Rabia Noureen

Organizations face security tool sprawl as CISOs look to optimize costs with tool rationalization but Security and IT leaders are left without control over investments or executive backing. Gigamon surveyed a diverse group of over 1,000 security and IT leaders across Australia, France, Germany, Singapore, the UK, and the US. The researchers found 46% of…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Server 2025 that could allow attackers to take over any Active Directory (AD) user. The flaw lies in the delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) feature, turning a security enhancement into a potential gateway for compromise. How does the dMSA Feature work in Windows Server…

Microsoft is getting ready to retire the SharePoint Alerts feature in SharePoint Online. The company has announced on the Microsoft 365 admin center that a gradual phase-out is set to begin in July 2025. In SharePoint Online, SharePoint Alerts is a built-in feature that notifies users when changes occur in lists, libraries, or specific items….

Microsoft announced a major legal strike last week against the Lumma Stealer malware, a sophisticated cyber threat that has infected nearly 400,000 Windows computers worldwide in just two months. The company’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) discovered the malware’s widespread reach as part of its ongoing fight against cybercriminal networks. What is Lumma malware and how…

Microsoft has officially rolled out support for Custom Attributes in Entra Domain Services. This new feature enables administrators to leverage custom attributes in managed domains, which provides significant benefits for legacy applications. Microsoft Entra Domain Services is a cloud-based service that offers managed domain services such as group policy, domain join, LDAP, and Kerberos/NTLM authentication…

Microsoft has warned that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting Active Directory (AD) Domain Controllers to launch sophisticated ransomware attacks. By compromising these critical servers, attackers gain high-level access, allowing them to spread ransomware across entire enterprise networks rapidly. A domain controller is a specialized server in a computer network that manages user identities, authentication, and access…

Microsoft has issued an out-of-band update (KB5061768) for Windows 10 to fix critical BitLocker recovery issues and blue screen crashes triggered by the May 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. This bug specifically impacts systems running Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021. BitLocker is a built-in Windows security feature that encrypts the entire drive…

Microsoft’s GitHub has introduced a new Copilot AI coding agent that operates asynchronously within GitHub Actions, tackling tasks in the background. This autonomous assistant can seamlessly add new features, fix bugs, and enhance documentation—all without interrupting the developer’s workflow. Microsoft first announced the GitHub Copilot Agent as Project Padawan back in February. It’s different from…

Microsoft has announced major enhancements to its Edge for Business experience at the Build 2025 conference. One of the major highlights of these updates is Agents in Microsoft 365, designed to automate routine tasks and deliver smarter, more relevant results to users. “For example, Sales Assistant Agent will generate leads, track customer interactions and offer…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring release at its Build 2025 developer conference. This update brings an updated Microsoft 365 Copilot app, the new Create experience, and Copilot Notebooks tailored for commercial customers. According to Microsoft, the updated Microsoft 365 Copilot app is designed to enhance human-agent…

Microsoft is raising the bar for Windows 11 security with a fresh batch of features designed to put users in the driver’s seat of their privacy and protection. These new security features are designed to give users more control over their privacy and protection on Windows PCs. Administrator protection is a new Windows security feature…

Microsoft has announced a slew of updates to support local AI development on Windows, including the launch of Windows AI Foundry. This new platform, built on the Windows Copilot Runtime, provides developers with a seamless, unified environment to create, customize, and deploy AI solutions on Windows. Microsoft received feedback that many developers want ready-made AI…