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Microsoft is getting ready to end support for Windows 11 version 21H2. The company updated its support life cycle page to remind customers that the original version of the operating system will reach the end of servicing deadline on October 10, 2023. Microsoft detailed that the upcoming end of support affects the Home, Pro, Pro…

Microsoft has announced a slew of updates for its Microsoft Entra product family. The company detailed two new security offerings, Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access, to protect organizations against cyberattacks. “In the last twelve months, we saw an average of more than 4,000 password attacks per second, an almost threefold increase…

Microsoft launched its Dev Box cloud-powered workstations in public preview back in August 2022. The company announced yesterday that it has decided to make the service generally available following successful testing in multiple organizations. Microsoft first teased Dev Box at its Build developer conference last year. The new offering provides secure access to pre-configured developer…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a new end-to-end solution called Clickstream Analytics on AWS. The new service enables customers to collect, ingest, analyze, and visualize clickstream data within their web and mobile applications. Clickstream Analytics on AWS is built on standard AWS services. The company says that clickstream data plays a vital role in…

Microsoft has announced the release of the latest version of Visual Studio Code. The July 2023 Update (version 1.80) comes with a few enhancements, such as terminal image support, accessibility improvements, and more. Last month, Microsoft added terminal image support in public preview in Visual Studio Code. Now, the feature is enabled by default that…

Cisco has recently warned customers about a new high-severity vulnerability that affects select data center switch models. The security flaw, which is tracked as CVE-2023-20185, could enable unauthenticated attackers to read or modify encrypted traffic. “This vulnerability is due to an issue with the implementation of the ciphers that are used by the CloudSec encryption…

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, organizations are generating an increasing volume of emails and other electronic communications. Efficiently managing this growing influx of messages while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements has become a critical aspect of modern business operations. One effective solution offered by Microsoft’s Office 365 suite is the archive mailbox feature. In this…

Microsoft has detailed several updates to celebrate the first anniversary of Windows Autopatch. The new capabilities that are designed to help IT admins improve productivity and security will become generally available on July 25. Microsoft launched its Windows Autopatch back in July 2022. It’s a cloud-based service that allows customers to automate the patching of…

Microsoft announced yesterday the general availability of its Windows 365 Frontline service. The new offering launched in public preview in April, allowing organizations to offer Cloud PCs to frontline, shift, and part-time workers. With Windows 365 Frontline, customers can purchase a certain number of Cloud PC licenses that can be shared among different employees. The…

As Microsoft is still busy implementing AI-powered Copilot experiences across all of its cloud services, this month we’re going to take a look at some of the quieter features Microsoft added to its Power Platform to help makers be more efficient and secure when building apps. Delegation improvements for Power Apps Anybody who’s ever built…

Researchers have developed an exploit for a new critical vulnerability in the FortiGate firewall that affects around 336,000 Internet-exposed devices. The security advisory warned that IT admins have yet to install the patches released in June 2023. The heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2023-27997) has a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10. It…

In today’s dynamic business landscape, managing user access to resources is critical for organizations. Azure Active Directory (AAD), a comprehensive identity and access management solution from Microsoft, offers a powerful feature called dynamic groups. These dynamic user groups provide a flexible and automated approach to managing user access based on predefined rules and user attributes….