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Rabia has a master's degree in Software Engineering and she has years of experience writing professionally about Microsoft products and other technologies. Rabia has also written for OnMSFT.com as well as Windows Report. She is always up to date on the latest trends in the IT Industry and has done extensive research in the data science industry.

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Cloud Computing

Microsoft Entra Verified ID Service is Now Generally Available

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft has announced that its Entra Verified ID service is now generally available for commercial customers. The new decentralized identity offering enables organizations to easily create, issue, and verify the credentials of users to provide proof of education, employment, and other claims. “Microsoft’s Microsoft Entra Verified ID (Azure AD VC) service enables you to trust…

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Windows 10

Microsoft Brings Windows 11’s Universal Print Capabilities to Windows 10

Microsoft has announced that new Universal Print capabilities that debuted on Windows 11 last year are coming to Windows 10. This release introduces a new feature that lets users add a PIN (personal identification number) to a print job. The new PIN integration should help to enhance security and reduce toner and paper waste in…

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Security

Slack Releases Fix for Critical Bug That Exposed Hashed Passwords for Years

Slack has confirmed that a security vulnerability accidentally exposed the hashed passwords of around 0.5 percent of its customers. The company patched the bug last month and notified impacted users that it had reset their passwords. The vulnerability was first discovered by a security researcher and it was reported to Slack on July 17, 2022….

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Security

Microsoft Edge 104 Brings Enhanced Security Mode Improvements and New Policies

Microsoft has started rolling out Edge version 104 to the Stable channel. This new update brings some improvements to the enhanced security mode to make the browsing experience more secure on less popular websites, and some new policies for IT admins. The enhanced security mode (previously known as the Super Duper Secure mode) launched in…

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Cloud Computing

Microsoft’s New Azure Fluid Relay Service Lets Developers Build Collaborative Apps

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Azure Fluid Relay service. It’s a managed cloud offering that enables web developers to use the Fluid Framework for building enterprise-grade collaborative applications. The Fluid Framework was announced at Microsoft’s Build developer conference back in 2019. It’s an open-source web-based platform that allows users to create discrete…

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Smart App Control Can Now Block More File Types on Windows 11

Last Update: Sep 28, 2022

Microsoft has unveiled some security enhancements for the Smart App Control feature in Windows 11. David Weston, Microsoft’s VP for Enterprise and OS Security, announced yesterday that Smart App Control has been updated to support more malicious file types, including ISO and LNK files. Microsoft started testing the Smart App Control feature with Insiders in…

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Security

Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting Lets Businesses Proactively Hunt Security Threats

Back in May, Microsoft unveiled a new Defender Experts for Hunting solution to help organizations proactively hunt for security threats. The company has announced that the new managed security service is now generally available for enterprise customers. Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting is aimed at companies with existing security operations centers. The service combines data…

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VMware Releases Updates to Address Critical Authentication Bypass Flaw

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…

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Microsoft Teams Gains Native Support for Apple Silicon Macs

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…

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Microsoft Confirms Uber Receipt Emails Bug Crashing Outlook for Windows

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…

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Security

Microsoft Defender Gets New Security Tools Powered By RiskIQ’s Threat Intelligence

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…

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Adds Viva Goals to Help Employees Track Objectives and Key Results

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…

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