Rabia Noureen

Google has announced that it blocked the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The attack peaked at 46 million requests per second (rps), which is 76 percent larger than the previous DDoS attack that targeted Cloudflare in June. The company explained in its blog post that the HTTPS DDoS attack began targeting one of its Google…

Microsoft has announced the release of version 14.0 of Sysmon. The latest release brings a new feature that lets IT admins prevent processes from creating harmful executable files in certain locations. System Monitor (Sysmon) is a free tool that allows administrators to monitor systems for malicious activities to detect advanced threats. It provides details about…

Microsoft has announced some important pricing changes regarding Microsoft Teams Rooms plans, which will go into effect on September 1, 2022. The company is set to introduce a new Teams Rooms Pro plan for commercial customers, which will replace the existing Standard and Premium subscriptions. Microsoft Teams Rooms are certified video conferencing solutions that provide…

Microsoft has released time-based one-time passcode (TOTP) support for Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) customers. The new security feature allows end users to validate their identity with temporary one-time passcodes generated by an authenticator app. Time-based password (TOTP) is one of the most popular multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods. It’s a temporary numeric…

Microsoft has released the optional patch (KB5016693) for Windows Server 2022. The new cumulative update brings enhancements to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, storage replication, file compression, and bug fixes. First up, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is getting some improvements that should make it better at preventing ransomware attacks on Windows Server machines. There is…

Microsoft has partnered with Canonical to bring native .NET 6 support to Ubuntu 22.04. This update should facilitate the development of .NET applications on the popular Linux distribution. Specifically, developers can now install the .NET 6 SDK by running the “apt install dotnet6” command in the terminal to download all necessary packages. It is also…

Microsoft has announced the launch of a new datacenter region in Doha, Qatar. The new cloud region will help to accelerate digital transformation and attract more businesses and partners into the country. Microsoft first unveiled its plans to open a cloud region in Qatar back in December 2019. The new Azure region was initially slated…

Microsoft has announced that Tamper Protection is now generally available for Defender for Endpoint customers on macOS devices. The new feature prevents malicious software and unauthorized users from modifying security settings that might put a system at risk. With Tamper Protection enabled, third-party apps won’t be able to uninstall Microsoft Defender for EndPoint from Mac…

Microsoft has launched a public preview of its Microsoft Dev Box managed service. The new cloud-based offering provides developers easier access to a preconfigured virtual developer workstation without having to set up their physical machines. The Dev Box service was first announced at Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference in May. It’s designed for developers who…

Microsoft Teams has started rolling out a new Video Clip feature in public preview that was announced at Inspire 2022 last month. The tool allows users to record, edit and view short video messages directly within one-to-one chats. The Video Clip feature could be helpful in scenarios where users may want to leave a message…

Microsoft has released a new guided hunting notebook for its Microsoft Sentinel solution. The notebook enables organizations to leverage machine learning to detect, investigate as well as block low and slow password spray campaigns. Password spraying is a type of brute force attack that allows malicious actors to gain unauthorized access to computer systems. Hackers…

Microsoft announced this week that it’s changing the default location of apps in Outlook for Windows. As of today, the Mail, Calendar, People, and To-Do apps appear at the bottom of the folder pane within the Outlook window. This will change next month with an update that will move these Outlook modules to the left…