Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has announced a new integration between the Jira project management tool and its Teams collaboration service. The goal is to make it easier for users to track, update and manage their projects directly within Microsoft Teams. The new Jira Cloud app lets users convert their chat messages into a new Jira issue or add…

Microsoft has confirmed that the hacking group Lapsus$ managed to gain “limited access” to its security system and steal some parts of their source code. The company says that its security researchers had already been tracking the activities of Lapsus$, which claims to have hacked sensitive data from Samsung, Nvidia, Ubisoft, and Okta. The Redmond…

HP has acknowledged that its several printer models are vulnerable to a new critical buffer overflow bug that can potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE). This latest security flaw is being tracked under CVE-2022-3942, and it was first discovered by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative team. As noted in a post by Bleeping Computer,…

Last week, the infamous hacker group Lapsus$ claimed that it had breached several Azure DevOps source code repositories. Microsoft is currently investigating claims of this hack, but the source code of Bing, Bing Maps, Cortana, and other internal projects may have been leaked online (via VentureBeat). Over the weekend, the hacker group Lapsus$ posted a…

Microsoft announced that PowerShell Crescendo has hit general availability (GA) this month. The new open-source module first launched in preview back in 2020, and it lets developers quickly build PowerShell cmdlets that leverage existing command-line tools. The Redmond giant explains that native tools (such as kubectl, Docker, and netsh.exe) can be sometimes more complex to…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Azure Stack Edge Pro 2 solution. The AI-driven edge computing device enables organizations to bring Azure’s processing power to remote branch offices, and it can also be deployed in manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, and retail environments. With Azure Stack Edge Pro 2, enterprise customers can now use machine…

Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) has released a new “Hardware Trends in 2022 and Beyond” report. The company’s latest research findings indicate that around 30 percent of the IT budget was spent on hardware in 2021, even with the general shift to the cloud adoption in organizations. The research study was conducted by Spiceworks Ziff Davis…

Microsoft has announced the release of a new Windows Server Insider Preview Build 25075. The latest build is for the next Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release for the OS, which should be Windows Server version 2022. This new Windows Server build brings new security capabilities that should help organizations to prevent brute-force dictionary attacks. Microsoft…

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI released an alert about a Russian state-backed activity that allowed hackers to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and exploit a security flaw to compromise networks. The security advisory indicates that the cyberattacks targeting a non-governmental organization (NGO) started back in May 2021. The threat actors leveraged…

Microsoft has unveiled several new features and capabilities for its Office productivity suite to better suit the needs of the new hybrid work era. The Redmond giant also announced this morning a new AI-powered Surface Hub Smart Camera, and Teams Rooms innovations to help users improve the remote meeting experience. Outlook adds support for Loop…