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Key Takeaways: Microsoft has released a new update that enables IT admins to designate sponsors for Entra ID guest accounts. The feature launched in public preview in July, allowing organizations to appoint individuals or groups as sponsors for their guest accounts (via Office 365 for IT Pros). A sponsor is a “responsible individual” who tracks…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Bing’s stagnating market share despite Microsoft investing over 10 billion dollars into OpenAI.

Key Takeaways: Attention all IT Pros! Security researchers have unveiled three design flaws within the PowerShell Gallery, an online platform for distributing PowerShell code modules. These vulnerabilities have the potential to let malicious hackers upload harmful packages onto the repository, introducing risks such as typosquatting and supply chain attacks. Specifically, researchers at Aqua Nautilus first…

Key Takeaways: Microsoft Defender for Identity has added a cutting-edge addition to its toolkit – a new sensor now deployable on Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) servers. The sensor augments the existing capabilities, significantly enhancing the detection mechanisms for identifying questionable certificates within enterprise environments. Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) is a Windows…

Key takeaways: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has introduced device tagging support in public preview for mobile devices. This capability allows IT admins to tag iOS and Android devices during the onboarding process. Microsoft highlighted that tags enable administrators to label and classify devices in enterprise environments. The feature is designed to enhance searching and organization…

Microsoft has released a new version of the August 2023 security updates for Exchange Server. The company pulled the updates from its Windows Update servers and enterprise update channels following reports about issues with the non-English installations of Exchange Server. Microsoft released the Patch Tuesday updates for on-premises Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 on August…

Security researchers have disclosed a new campaign that exploited a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability to infect thousands of devices. They found that hackers have abused the security flaw to target around 2,000 NetScaler instances in Europe. Last month, Citrix disclosed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-3519, which impacts NetScaler Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and…

If you’re following industry trends, there’s no doubt that generative AI is the hottest new technology of the past year. And with Microsoft, Google, and other major tech companies jumping on this generative AI bandwagon, this trend isn’t going to be abated anytime soon. In IT, a rapidly growing number of software vendors now have…

Microsoft Loop, the company’s new online collaboration app that launched in public preview earlier this year now integrates with two popular Atlassian products, Jira and Trello. Microsoft Loop users can now add Jira and Trello boards to Loop pages and update them right from the app.  Jira, which is Atlassian’s flagship product, is a popular…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced support for GitLab in its AWS CodePipeline service. This release allows developers to leverage their GitLab.com source repository to build, test, and deploy code changes with AWS CodePipeline. AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service. It’s designed to automate and streamline the process…

Microsoft has announced some new monitoring and logging capabilities for Azure Firewall. The first new feature that the company highlighted today is a public preview of the new Resource Health section. Azure Resource Health enables IT admins to monitor the overall health of their Azure Firewall system. The feature makes it easier for administrators to…

Microsoft has released a new update that brings enhancements to its Universal Print service. The company announced that the secure release feature now supports QR codes on Android and iOS devices. Universal Print is a cloud-based service that allows IT admins to centralize print management within their organization. They can control which employees have access…