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Microsoft is taking cybersecurity to the next level with its expansion of Microsoft Security Copilot. The company has launched the Security Copilot Early Access Program, allowing cybersecurity professionals to detect potential threats, assess risk exposure, and fortify their defences against security breaches. What is Microsoft Security Copilot? Microsoft Security Copilot launched in private preview back…

Microsoft has announced a new security tool that enables IT admins to clean up their Azure role-based access control (RBAC) permissions. The AuthorizationResources table, which is available via Azure Resource Graph (ARG), allows organizations to efficiently manage Azure access control permissions, optimize role assignments, and enhance security. The AuthorizationResources table helps administrators to monitor the…

The Microsoft Teams admin center has introduced a new feature – rule-based monitoring alerts – aimed at simplifying the task of monitoring and addressing potential call quality issues within Teams meetings. The new capability eliminates the requirement for manual intervention, as it proactively notifies administrators when quality problems emerge during ongoing meetings. The Teams Admin…

Microsoft has announced the release of version 5.7.0 of the Microsoft Teams PowerShell module. This release introduces several new features aimed at providing IT administrators with enhanced control over user management, reporting, and adherence to organizational policies, among other improvements. Microsoft Teams PowerShell module is a set of cmdlets that enables IT admins to manage…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that is currently affecting Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019. Found in the latest Patch Tuesday updates released on October 10, this new bug breaks virtual machines (VMs) running on Hyper-V hosts. Specifically, Microsoft says that users might notice that the virtual machines fail to start or are…

Microsoft has announced the public preview of Microsoft Graph Activity Logs. This new offering is designed to provide organizations with granular insights into HTTP requests processed within the Microsoft Graph service for a particular tenant. Microsoft Graph Activity Logs offers detailed monitoring of all API requests from various Microsoft 365 apps, SDKs, API clients, and…

To strengthen security measures for businesses, Microsoft has introduced Intune Endpoint Privilege Management support for Windows 365 devices. The latest release gives IT administrators the ability to manage application elevations on Windows 365 Cloud PCs with Endpoint Privilege Management. Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management is a solution that allows organizations to manage the elevation of…

Microsoft is set to introduce support for collaborative Loop components in Teams channels next month. While the feature is currently limited to Teams chats, the upcoming update will enable users to seamlessly create, share, and edit Loop components right within Teams channels. Microsoft Loop is a collaboration tool that helps users to streamline content creation…

Microsoft is introducing a significant change to Azure that will impact how virtual machines (VMs) connect to the Internet. Starting in September 2025, default outbound access for new VMs will no longer include unrestricted Internet access. In Microsoft Azure, outbound Internet access is enabled by default for resources within a virtual network (VNet). This default…

Microsoft has released a new security feature, Multi-User Authorization (MUA), for Azure Backup vaults. Azure Backup is a cloud-based service that allows users to perform backup and restore data, from various Azure services and on-premises Windows Server, in the Azure cloud. MUA enhances protection by providing an additional layer of security, a Resource Guard, to…

Microsoft has revealed that a Chinese-backed threat group, known as Storm-0062, is currently exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center. The proof-of-concept exploits for this vulnerability are now publicly available, raising the alarming possibility of mass exploitation. Last week, Atlassian acknowledged the remotely exploitable privilege-escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-22515) that affects…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is getting a security feature designed to thwart human-operated attacks automatically. The introduction of new “contain user disruption” capabilities empowers organizations to swiftly isolate compromised user accounts and put a stop to lateral movement during hands-on keyboard attacks. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a security solution that enables customers to detect,…