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Last week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a script to help enterprise customers recover from widespread ESXiArgs ransomware attacks. The threat actors have now created a new variant of the malware that can’t be decrypted with the data recovery script. According to a report from Malwarebytes, CISA leveraged the publicly available…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that might prevent virtual machines (VMs) from booting up on Windows Server 2022. The company detailed on the Windows Health Dashboard that the problem triggers on Windows Server machines that installed the latest Patch Tuesday Updates released on February 14. According to Microsoft, the issue only impacts virtual machines…

Cloud Conversations is a regular 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: Dwayne Natwick on SC-100 Exam Guide & Working with Multi-cloud Solutions Dwayne Natwick is a Global Principal Cloud Security…

As energy prices continue to soar and IT departments are squeezed even tighter, many IT organizations are looking at how they can reduce energy costs in their datacenters and across their PC fleets. If you are still running outdated server hardware, haven’t blown the dust out of your rack cooling systems, and are still using…

Microsoft is reminding customers that it’s ending extended support for Exchange Server 2013. After April 11, 2023, the older version of Exchange Server will no longer receive any new security patches, technical support, time zone updates, and bug fixes. Microsoft launched Exchange Server 2013 back in January 2013. The company ended its mainstream support four…

Microsoft has announced some important updates to improve the .NET Framework update experience on Windows 11 version 22H2. The company has integrated .NET updates into the Unified Update Platform (UUP) to minimize the number of reboots and provide organizations with greater control over optional updates. Microsoft introduced the Unified Update Platform (UUP) back in 2016…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of GitHub Copilot for Business. The AI-powered programming assistant costs $19 per user per month, and it includes organization-wide policy management, license management, additional privacy features, and corporate proxy support. Microsoft launched GitHub Copilot for Business in preview back in December 2022. Powered by OpenAI Codex, the tool enables…

After the successful SolarWinds attack in 2020 where attackers gained access to Microsoft’s systems, Microsoft changed its approach and aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) zero trust architecture. In this article, we’re going to detail how Microsoft’s zero trust approach leverages Azure Active Directory and Identity and Access Management to enable cloud…

Microsoft has released today the February 2023 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. As usual, the company fixed dozens of vulnerabilities in Windows and other components, including two security flaws that are already being exploited by attackers. On the quality and experiences update front, Microsoft has brought some fixes to Windows Search…

Microsoft has announced some improvements coming to the Shared experience in OneDrive on the web. The new feature is designed to make it easier for users to find files and folders shared by colleagues through chats, meetings, and emails across Microsoft 365 apps. “The refreshed OneDrive Shared with you view will show files and folders…

Microsoft is finally killing off its out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application today. Indeed, the company will release a Microsoft Edge update to permanently disable Internet Explorer on certain versions of Windows 10. Microsoft started phasing out support for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 devices back in June last year. Previously, the company…

Microsoft has announced that it’s rebranding the Yammer app to Viva Engage. The new branding changes will begin rolling out to the Yammer mobile apps and the Communities app in Outlook next month, with the Yammer web experience to follow in Summer 2023. Microsoft explained that the first stage of the rebranding effort began with…