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Rabia comes from a solid IT background and has been writing professionally about Microsoft products and other technology for four years. Rabia has also written for OnMSFT.com as well as Windows Report. She is always up to date on the latest trends in the IT Industry and has done extensive research in the data science industry.

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Google Finalizes $5.4 Billion Mandiant Acquisition

Google announced this morning that its $5.4 billion acquisition of cybersecurity provider Mandiant has officially closed. The deal brings the company directly under the Google Cloud umbrella, but it will retain the Mandiant brand. Google first announced its plans to acquire Mandiant back in March 2022. At that time, Microsoft was also in discussions to…

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Researchers Warn About New Shikitega Malware Targeting Linux Endpoints and IoT Devices

Security researchers have unveiled a new malware that is infecting Linux endpoints and Internet-of-things (IoT) devices. The malware allows attackers to gain persistent access to the compromised system and deploy crypto-mining software. The stealthy malware dubbed “Shikitega” was first discovered by cybersecurity researchers at AT&T Alien Labs. The malware is delivered in a multi-stage infection…

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Microsoft 365 Apps

Microsoft Adds Facebook-Like Storyline Feature to Viva Engage and Yammer

Last month, Microsoft launched its Viva Engage social networking platform for commercial customers. Now, the company has introduced a Facebook-like storyline feature in Viva Engage. It gives employees a personalized feed of content shared by co-workers across the organization and people they choose to follow. “Storyline empowers everyone within your organization to connect and contribute,…

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Microsoft Addresses Sign-In Issues on Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft has released a patch to address an issue that prevents users from signing in after adding a new Microsoft account to their Windows 11 PCs. The bug was discovered following the release of the Windows 11 preview build 22000.918 that started rolling out on August 25, 2022. According to Microsoft, the problem currently affects…

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Meetings Now Let Users Collaborate on Excel Spreadsheets

Back in July, Microsoft unveiled a new Excel Live feature to make real-time collaboration easier within Microsoft Teams. The company has finally started rolling out Excel Live in public preview, allowing users to edit Excel workbooks simultaneously with other meeting participants. Excel Live is built on top of the Live Share feature in Teams that…

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Network Security

Microsoft Releases Patches to Address Azure FabricScape Flaw Affecting Linux Workloads

Last Update: Sep 09, 2022

Microsoft has patched a critical in Azure Service Fabric dubbed “FabricScape” that affects containerized workloads on Linux. The software giant urges customers to upgrade their clusters as soon as possible to prevent successful exploits. Azure Service Fabric is basically a distributed systems platform that allows developers to build and host microservices-based cloud apps. It powers…

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Office 365

Microsoft to Retire Meeting Scheduler Service in 2023

Microsoft is getting ready to retire its Scheduler service for Microsoft 365. The company announced this week on the Microsoft 365 Admin center that it would retire support for Scheduler on September 1, 2023. Microsoft launched the AI-powered Scheduler service in June 2021 to make it easier for users to organize their meetings. It’s a…

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Windows 11

Windows Autopatch Gets Application-Based Authentication Support and More

Microsoft has detailed some new features added to its Windows Autopatch service in the month of September. The major highlights of this release include a new application-based authentication method, enhancements for the device registration flow, as well as reporting capabilities. Microsoft first unveiled the Windows Autopatch service back in April and made it available in…

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Microsoft’s New eCDN Enhances Live Video Streaming in Teams

Microsoft has launched a new WebRTC-based enterprise content delivery network (eCDN) solution. The new standalone offering is a result of Microsoft’s acquisition of Peer5 in August 2021, and it optimizes network performance to enhance live video streaming in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams has become a popular tool for conducting large corporate webcasts and org-wide training…

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Announces New Teams Rooms Pro and Basic Plans

Last month, Microsoft announced that it’s revising the pricing structure of the Teams Rooms subscriptions. The company unveiled yesterday new Teams Rooms Pro and Teams Rooms Basic offerings, which replace the existing Standard and Premium plans. Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic is a free tier designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. It…

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