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Microsoft has announced Ephemeral OS disk support for Azure confidential virtual machines (VMs). The new feature enables organizations to use Azure hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs) in order to protect sensitive data while is being processed from unauthorized access. Azure confidential computing was first announced at Microsoft’s Ignite conference in 2017. These confidential VMs are…

Back in May, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) temporarily removed a Windows flaw from its Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) Catalog due to Active Directory (AD) certificate authentication issues. CISA has now re-added the security vulnerability to KEV, and it’s encouraging IT admins to patch it by deploying the June Patch Tuesday updates by…

Microsoft has announced the release of a new Admin App for Microsoft Teams. The app provides a central hub that makes it easier for Teams admins to access settings and perform key management tasks across Microsoft 365 and Teams. Specifically, the new Admin app enables Teams admins to optimize Microsoft Teams meetings, webinars, messages, and…

Microsoft has released a new mobile network protection feature for its Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) solution. The new capability helps organizations protect Android and iOS devices against security threats originating from wireless connections. The mobile network protection feature is designed to offer protection against malicious attacks and bogus certificates targeting Wi-Fi networks in enterprise…

Microsoft is getting ready to launch a new Outlook Lite app for Android. The software giant announced the new version of Outlook on the Microsoft 365 roadmap yesterday, and it is expected to become generally available worldwide later this month. Microsoft says that Outlook Lite should bring performance improvements for Android devices as compared to…

Security vendor Kaspersky has warned about a new malware that allows attackers to backdoor Microsoft Exchange servers. Dubbed SessionManager, the malicious tool has been used for the past 15 months to target NGOs, government agencies, military as well as industrial organizations across Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. As reported by the Kaspersky researchers, the…

Microsoft has published a roundup of all the new features and enhancements rolled out to Microsoft Teams in the month of June. The company has made a couple of notable changes, such as new Teams chat integration with Dynamics 365, chat bubbles support on mobile, new policies for IT admins, and so much more. Live…

Microsoft has started rolling out a new Quick Access filters experience in its unified Office app for Android. The feature helps users to increase their productivity by making it easier to locate files, images, videos, and other content. “With Quick Access, you can utilize multiple filters to view different content types. Content-usage filters, such as,…

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is getting a new update that allows IT Pros to gain insights about vulnerable software and devices. The new CVE reporting feature is currently available in public preview for all commercial customers. For those unfamiliar, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) is a database of publicly disclosed software vulnerabilities. The Microsoft Defender…

Microsoft has indefinitely delayed its plans to block auto-renewals of monthly subscriptions that are currently sold by Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs). CSPs are partners that can directly provision, manage, and support customer subscriptions for Microsoft products. The software giant had planned to begin blocking automatic monthly renewals for older accounts on July 11. It planned…

Microsoft has patched a critical in Azure Service Fabric dubbed “FabricScape” that affects containerized workloads on Linux. The software giant urges customers to upgrade their clusters as soon as possible to prevent successful exploits. Azure Service Fabric is basically a distributed systems platform that allows developers to build and host microservices-based cloud apps. It powers…

Google is creating a new division that will focus on helping US public sector organizations to accelerate the adoption of Google Cloud technologies. The company says that Google Public Sector caters to the growing needs of federal, state, and local governments, as well as educational institutions. This new Google Public Sector division specifically aims to…