Rabia Noureen

Microsoft is preparing to roll out Windows 11 version 23H2 to users who are still running outdated versions of the OS. The company announced on the Windows Health Dashboard that this forced upgrade will affect systems running the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 version 22H2, as well as the Enterprise, Education, and IoT…

Microsoft released yesterday the September 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. This time around, Microsoft has addressed 79 new vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Windows Hyper-V, Mark of the Web (MOTW), and other components. September 2024 Patch Tuesday updates fix 7 critical vulnerabilities According to the Zero Day…

Microsoft and Oracle have announced a slew of updates for the Oracle Database@Azure service. This solution allows customers to run Oracle Database workloads within the Microsoft Azure environment. Microsoft has announced the public preview of new Fabric integration with OCI GoldenGate. Microsoft Fabric is a new analytics and data platform that combines various services like…

Parallels has announced the release of Parallels Desktop 20 for macOS. Parallels Desktop for Mac lets Mac users run macOS, Windows, and various Linux distributions in virtual machines, and it’s currently the only officially supported solution for using Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs. Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac includes a new Parallels AI package,…

Microsoft Intune has introduced a suite of new features to support Apple’s iOS/iPadOS 18.0 and macOS 15 Sequoia. With these updates, Intune will discontinue Apple User Enrollment via the Company Portal. Microsoft advises administrators to switch to alternative enrollment methods, such as account-driven User Enrollment. While existing devices will continue to work, users won’t be…

Microsoft has released a new version of File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) based on Defender for Endpoint in public preview for commercial customers. File Integration Monitoring is a security feature that analyzes the integrity of critical files to prevent any unauthorized changes. “To provide File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), Microsoft Defender for Endpoint collects data from machines…

Microsoft is set to disable ActiveX controls by default in its upcoming Office 2024 suite that will launch in October. This new security measure will affect popular Office desktop apps such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio. Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996, allowing developers to embed interactive controls in web pages and applications. In…

Microsoft is getting ready to add support for continuous access evaluation (CAE) to the Microsoft 365 admin center. The CAE feature will proactively terminate active user or admin sessions, prompt reauthentication, and enforce policy changes without relying on token expiration. What is continuous access evaluation? In Microsoft Entra ID, Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) is a…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to Microsoft’s acquisition of employees from Inflection AI. The antitrust regulator found that this “acquihire” of the AI startup’s team doesn’t affect competition in the enterprise AI space. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) shared the results of its investigation in a summary published…

Microsoft has released an update for the new Planner app that brings a new Goals feature that helps users set, track, and manage goals. This update provides tools for organizing tasks, monitoring progress, and managing team contributions. In the Board view, the new Microsoft Planner users can organize tasks according to specific goals, making it…

Microsoft has rolled out a new update that enables administrators to use PowerShell scripts with Windows Autopatch to resolve policy conflicts more efficiently. Windows Autopatch is a cloud-based service that helps organizations automate the update process for Windows, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Teams. What causes policy conflicts? Microsoft explains that…

Microsoft Entra ID has released FIDO2 provisioning APIs in public preview, allowing administrators to pre-configure security keys for employees. This update aims to simplify the onboarding process and strengthen defenses against phishing attacks. Microsoft emphasizes the need for businesses to adopt phishing-resistant methods, such as passkeys and certificate-based authentication (CBA), to safeguard users from Adversary-in-the-Middle…