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Microsoft has released its new Azure DDoS IP Protection SKU in public preview. It’s a cost-effective enterprise-grade endpoint security solution aimed at protecting small and midsize businesses (SMBs) against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “It offers the same essential capabilities as Azure DDoS Network Protection to protect your resources and applications against evolving DDoS attacks, including…

Microsoft has partnered with Google, AMD, and NVIDIA to create a new open specification for a silicon Root of Trust (RoT), dubbed Caliptra. What is silicon root of trust? Silicon root of trust, sometimes referred to as hardware root of trust, creates a chain of trust starting in the hardware used to boot a device….

Microsoft has released several new features for Windows 11 version 22H2. The new features rolled out to Windows 11 devices via a cumulative update include File Explorer tabs, suggested actions, an improved taskbar, Sharing experience, and much more. In Windows 11, File Explorer now allows users to open multiple folders in tabs simultaneously within a…

Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 10 version 22H2, also known as the Windows 10 2022 Update, to all Windows 10 users. The latest feature update will be rolled out gradually via Windows Update, and the installation process should be pretty quick for users already running Windows 10 21H2 Windows 10 22H2 has been in…

Oracle has launched a new Oracle Alloy platform that enables organizations to host and deliver custom cloud services with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The solution allows customers to use Oracle cloud services without losing control over operational decisions. With this release, enterprise customers can create applications and services to meet the specific needs of select…

Microsoft is rolling out an out-of-band update to address an issue that causes Transport Layer Security (TLS)/ Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) handshake failures on Windows PCs. The company has acknowledged on the Windows release health dashboard that the October Patch Tuesday updates trigger network connectivity problems on various supported versions of Windows. “We address an…

Microsoft has recently discovered a new ransomware campaign that’s targeting organizations within the transportation and logistics industries across Poland and Ukraine. The novel Prestige ransomware strain was first found on October 11, and the attackers targeted a wide range of systems within an hour. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) explained that it has been…

Microsoft has released a new setting for conditional access policies that enables organizations to define the authentication strength of accepted connections. This release brings the ability to specify a combination of multifactor authentication (MFA) methods that allow external users to access a particular resource. Conditional access policies let IT admins create a set of rules…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new app that will allow users to request payments during meetings. As of today, Google Meet and Zoom let users accept payments from clients via third-party integration, and this capability is now coming to Microsoft Teams in public preview in November. “The Payments app in the Microsoft Teams app store…

Microsoft has announced Microsoft Syntex, a new set of apps and services that use AI to analyze and organize large data sets and unorganized content. Microsoft’s President for Collaborative Apps and Platforms, Jeff Teper, explained that more than 1.6 billion documents are added to Microsoft 365 daily, and organizations spend $46 billion per year on…

Microsoft announced yesterday that a new Windows 365 application is now available in public preview on the Microsoft Store. The new app, which was first unveiled back in April, allows employees to access their Windows 365 Cloud PCs directly from the taskbar on Windows 11. “With Windows 365 app, you can access your Windows 365…

Microsoft announced several new security features and services at its Ignite 2022 conference this week. Specifically, the company introduced two new security solutions called Defender for DevOps and Defender Cloud Security Posture Management. Microsoft Defender for DevOps is a service that enables developers to detect and remediate code vulnerabilities during the software development life cycle….