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Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance Bundles Coming February

Microsoft this week announced a pair of security and compliance offerings under the "Microsoft 365" branding that will become available next month.

Microsoft Ends 2018 with Over Three Dozen Security Fixes

Microsoft's December patch rollout, issued this week, comprised an estimated 39 security fixes, plus one security advisory.

Microsoft 365 Testing Program Launches

Microsoft is giving organizations a new way to try out early releases of its Microsoft 365 suite.

Windows 10 FIDO2 Support Ready for Prime Time

Microsoft this week announced that a new Windows 10 capability that obviates the need for passwords is now ready.

Microsoft Cuts Symantec Security Cert Support from Its Browsers

Certain SSL/TLS certificates issued by former certificate authority company Symantec will soon become unsupported in Microsoft's Edge and Internet Explorer browsers.

Microsoft Announces Bundled Enterprise Security Solution

As part of its 2018 Ignite conference this week, Microsoft announced it is bundling some of its existing security products into a single enterprise-grade solution.

.NET Framework Patch Rollouts To Split from Windows Patches

Microsoft this week announced a change to its .NET Framework patch delivery scheme that could take effect as early as October.

Microsoft Adds Malware-Blocking Feature to Office 365 ProPlus

In a bid to protect subscribers against malicious macros, Microsoft recently integrated a 3-year-old security technology called Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) to Office 365 ProPlus.

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Security Flaw in September Update Rollout

A zero-day local privilege escalation flaw that was disclosed on Twitter last month now has a fix by way of Microsoft's September security update rollout.

Microsoft's 'Project VAST' Starts Rolling Out

Microsoft Premier customers can now begin using the company's Project VAST security product to create data visualizations of their organization's security landscape.

Microsoft Touts Windows Server 2019's SDN Security Features

Microsoft this week put the spotlight on the software-defined networking security capabilities coming to Windows Server 2019, calling it one of the product's top 10 networking features.

Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 Zero-Day Flaw Disclosed

A zero-day flaw in the Windows Task Scheduler in 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 was disclosed this week, with no known remedy.

Intel, Others Sound Alarm on 'Foreshadow' CPU Attacks

Researchers from Microsoft, Intel and Red Hat this week turned the spotlight on a newly discovered execution side-channel attack method they've dubbed "Foreshadow."

Microsoft Test Drives Password Alternative in Edge Browser

Users of the Microsoft Edge browser can now test an alternative means of carrying out user authentications besides passwords.

Microsoft: Exchange, Skype Issues Caused by July Patches

Microsoft admitted this week that organizations using Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015 and Exchange Server took a hit after applying its July 10 "update Tuesday" patches.

Microsoft Offers 3-Year Security Reprieve for Older Server Products

Microsoft is replacing its "Premium Assurance" support offering for SQL Server and Windows Server with a new Extended Security Updates program.

Microsoft Security Advisory Targets 'Lazy Floating Point' Processor Flaw

A Microsoft security advisory addresses the recently disclosed "lazy floating point state restore" security problem (CVE-2018-3665) that's leaving Intel Core and Windows processors vulnerable.

Microsoft Stumps for Multifactor Security for Azure AD

Microsoft is aiming to make multifactor authentication (MFA) the default verification option for its Azure Active Directory (AD) identity management service.

Azure AD Gets Two New Password Protection Tools in Preview

Organizations using Microsoft's Azure Active Directory or Windows Server Active Directory service can now test drive two new two password security capabilities.

Intel, Feds Warn of 'Lazy Floating Point' Processor Flaw

A new speculative execution processor vulnerability dubbed "lazy floating point (FP) state save/restore" was disclosed earlier this month.

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