Rabia Noureen

Microsoft is planning to make web links in Microsoft Outlook and Teams to open by default in its Edge browser. The company is giving IT admins a 30 days notice that this change will be gradually rolled out in Outlook for Windows for all business customers. Microsoft first announced the web link behavior change for…

Microsoft published a detailed roundup of all the new features added to Microsoft Teams in April 2023. This time around, the company highlighted improvements to meetings, webinars, management capabilities, Teams Rooms devices, and much more. Let’s dive in! Meetings features Starting with meetings, Microsoft has released a new feature that will automatically lower a participant’s…

Microsoft has announced a new version of the OneDrive web app for business and education customers. The company highlighted today that the updated app will include a new home experience that reduces the time required to find important files and documents. With this release, the OneDrive web app is getting a new “For you” section…

Microsoft has detailed a bunch of new features added to its Windows Autopatch service in May 2023. The company explained that this is the most “impactful” update since Windows Autopach was launched back in May 2023. Windows Autopatch is a cloud-based service that enables IT admins to automate the patching of Windows, Microsoft 365 apps,…

Microsoft has partnered with Stripe, PayPal, and GoDaddy to launch a new Payments app for Microsoft Teams. The app allows small businesses in the US and Canada to accept payments for webinars, one-on-one sessions, classes, appointments, and events within Teams meetings. “We have partnered with leading players in the payments space to combine the core…

Last week, Google announced account synchronization support for its Authenticator app. On April 25, the security research team Mysk highlighted on Twitter that the feature lacks support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The security researchers found that the network traffic used to sync the credentials is not end-to-end encrypted. This means that the seed used to…

Amazon has announced the general availability of its AWS Verified Access service. The service enables IT admins to provide secure access to enterprise applications without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). AWS Verified Access originally launched in public preview in November at AWS re:Invent 2022.The service allows customers to create, configure and manage a collection…

Microsoft has announced some new capabilities for its Azure Virtual Desktop service. The top requested feature should help organizations to enhance endpoint security, configuration, storage, and employee experience. Microsoft has introduced FSLogix profiles support for Azure AD-joined VMs in Azure Virtual Desktop. The feature lets users access file shares from Azure AD-joined VMs in order…

Apache Superset has released fixes to patch a security flaw in the default configuration that could lead to remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2023-27524, the vulnerability allows threat actors to potentially steal sensitive data, harvest credentials, and then execute malicious code. Apache Superset is an open-source data exploration and virtualization solution. It enables users to…

Microsoft announced some new updates for its Microsoft Sentinel solution this week. The company has highlighted a new Workspace Manager feature, Hunts feature to identify security threats, and other improvements. Specifically, Microsoft Sentinel is getting a new Workspace Manager that enables IT admins to manage multiple Sentinel workspaces from a central workspace. The feature supports…

Microsoft has announced that its App Governance add-on will soon be a part of the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps service. Starting on June 1, the feature will be available for all customers with an E5 Security/Microsoft 365 E5 or any other subscription at no additional cost. Microsoft highlighted that threat actors are increasingly targeting…

Microsoft has released the optional April 2023 security patches for Windows 11 versions 21H2 and 22H2. The optional updates (KB5025298 and KB5025305) address interoperability issues between Windows LAPS and legacy LAPS policies. Microsoft recently announced the native integration of Windows LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2019. The…