Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has announced the general availability of RDP Multipath for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). This feature intelligently selects the most stable network path in real time, ensuring smoother, uninterrupted user experiences—even in unstable network conditions. RDP Multipath is a feature in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop that enhances connection reliability by…

Microsoft has disclosed that Chinese state-sponsored threat actors are actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in on-premises SharePoint servers to launch global cyberattacks. So far, Microsoft researchers have confirmed breaches at more than 54 organizations across multiple countries. According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, Microsoft has observed three China-based state-backed groups (dubbed Linen Typhoon and Violet…

Microsoft has just launched the Microsoft Sentinel Data Lake, now available in public preview for commercial customers. This centralized platform brings together security data from Microsoft and third-party sources, offering cost-effective long-term storage and advanced AI-driven threat detection and analysis. The problem with fragmented security data Security teams often struggle with data scattered across various…

Microsoft has launched a new Intel-powered Surface Laptop 5G for business customers, which will start shipping on August 26. Meanwhile, the previously announced 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop are now available for business customers starting today. Microsoft’s new 5G version of the Surface Laptop for Business is a Copilot+ PC that features a…

Microsoft has issued emergency out-of-band security updates to address a critical vulnerability in SharePoint Server that’s already being actively exploited. The high-severity flaw is being used in targeted attacks against U.S. federal and state agencies as well as thousands of organizations worldwide. The critical security flaws (tracked as CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771) affect on-premises SharePoint Server…

Security researchers have identified a critical flaw in Microsoft Entra ID that could let attackers seize Global Administrator access by exploiting trusted first-party applications. This vulnerability poses a serious risk, especially for organizations using hybrid Active Directory environments. What is the exploitation technique? Last week, Datadog published a comprehensive report demonstrating a critical privilege escalation…

A trade group of European cloud providers has secured key concessions from Microsoft over its software licensing practices. Members of the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) can now offer pay-as-you-go plans, match Azure pricing, and privately host customer workloads. According to CISPE, this new agreement will allow members to offer Microsoft software to…

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new social engineering attack that builds on the previously known ClickFix technique. According to Check Point, attackers are already conducting dry runs of the new FileFix method to test malware delivery tactics in the wild. The FileFix attack manipulates users into running malicious commands by exploiting familiar Windows behavior. When…

Microsoft has announced the public preview of Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry, a powerful API and SDK-based service that integrates OpenAI’s advanced agentic research capabilities directly into the Azure ecosystem. This new offering allows developers to build intelligent research agents that can autonomously plan, analyze, and synthesize information at scale. Earlier this year, OpenAI…

Microsoft has announced plans to reduce the Delicensing Resiliency threshold from 10,000 to 5,000 non-trial Exchange Online licenses. This update gives mid-sized enterprises stronger safeguards against accidental mailbox disruptions. The Delicensing Resiliency feature in Exchange Online is designed to protect organizations from accidental or unintended removal of mailbox licenses, which can disrupt email access and…

Microsoft has announced an Extended Security Update program for Exchange 2016 and 2019, as well as Skype for Business 2015 and 2019. This program will let organizations that aren’t yet ready to upgrade to the Subscription Editions continue to receive security updates for these older products after they reach end of support on October 14,…

Microsoft is ending feature updates for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 PCs starting next year. While security updates will still be provided through October 2028, accessing new features will require an upgrade to Windows 11. In an updated support document (via The Verge), Microsoft stated that users with a Microsoft 365 Personal and Family…