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Microsoft is planning to roll out a couple of new experiences to Windows 11 users. Indeed, the biggest news is a redesigned Windows 11 File Explorer app with contextual suggestions that makes it easier for users to find important documents. The company also detailed new AI-powered meeting features and Windows 365 integrations. “The redesigned, cloud-powered…

Microsoft has released a preview version of Arm support on Azure virtual machines (VMs). The company claims that its new Arm-powered Azure VMs should offer up to 50 percent better price-performance compared to similar instances with x86-based processors. “The new Azure Virtual Machines, featuring the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor, further extend our portfolio of compute…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of System Center 2022, its datacenter management suite for enterprise customers. The first new feature that the company highlighted today is support for Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI 21H2. This means that IT Admins can now use the System Center Virtual Machine Manager for managing Azure Stack…

Taiwan-based QNAP Systems has confirmed a new OpenSSL bug that impacts most of its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. According to the company’s advisory, the security flaw leads to an infinite loop that would result in a denial-of-service (DoS) state. The security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0778 and issued a CVSS “high” severity score of 7.5, has…

VMware has released emergency patches to address the “Spring4Shell” remote code execution exploit in the Spring Framework. The company is recommending all users to install these updates (version 5.3.18 and 5.2.20) as soon as possible. The security researchers recently discovered a new zero-day exploit in the Spring Framework called “Spring4Shell” that could lead to unauthenticated…

The security analysts at INKY have recently discovered a new phishing campaign that targets Calendly, an automated meeting scheduling tool. The company explained that the campaign aims to steal users’ credentials by embedding malicious links into Calendly event invitations. Calendly is a popular app that allows users to schedule meetings, appointments, and events for individuals…

Microsoft announced this morning that it has acquired Minit, an Amsterdam-based provider of process mining solutions, for an undisclosed amount. The Redmond giant has already invested in process mining technology with its Power Automate tool, and this new acquisition will help customers to improve operational efficiency. Minit is known for its automated tools that enable…

Microsoft has launched a public preview of Arc-enabled Azure Stack HCI. The Redmond giant says that the new integration enables customers to manage Linux or Windows virtual machines (VMs) on Azure Stack HCI via Azure Arc. For those unfamiliar, Azure Arc is a multi-cloud management service that enables customers to use Azure services with Azure…

Earlier this week, the Lapsus$ hacking group claimed that it had stolen 70GB of data from Globant, a Luxembourg-based IT and software development firm. Globant confirmed yesterday that the hackers did manage to breach its network and access some of its corporate customers’ source code without authorization. “According to our current analysis, the information that…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an advisory about ongoing cyberattacks against internet-connected uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices. The US government encourages organizations to change their default user name and password settings to prevent hackers from targeting UPS devices. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a device that allows computer systems and…

Microsoft has announced a revamped version of Azure Front Door, its secure cloud content delivery network (CDN) service for protecting apps and websites. The new enterprise CDN service provides higher availability, improved security, low latency, as well as scalability to help meet the demands of the hybrid working models. The Azure Front Door service comes…

Microsoft has released a new gradual rollouts feature for its Windows Update for Business deployment service. This new capability was first announced in November 2021, and it aims to ensure a smoother feature update experience for organizations with specific software and hardware compatibility issues. For those unfamiliar, Windows Update for Business was introduced in March…