Azure Firewall, Microsoft's firewall-as-a-service security offering for organizations using Azure virtual machines, is getting several improvements that tap the company's Threat Intelligence service.
The move toward passwordless Web authentications took another step this week, with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announcing that it now considers the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specification to be an official standard.
Organizations hoping to extend the viability of their Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) implementations can purchase Microsoft's Windows 7 Extended Security Updates plan starting April 1.
Microsoft is coming out with a Windows Server IoT 2019 product, the company announced on Tuesday at the Embedded World conference in Nuremberg, Germany.
Windows Defender ATP for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 is now generally available, Microsoft announced last week, after being in preview since last spring.
Microsoft this week described the steps for adapting "classic" alert rules to work with its new Azure Monitor service.
The GUI is fine if you're only moving a few files, but for larger and more complex migrations, this built-in Windows utility is the way to go.
- By Adam Bertram
- 02/21/2019
Microsoft recently described its timeline for phasing out Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) in supported Windows systems, and for upgrading to SHA-2.
Microsoft plans to make some changes to its Windows servicing lingo and management behavior when it releases Windows 10 version 1903 this spring.
The latest quarterly release of Exchange Server includes "critical security" fixes and also marks significant changes to the architectures of all supported versions.
Windows 10 versions 1803 and 1709 now have support for MSIX, Microsoft's new packaging format for application software.
Microsoft recently made the case against organizations using Internet Explorer as their default browser.
A Microsoft Tech Community post is urging organizations to use caution when using Microsoft's tools to manage Windows updates.
An updated guide for managing speculative execution side-channel attacks was issued recently by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
Windows Server Core is the epitome of Microsoft's shift toward GUI-free. But since you can't beat a good dashboard, here's how to access the GUI remotely.
- By Adam Bertram
- 02/05/2019
A pair of Cisco small business router products are susceptible to information disclosure attacks, the networking giant acknowledged last week.
Exchange Server versions from Exchange Server 2013 and newer have a vulnerability that could permit the impersonation of any user, leading to "control of an affected system," according to researchers from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (UC-CERT).
Microsoft warned this week that support for Internet Explorer 10 will lapse in 2020 for users of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard.
Microsoft is previewing a new "one-time passcodes" feature in its Azure Active Directory Business to Business (B2B) service.
Since FSMO roles are typically spread out among various domain controllers, it's not always easy to figure out which domain controller holds a particular role. Luckily, we have PowerShell and the AD module to make this task a breeze.
- By Adam Bertram
- 01/25/2019