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More storage options and a new secure "Personal Vault" feature are coming to the Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage service.
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A newly discovered side-channel attack method called "RAMBleed" can expose information from memory chips, including encryption key information, according to academic researchers.
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The June edition of Microsoft's monthly security patch rollout addresses 88 common vulnerabilities and disclosures (CVEs), the largest "in recent memory," according to a Trend Micro analyst.
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Microsoft recently urged organizations to install its May security patches to prevent attackers from exploiting a "wormable" vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services.
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Microsoft announced Attack Surface Analyzer 2.0 this week, describing changes in the updated -- and now open source -- software.
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Tuesday marked several important security developments for IT pros.
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With system administrators increasingly being targeted by hackers, Microsoft this week shared some security tips for organizations.
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IT pros managing BitLocker-encrypted drives on devices will soon have access to some new capabilities, Microsoft announced this week.
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A key component of Microsoft's new threat-hunting service for organizations is now ready for use in production environments.
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A security breach that was discovered by Docker last week did not compromise Microsoft container images hosted on Docker Hub, Microsoft said recently.
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Microsoft is making the case against security policies that enforce periodic password expirations for Windows users.
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A newly reported zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-0859) discovered by Kaspersky Lab this week uses PowerShell to attack Windows systems.
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A security breach that originated from the start of this year exposed some Microsoft e-mail users' accounts to "individuals outside Microsoft," the company admitted this past week.
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Microsoft on Tuesday released its April security patch bundle, as well as one security advisory on Adobe Flash.
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Microsoft this week announced the general availability of its new Azure Active Directory Password Protection feature, which aims to diminish the threat of password spray attacks.
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Microsoft has announced the release of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Update 1902, as well as the general availability of both Microsoft 365 Security Center and Microsoft 365 Compliance Center.
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As many as 1 million Asus computer users were targeted last year in a "supply-chain attack," according to a report Monday by software security firm Kaspersky Lab.
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Microsoft is rebranding its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) product to "Microsoft Defender ATP" to reflect its newly added support for Mac clients.
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Microsoft addressed 64 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in its March security patch bundle, released this week on "update Tuesday."
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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.
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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.
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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).