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VMware has released new security updates to address a critical authentication bypass vulnerability present in its multiple products. The company warned that the bug could enable threat actors to gain administrative privileges on target systems. Tracked as CVE-2022-31656, the flaw was discovered by the security researcher Petrus Viet. VMware assigned the authentication bypass vulnerability a…

Microsoft Teams for macOS is finally getting native support for Apple Silicon devices. The company has just announced that the new Teams app has started rolling out to all users with M1/M2-powered Macs. Microsoft highlights that a native version of Teams has been one of the highly requested features from Mac users on its feedback…

Microsoft is investigating a new issue that is causing the Outlook desktop app to crash when opening emails containing complicated tables such as Uber receipts. The bug was first identified in the Current Channel version 2206 (build 15330.20196 and higher), but it also impacts the preview builds in the Current Channel as well as the…

Microsoft has announced two new security services to enhance the threat intelligence capabilities of its Microsoft Defender platform. The new Defender Threat Intelligence and Defender External Attack Surface Management tools are a result of Microsoft’s acquisition of the cybersecurity company RiskIQ in July 2021. First up, the Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) service provides enterprise…

Microsoft Viva Goals, a new goal-setting and management tool that launched in private preview back in May is now generally available. The new Viva Goals app aims to help employees and organizations track progress towards their predefined goals with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Essentially, OKR is a performance management framework that allows companies to…

Last month, Microsoft announced its plans to launch a new smaller and faster Outlook Lite app for Android. The Lite version of Outlook is finally available in select markets and it’s specifically designed for low-end mobile devices. Microsoft highlights that Outlook Lite brings performance improvements for lightweight phones with low storage and only 1GB of…

Last week, Microsoft started rolling out an update to block all Office VBA macros obtained from the internet by default to prevent phishing attacks. Now, the threat actors are using container files and other tactics to distribute malicious payloads. A macro is an automated input sequence that enables users to automate frequently used tasks in…

Microsoft has detailed a round-up of new features that were added to Teams during the month of July. The company highlighted a new LinkedIn integration in chats, a Polls app for meetings, management & security features, Teams devices, and much more. Here’s a look at everything you need to know. Microsoft Teams gets a new…

VMware has announced the release of the Fusion 22H2 Tech Preview for Mac devices. This release adds the much-anticipated support for Windows 11 to Macs with Apple Silicon and Intel-based processors. “Many new enhancements and capabilities came together to bring Windows 11 to the Mac desktop with Fusion, and while they were designed with Windows…

Earlier this month, we reported that Microsoft Teams is adding a new feature in Together Mode to let meeting organizers assign seats to all participants. The company announced yesterday that this update is now available in public preview in the Teams desktop app for macOS and Windows users. Microsoft introduced the Together mode feature in…

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 preview build 25169 for Insiders in the Dev channel. The latest update brings two notable features including a new multi-app kiosk mode for IT administrators as well as improvements to Windows Spotlight. First up, Microsoft is introducing a new kiosk mode on Windows 11 that enables IT Pros to…

Amazon has released new security updates for its Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) services. First of all, Amazon GuardDuty is getting new malware protection capabilities to detect malicious files stored on container workloads or customer instances running on Amazon EC2. For those unfamiliar, Amazon GuardDuty is a managed cloud…