves from the Exchange Server compromise has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since it was released, the Associated Press reported Monday. Citing a White House National Security Council spokesperson, the AP reported that the number of vulnerable systems has fallen by 45%, thanks […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency has released a new tool designed to help IT and security professionals detect indicators of compromise associated with the SolarWinds and Active Directory/Microsoft 365 Compromise. The tool, CISA Hunt and Incident Response Program (CHIRP), scans for signs of compromise from an advanced persistent threat actor within an on-premises environment. […]
This winter has been a nightmare for cybersecurity and IT teams everywhere, with the most recent being the exploits of vulnerabilities in certain on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server. According to experts and news reports, these attacks started sometime in early January and targeted a wide range of victims, including government, health care, law firms, […]
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