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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.
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Microsoft recently described its timeline for phasing out Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) in supported Windows systems, and for upgrading to SHA-2.
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A Microsoft Tech Community post is urging organizations to use caution when using Microsoft's tools to manage Windows updates.
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An updated guide for managing speculative execution side-channel attacks was issued recently by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
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A pair of Cisco small business router products are susceptible to information disclosure attacks, the networking giant acknowledged last week.
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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).
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Microsoft is previewing a new "one-time passcodes" feature in its Azure Active Directory Business to Business (B2B) service.
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Several reports are pointing the finger at Microsoft's most recent "update Tuesday" security patches for multiple Windows 7 problems.
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Microsoft released a relatively light batch of security fixes for January's "update Tuesday," though they affect everything from Windows to Microsoft's browsers to the .NET Framework.
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Microsoft this month enabled the ability to use session ID information in Exchange Online audit logs, giving IT pros another tool to better detect attacks.
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Microsoft this week announced a pair of security and compliance offerings under the "Microsoft 365" branding that will become available next month.
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Microsoft's December patch rollout, issued this week, comprised an estimated 39 security fixes, plus one security advisory.
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Microsoft is giving organizations a new way to try out early releases of its Microsoft 365 suite.
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Microsoft this week announced that a new Windows 10 capability that obviates the need for passwords is now ready.
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Certain SSL/TLS certificates issued by former certificate authority company Symantec will soon become unsupported in Microsoft's Edge and Internet Explorer browsers.
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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.
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Microsoft this week announced a change to its .NET Framework patch delivery scheme that could take effect as early as October.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft Premier customers can now begin using the company's Project VAST security product to create data visualizations of their organization's security landscape.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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Users of the Microsoft Edge browser can now test an alternative means of carrying out user authentications besides passwords.
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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.