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Rabia comes from a solid IT background and has been writing professionally about Microsoft products and other technology for four years. Rabia has also written for OnMSFT.com as well as Windows Report. She is always up to date on the latest trends in the IT Industry and has done extensive research in the data science industry.
Microsoft has announced that hot patching support is now generally available for Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition. The new hotpatch capability in Azure Automanage allows IT Admins to quickly deploy security updates on Windows Server virtual machines without frequent reboots. The hotpatching support brings a bunch of benefits for Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition customers,…
Microsoft has announced some important updates for Azure Active Directory customers. The company says that the new Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication (Azure AD CBA) service is now available in public preview for all commercial and US Government cloud customers. Previously, Azure Active Directory customers had to implement a federated certificate-based authentication mechanism. However, some…
Microsoft has launched a streamlined submissions experience in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. The new submissions page provides dedicated item tabs to help IT Admins track and analyze malicious emails, email attachments, URLs, and messages reported by end-users in their organization. To get started, IT Admins will need to head to the Microsoft 365 Defender…
Microsoft has released a big update for its new Windows 11 OS, which brings a bunch of improvements to the taskbar and much more. The first new feature that the company highlighted today is a mute/unmute button for Microsoft Teams calls in the taskbar. The latest Windows 11 update also includes a new feature that…
Microsoft has launched the new Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365, a tool that lets Microsoft cloud customers track, analyze and reduce their carbon emissions. The dashboard is currently available in preview, and it follows the release of the Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure back in October 2021. The new Emissions Impact Dashboard currently allows…
Microsoft is getting ready to enable a new security feature in Microsoft Defender that should make it more difficult for threat actors to steal credentials from Windows PCs. The company says that the Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) security rule will help to prevent admin-level hackers from accessing the Local Security Authority Server Service (LSASS) process….
Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow users to calls with Bluetooth headsets on Windows PCs. This should be a welcome addition for people using keyboard shortcuts or a mouse to answer, end, or hold calls during Teams calls and meetings. In an update to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, the Redmond giant…
Microsoft has recently announced that Azure AD Join support is coming to its Windows 365 Cloud PC service this month. The new feature is currently available in public preview for Windows 365 Enterprise customers. Windows 365 is a subscription service that enables organizations to create and run Cloud PCs remotely. It’s is available in two…
Microsoft has announced the public preview of cross-tenant collaboration settings in its Azure Active Directory service. The new feature enables IT admins to manage how users can securely collaborate with external partners and in other Azure Active Directory organizations. The ability to configure cross-tenant access settings was one of the top requested features from Azure…
Microsoft is reportedly planning to acquire a US-based cyber security company Mandiant. According to a new report from Bloomberg, this new acquisition will help the Redmond giant to beef up its portfolio of security offerings to protect its customers from cybersecurity threats and data breaches. For those unfamiliar, Mandiant is a cybersecurity research firm that…