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Microsoft is planning to make some changes to the way it licenses its products to customers who wish to use them on rival cloud platforms. According to a new report from Bloomberg, several customers have filed complaints against Microsoft’s policies regarding running Windows and Office on other cloud-computing services such as Google Cloud Platform or…

Microsoft has released updated guidance to help enterprise customers protect domain controllers (DCs) against cyber attacks. The company urges IT admins to deploy Azure Active Directory (AAD) in their organizations to prevent security breaches. For those unfamiliar, a domain controller is a type of server that responds to security authentication requests from network endpoints (such…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is finally getting support for some older versions of Windows Server. Indeed, the Redmond giant has launched a revamped Microsoft Defender for Endpoint solution for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016. Microsoft announced a public preview of its new Defender for Endpoint solution back in October 2021. The unified…

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is getting a new update that lets enterprise admins prioritize threat protection for critical users. The priority account protection feature, which was announced back in February, started rolling out earlier this week, and it should hit general availability next month. For those unfamiliar, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 introduced priority…

Microsoft has announced some important changes that should make it easier to manage .NET updates on Windows Server machines. Starting this month, IT Admins can now opt-in for automatic updates for .NET and .NET Core via Microsoft Update (MU). Previously, Windows Server updates for .NET and .NET Core were delivered to users via WSUS and…

Microsoft Endpoint Manager is getting a new cloud certificate lifecycle management solution for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The company says that this release will enable IT admins to deploy certificates directly within Endpoint Manager. For those unfamiliar, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is an encryption framework that enables entities to protect communication between the client…

Microsoft has announced a new automation feature coming to Microsoft Endpoint Manager. The solution enables employees to temporarily have admin privileges for specific tasks to boot productivity. “This new capability will allow IT admins to set rules that elevate standard user permissions so that those users can then perform certain admin-level tasks on a temporary…

Microsoft has announced its plans to bring Linux support to its Microsoft Endpoint Manager solution. The new feature will enable enterprise customers to access corporate resources through conditional access policies in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Microsoft Endpoint Manager is a free cloud-based solution that helps organizations to reduce the time and effort involved in managing all…

Microsoft has announced some important updates for Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), the company’s on-premise and cloud-based security solution for enterprise customers. Microsoft Endpoint Manager will let IT admins enable secure VPN connections for unenrolled mobile devices via Microsoft Tunnel. Microsoft Tunnel was initially announced in September 2020, and it’s a VPN gateway solution for Microsoft…

A team of security researchers has discovered that attackers are now exploiting the critical Spring4Shell vulnerability to spread Mirai malware on target systems. The Mirai botnet malware attacks were first detected earlier this month, and the threat actors are currently targetting vulnerable web servers in the Singapore region. According to Trend Micro’s researchers, the threat…

Microsoft has announced that it’s increasing the pricing for most of its non-profit Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscription plans later this year. This pricing update applies to all new and existing non-profit customers, and it follows the pricing changes for Microsoft 365 commercial plans last month. The Redmond giant explained on its Partner Center…

Microsoft has detailed its latest efforts to tackle cyber attacks targetting organizations in Ukraine. The Redmond giant revealed that it had successfully disrupted a series of high-profile attacks by a Russian state-sponsored hacking group dubbed “Strontium.” Strontium is one of the most popular APT groups worldwide that works closely with the Russian military intelligence agency…