Rabia Noureen

Microsoft launched a new Azure Active Directory Verifiable Credentials (VC) solution in public preview last year. The company has now announced that it’s expanding this service to all Azure AD customers. Azure AD’s Verifiable Credentials solution is a decentralized identity scheme that lets organizations to create cryptographically secure digital attestations to an individual’s identity without…

Microsoft has announced some major changes to the delivery process for security updates (SUs) and hotfixes (HFs) for Exchange Server. Starting with the May 2022 Security Updates, the company is now releasing some Exchange Server SUs and HFs as self-extracting auto-elevating executables. Previously, Microsoft shipped all security updates as Windows Installer patch (.msp) files to…

Back in March, Microsoft announced that its annual Build developer conference would be held on May 24-26. The company plans to announce some new developer-focused technologies and tools, as well as big updates for various products. According to a new report from ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft is also planning a major rebrand of its…

Last week, Microsoft’s web-based One Outlook client (Project Monarch) leaked online, generating some interest among Outlook enthusiasts. The app is based on the Outlook web app for Microsoft 365 commercial customers, and it currently only supports work and school accounts. If Microsoft had yet to acknowledge the existence of the app, it has now issued…

Last week, the application service provider F5 disclosed a new security vulnerability that allows threat actors with network access to execute commands on its BIG-IP networking devices. The critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-1388, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. According to the security advisory, the vulnerability exists in the representational state…

Microsoft has introduced today Microsoft Security Experts, a new service category designed to address the unique security needs of customers across various industries, including healthcare, financial services, and more. The new Security Experts category expands the existing incident response and security advisory services and combines both human-lead services and automated intelligence to help businesses improve…

Microsoft has been working on its web-based One Outlook app for Windows and macOS for over a year now. This new Outlook client, also called Project Monarch, leaked online last year, and Windows Central is now reporting that its pre-release version works with commercial accounts (work and school). Earlier today, Twitter user @FireCubeStudios also shared…

Microsoft has announced a new Bookings experience that will be coming to Outlook on the web. The company is introducing a new web-based personal bookings page that integrates with the Outlook calendar, which should help to make appointment scheduling simpler and more efficient for users. “Bookings in Outlook lets people schedule a meeting or appointment…

Microsoft, Apple, and Google have committed to expanding passwordless sign-in support across all major device platforms. The three biggest tech companies have teamed up to roll out the FIDO passkey technology to iOS, Android, Edge, Chrome, macOS, and Windows in 2023. These platforms already support passwordless sign-in standards, but Microsoft, Apple, and Google are now…

Microsoft is planning to make some changes to the existing authentication policies on its GitHub platform. The company has announced that it will require all developers contributing code to the service to enroll in at least one form of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023. GitHub is a popular cloud-based service that allows…

Microsoft has released a new update for its Authenticator app that allows users to generate strong and unique passwords. The new password generation feature started rolling out last month, and it’s now generally available for all customers. Microsoft highlights that the Authenticator app uses an “enterprise-grade password generation algorithm” to generate all new passwords. The…

Microsoft has announced some important changes regarding its Update Compliance service. The company says that Update Compliance will require the use of the cloud-based Azure AD service starting October 15, 2022. For those unfamiliar, Update Compliance is a Windows Analytics service hosted in Microsoft Azure. It enables IT Admins to monitor the deployment status of…