Russell Smith

This week in IT, multifactor authentication lets Cisco users down and the Russians in, Microsoft Teams Connect arrives in preview to make cross-enterprise collaboration easier, Microsoft Azure gets a slight lead in the enterprise cloud space, and Windows Server is getting a new feature to protect against brute force SMB dictionary attacks. About This Week…

Welcome to the new look Petri.com! Our team has been working hard over the past three months to completely redesign the look and feel of the Petri IT Knowledgebase. Not only does the site now have a more modern look, but a lot of work has gone into improving performance and usability of the site….

This week in IT, all Linux distributions are affected by a serious security flaw, called Dirty Pipe, that can completely destroy systems. Google buys cybersecurity specialist Mandiant, swiping it from underneath Microsoft’s nose. Apple unveils its new all-powerful M1 Ultra chip. And Microsoft makes it easier for startups to participate in its Founders Hub program….

Microsoft released 71 fixes this month, 3 of which are rated Critical and 68 Important. While three are publicly known at the time they were released, none are believed to be in active use by hackers. Windows and Windows Server Microsoft released an update for CVE-2022-21990, which is a Remote Desktop Client (RDP) remote code…

This week in IT, Windows 11 increases its market share, Microsoft releases Defender for Business and it pledges to help protect businesses against cyberattacks during the war in Ukraine, and Lenovo releases the first ARM PCs based on Microsoft’s Pluton security platform, and much more! This Week in IT – Windows 11 Surges Forward and…

This month, Lenovo releases new Windows devices on ARM, Windows 11 gets a ‘major’ update, and resetting your PC might not delete all your files. Lenovo announces new Windows devices built on ARM and the Pluton security architecture Lenovo announced at the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona this month new devices running Qualcomm Snapdragon…

This week in IT, Microsoft adds Google Cloud Platform support to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, CloudKnox helps organizations gain visibility and better management into multi-cloud identities and permissions, and .NET 7 preview launches to help developers build cloud-native apps more easily. Plus, Windows Update gets a cameo in Netflix’s Space Force. This Week in IT…

 Cloud Conversations is a weekly podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Cloud Conversations – Sara Lagerquist on Power Automate In this episode, Kat and Ru catch…

This week in IT, Microsoft releases an optional preview of new experiences for Windows 11 due to reach GA in March, including support for Android apps. There’s a big update for Insiders on the Dev Channel with tons of new features, like taskbar drag and drop support and Start menu app folders. And Google takes…

This week in IT it’s all about security. Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy Mandiant, potentially making Microsoft unrivalled in the cybersecurity space. Windows AD gets an OOB fix, and learn what you need to do to protect your organization against a new Azure AD multi-phase phishing attack. This Week in IT – Could…

Microsoft releases 51 patches, fixing 48 bugs, including 1 zero-day flaw. There’s also an update for all Teams clients and Outlook on Mac on February, 2022 Patch Tuesday. Windows and Windows Server Patch Tuesday February 2022 updates This month Microsoft patched a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-21984) in Microsoft DNS server. The bug can only…

If you are a Premium member over at Thurrott.com, our sister site, Paul Thurrott and I are doing a live AMA (Ask me Anything) tomorrow on YouTube. Similar to Paul’s weekly ‘Ask Paul’ forum AMA, but in video form, Paul (and Russell) will be answering any questions you have related to technology, Thurrott.com and the…