Rabia Noureen

Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) back in February. Now, the software giant has released some enhancements for the new service based on customer feedback. Certificate-based authentication (CBA) is a robust service that lets organizations validate a user’s identity with X.509 certificates against Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). It…

Microsoft has published a security advisory about a new wave of malware attacks that target Exchange Servers. The company has warned IT admins that threat actors are increasingly using malicious Internet Information Services (IIS) modules to install backdoors and steal credentials. For those unfamiliar, Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server that lets developers…

Microsoft has launched a new Unified Update Platform (UUP) that brings on-premises update management capabilities for commercial customers. UUP on premises is designed to streamline Windows 11 upgrades for organizations that manage employee devices with management tools such as WSUS and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. The Redmond giant first started testing the Unified Update Platform…

Apple has released a new update that brings a much-anticipated feature for its iCloud app on Windows. First spotted by a Reddit user, the latest version of the app now lets users generate two-factor authentication codes. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security method that adds an extra layer of protection while logging into apps or…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that is currently preventing users from opening the Start menu on some Windows 11 PCs. The company has notified that it applied the Known Issue Rollback mechanism to address the problem. For those unfamiliar, the Known Issue Rollback capability allows users to quietly roll back buggy non-security fixes delivered…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of new Azure AD cross-tenant collaboration settings. The feature was first announced back in February, and it lets IT Pros control how end users can securely collaborate with external organizations. With this release, IT administrators can access the new settings in the External identities section of the Azure AD…

Last year, Microsoft released security updates to address Windows Server printing issues in some business printers and scanners that use a smart card for authentication purposes. Now, the company has rolled out new optional updates to disable the temporary fix on Windows Server 2019 machines. In an updated support document, Microsoft warned that installation of…

Back in February, Microsoft announced that it would begin blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in its Office apps. The company started rolling out this change to Office Insiders in April before pausing it to incorporate user feedback. In a recent update to the Microsoft 365 message center, Microsoft notified IT admins…

Microsoft has announced its plans to retire the built-in Windows Information Protection (WIP) feature in its client operating system. The software giant has decided to sunset the data leak prevention capability in favor of its paid subscription service, Microsoft Purview. Windows Information Protection (previously known as enterprise data protection (EDP) is a useful feature that…

Microsoft has unveiled a new security feature that is set to arrive in Windows 11 later this year. David Weston, Microsoft’s VP for Enterprise and OS Security, announced on Twitter that the Windows 11 Insider build 22528.1000 brings a new default setting to protect users against brute force attacks. For those unfamiliar, a brute force…

Atlassian has disclosed a new critical flaw in its Confluence Server and Data Center products. The company explained in its security advisory that the vulnerability (CVE-2022-26138) lets unauthorized users use hardcoded credentials to get full access to Confluence. According to Atlassian, the flaw exists in its Questions for Confluence app. It is designed to help…

Microsoft has teamed up with Oracle to launch a new service called “Oracle Database Service for Azure.” The latest offering provides Microsoft Azure customers access to databases running in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Microsoft explained that enterprise customers can now provision and manage Oracle-hosted database services directly within the Azure cloud dashboard. The service lets…