Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has announced the general availability of cross-tenant synchronization for Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) customers. The new feature allows IT admins to automate the creation of user accounts across tenants in their organization. Microsoft launched the public preview of cross-tenant synchronization for Azure AD back in January. Cross-tenant synchronization helps to…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that Amazon Security Lake is hitting general availability this week. The new service enables organizations to create a specialized data lake to aggregate, normalize, and store security data. Security teams often face difficulties in gathering scattered security data within an organization. This is primarily because identity providers, firewalls, and…

Microsoft announced yesterday that the AI-based intelligent recap feature is now generally available for Microsoft Teams Premium subscribers. Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 model, the feature provides an overview of the most important information discussed during Teams meetings. In Microsoft Teams, the intelligent recap feature can automatically generate meeting notes, recommended tasks, and personalized highlights. Users…

Microsoft has recently announced the release of tenant restrictions version 2 (TRv2) for commercial cloud customers. The latest release enables IT admins to control whether end users can use externally issued identities to access external apps from org-owned devices or corporate networks. The tenant restriction feature builds on the cross-tenant access settings that launched in…

Microsoft released the public preview of Authenticator Lite for its Outlook mobile apps back in March 2023. The company has announced that the feature is now generally available on Android and iOS devices. Microsoft’s Authenticator Lite feature allows users to approve multifactor authentication requests for work or school accounts directly in the Outlook mobile app….

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Outlook, Edge, Viva Engage, and Power Apps are generally available on shared Android devices. The shared device mode allows frontline workers to securely access these apps on shared Android devices enrolled via Microsoft Intune. Microsoft introduced shared device mode support for Edge, Outlook, Viva Engage, and Power Apps on Android…

Microsoft has discovered that a Chinese government hacking group dubbed Volt Typhoon is targeting critical infrastructure environments in the United States. The campaign is designed to steal network credentials and sensitive data to disrupt critical communications with the Asia Pacific region. According to Microsoft, the Volt Typhoon group has been actively targeting companies in Guam…

Microsoft is investigating a new issue that causes failures while copying and saving files on Windows devices. The company has confirmed that the bug only impacts 32-bit apps that are large address aware and use the CopyFile API on Windows 11 and Windows 10. CopyFile API is a set of functions that allow developers to…

Microsoft has unveiled several new tools and capabilities for Windows 11 at its Build 2023 developer conference this week. One of the biggest announcements is Dev Hub, a new open-source app that provides a centralized dashboard for all development needs. With Dev Home, developers can use the WinGet configuration file to set up their development…

Microsoft announced yesterday that its Entra External ID solution will hit general availability this summer. The new service seamlessly integrates Azure AD and Azure AD B2C, allowing organizations to select an identity provider that effectively manages user identities and application access. “Microsoft Entra External ID was purpose-built to personalize and secure access to applications while…

Microsoft kicked off its Build developer conference yesterday, where it unveiled several new features for enterprise customers. The company also announced a preview of Windows 365 Boot, which lets users log directly into their Cloud PCs at startup instead of the local install of Windows 11. Windows 365 Boot is designed for Windows devices that…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Deployment Environments. It’s a new managed service that lets developers use infrastructure-as-code templates to quickly spin up on-demand app deployment environments. Microsoft highlighted three key factors for effectively managing cloud-based infrastructure in enterprise environments: speed, usability, and governance. The company has incorporated customer feedback to build Azure…