Russell Smith

Cloud Discovery, Application Proxy, passwordless authentication, and more Azure Active Directory features coming to Microsoft 365 Business in April.

Microsoft announced that it is delaying disabling legacy TLS protocols by default in all its supported browsers.

Active Directory authentication for Azure Files, which is now in preview, builds on Azure AD DS authentication over SMB by letting you mount shares created using Azure Files with Windows Server Active Directory (AD) credentials.

There’s been a lot written in the press recently about video conferencing app Zoom. But how bad are Zoom’s security issues?

Microsoft announces support for protection against Return-Oriented Programming based control flow attacks in Windows 10 Insider builds on the Fast Ring.

Some Azure customers complaining that they can’t start virtual machines in several European regions due to lack of capacity.

Microsoft announces that it will pause Windows 10 optional updates starting in May and extend security updates for some Windows 10 version 1709 SKUs to October. There are also details on new features coming to Edge, an update to Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10X, and news that Microsoft Search integration with Windows 10 is being delayed until Q4 2020. Additionally, I provide some tips on working at home.

Online meetings are becoming an even more regular part of daily work life as many of us move to ‘work from home’. Whether you are a small business or large corporation, online meetings can enable teams to work remotely more effectively and maintain a sense of community and connectedness.

Microsoft said on Monday that it is aware of an unpatched vulnerability in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library that is actively being exploited by hackers.

As we enter a time of crisis that will see a significant number of employees asked to work from home, organizations need to provide effective but secure remote access to corporate resources. The tried and tested virtual private network (VPN) might seem like the obvious choice. But so called ‘zero trust’ is gaining popularity and could surpass traditional VPN access.

Microsoft is planning to make changes to LDAP security settings in Windows Server. In today’s Ask the Admin, I show you how to audit for unsigned LDAP traffic hitting Windows Server Active Directory.

Microsoft recommends applying an out-of-band emergency patch for SMB remote code execution flaw as soon as possible.