Rabia Noureen

The Cyber Security Review Board (CSRB) has recently announced that it will investigate the recent compromise of Exchange Online used by the US government. The board also plans to conduct a review of the identity and authentication infrastructure used by cloud providers. Last month, Microsoft confirmed that China state-backed hackers (dubbed ‘Storm-0558’) breached the email…

Microsoft has introduced support for mixed licensing in its Microsoft Defender for Endpoint solution. The new capability allows IT admins to control how licenses are applied to client devices in enterprise environments. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a security solution that provides threat detection and response capabilities to protect endpoints (such as laptops, computers, and…

Microsoft has announced that it’s bringing the Copilot AI assistant to apps used by frontline workers. The company has launched a public preview of Copilot integration in its Dynamics 365 Field Service application. Microsoft explained that the new Copilot for Dynamics 365 Field Service helps frontline workers (such as technicians and retail workers) save time…

Last year, Microsoft introduced a new Remote Help solution for the Microsoft Intune Suite. The company announced yesterday that the Remote Help app is coming to Android devices this month. Remote Help is a cloud-based solution that allows helpdesk agents to remotely connect to the user’s device and troubleshoot issues. The service is available as…

Microsoft Entra ID will soon start delivering multifactor authentication (MFA) text messages through WhatsApp. The company announced on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center yesterday that this update will begin rolling out to customers in select markets next month. As of today, the Microsoft Entra ID Multifactor Authentication feature uses text messages to send one-time passcodes…

Microsoft announced yesterday several new capabilities coming to Microsoft Defender for Cloud. The latest updates are designed to help organizations proactively reduce risks and respond to security threats. Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Management will extend its data-aware security posture, advanced agentless scanning, attack path analysis, and cloud security graph capabilities to Google Cloud Platform…

Microsoft has announced that Conditional Access for protected actions support is now generally available for Entra ID (Azure AD) customers. The new security feature enables IT admins to use Conditional Access policies to protect critical administrative operations. In Microsoft Entra ID (previously known as Azure AD), the Protected Actions feature provides additional protection by assigning…

Microsoft has announced the public preview of its Windows 365 Switch service. The new offering allows users to switch between their Windows 365 Cloud PC and physical device on Windows 11. “Windows 365 Switch provides the ability to easily move between a Windows 365 Cloud PC and the local desktop using the same familiar keyboard…

Microsoft has released the July 2023 update for its Windows 365 Enterprise service. The company announced that the new Move Cloud PC feature is now generally available for commercial customers. Microsoft first released the Move Cloud PC feature in public preview back in June. It enables administrators to move their Windows 365 Cloud PCs to…

Last month, Microsoft launched its new Bing Chat Enterprise service in preview for commercial customers. The company has announced on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that the Bing Chat Enterprise service plan will be available for Microsoft 365 subscribers next month. Bing Chat Enterprise is an AI-powered chatbot that offers business-focused data privacy and governance…

Last year, Microsoft launched its new Syntex service that uses AI to organize large sets of data and unorganized content for searching. Now, the company has announced several new features and enhancements for Microsoft Syntex. Microsoft has reduced the cost of unstructured document processing from $0.10 to $0.05 per page. The company has also released…

Microsoft-owned GitHub has released a new code referencing tool for GitHub Copilot. The new feature will inform developers when AI-powered code suggestions are taken from public repositories. GitHub first unveiled the Copilot tool back in June 2021. The AI programming assistant allows developers to get code suggestions with natural language commands. Copilot has been trained…