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Microsoft has teamed up with international law enforcement to dismantle RedVDS, a cybercrime platform tied to more than $40 million in reported U.S. losses. The takedown exposes how this global crime-as-a-service marketplace enabled criminals to rent cheap, disposable virtual machines for AI-driven scams and large-scale fraud. How did RedVDS operate as a cybercrime-as-a-service platform? Microsoft…

Microsoft has officially announced the retirement of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), marking the formal end of its lifecycle as a supported Windows deployment solution. The legacy toolkit will no longer receive fixes, support, security patches, updates, or enhancements for newer versions of Windows. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a free solution that automates and…

Microsoft has released the January 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows 11. This release brings fixes for 112 new vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, SMB Server, and other components. On the quality and experience updates front, this month’s Patch Tuesday updates introduce several notable changes across Windows…

In a world where digital threats evolve faster than defenses, the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 warns that AI-driven attacks, rising geopolitical tensions, and fragile supply chains are fundamentally reshaping cyber risk. The report warns that organizations that are slow to adapt risk triggering cascading disruptions across critical supply chains and the global economy. According to…

Microsoft is simplifying security operations with the launch of a new UEBA Behaviors layer in Microsoft Sentinel. This new AI-powered feature is designed to help security teams quickly understand complex activity patterns to speed up the threat detection and investigation process. Security teams often struggle with the overwhelming volume and complexity of raw logs coming…

Microsoft is giving IT administrators more control over AI on corporate devices with a new policy that lets them automatically uninstall the Microsoft Copilot app under specific conditions. This policy, called RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp, is currently available to Windows 11 Insiders on the Dev and Beta Channels. Up until now, Microsoft has allowed administrators to remove Microsoft…

Virtual machines are supposed to be isolated by design, but a newly discovered ESXi exploit toolkit proves that assumption can be dangerously wrong. Security researchers disclosed how attackers are escaping guest VMs and taking full control of the hypervisor itself, turning the foundation of virtualized infrastructure into the primary attack surface. According to security researchers…

Microsoft is strengthening security operations in Microsoft Defender with AI-powered incident prioritization that cuts through alert noise. The new feature utilizes machine learning–based incident scoring to identify the most critical risks and facilitate faster, more confident responses. According to Microsoft, security teams are often overwhelmed by a high volume of security incidents, many assigned the…

Microsoft is streamlining the move from Slack to Teams with a new migration tool built directly into the Microsoft 365 admin center. This tool ensures a smooth transfer of channel content, which helps businesses consolidate collaboration without the usual headaches of platform migration. With the new Slack to Teams migration tool, customers will be able…

Cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated phishing tactics to make malicious emails appear as if they were sent from within an organization. In a recent report, Microsoft detailed how attackers are spoofing Office 365 domains to execute these highly deceptive campaigns. According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, hackers are exploiting complex email routing configurations (particularly…

Microsoft has indefinitely canceled its plans to enforce the Mailbox External Recipient Rate Limit (ERR) in Exchange Online. This specific restriction has been removed following customer feedback citing operational challenges and limited options for bulk sending. In 2024, Microsoft announced plans to impose an external recipient rate limit in Exchange Online, which caps outbound emails to…

Microsoft is expanding its security portfolio with the launch of its new Defender Experts Suite for commercial customers. This new suite is designed to provide expert-led services to help organizations bolster defenses, resilience, and modernization of security operations. Why AI-powered threats are changing security needs? The rise of AI-powered cyberattacks has made threats faster, more…