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Microsoft's January security patch release addresses 83 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), 10 of which were described as "Critical" by security researchers and 73 as "Important."
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Microsoft this week announced the release of a new endpoint detection and response (EDR) capability specifically for Linux servers in the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint product.
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Organizations that want to detect and block the old and insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol can draw on some new advice from the U.S. National Security Agency.
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Certain subscribers to the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 service can now access a new "attack simulation training" feature, Microsoft announced this week.
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In the wake of the SolarWinds Orion-based software attack discovered last month, Microsoft has shared several resources for IT pros to help them discover similar breaches.
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A new feature in the Microsoft Authenticator app that stores and autofills user names and passwords is now in preview.
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PowerShell Crescendo, a new module for PowerShell that aims to wrap so-called "native" utility applications via the familiar verb-noun syntax used in PowerShell cmdlets, is now available for preview.
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Microsoft's December security bundle of software fixes, released Tuesday, addresses just 58 vulnerabilities, about half as much as previous months' totals.
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Some users of Microsoft's Surface Hub 2S conference devices will have to wait a bit longer to receive the Windows 10 Team 2020 Update via Windows Update.
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PowerShell 7.1, touted by Microsoft as a "major update" to the scripting language, reached general availability this week.
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Last month's relatively lightweight patch rollout from Microsoft appears to be an anomaly. Microsoft on Tuesday addressed 112 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) with its November security update bundle.
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Microsoft has revamped its monthly "Security Update Guide," which often comes in at or above 100 pages, to be a more palatable length for IT pros.
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Microsoft recently a described a mechanism that lets IT pros view Windows 10 "safeguard holds," which is Microsoft's term for OS feature updates that have been blocked from downloading.
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Security researchers at Check Point this week found that most phishing attacks are trying to fool end users by spoofing the Microsoft brand.