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Last week, Microsoft started rolling out an update to block all Office VBA macros obtained from the internet by default to prevent phishing attacks. Now, the threat actors are using container files and other tactics to distribute malicious payloads. A macro is an automated input sequence that enables users to automate frequently used tasks in…

Microsoft has detailed a round-up of new features that were added to Teams during the month of July. The company highlighted a new LinkedIn integration in chats, a Polls app for meetings, management & security features, Teams devices, and much more. Here’s a look at everything you need to know. Microsoft Teams gets a new…

VMware has announced the release of the Fusion 22H2 Tech Preview for Mac devices. This release adds the much-anticipated support for Windows 11 to Macs with Apple Silicon and Intel-based processors. “Many new enhancements and capabilities came together to bring Windows 11 to the Mac desktop with Fusion, and while they were designed with Windows…

Earlier this month, we reported that Microsoft Teams is adding a new feature in Together Mode to let meeting organizers assign seats to all participants. The company announced yesterday that this update is now available in public preview in the Teams desktop app for macOS and Windows users. Microsoft introduced the Together mode feature in…

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 preview build 25169 for Insiders in the Dev channel. The latest update brings two notable features including a new multi-app kiosk mode for IT administrators as well as improvements to Windows Spotlight. First up, Microsoft is introducing a new kiosk mode on Windows 11 that enables IT Pros to…

Windows Autopilot is a new Microsoft tool that IT pros can use to pre-configure, reset, or repurpose Windows devices. It’s a great tool to automate the process of deploying Windows devices in an organization. In this Windows Autopilot deployment step-by-step guide, we’ll explain how to get started with Windows Autopilot and set up new devices…

Amazon has released new security updates for its Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) services. First of all, Amazon GuardDuty is getting new malware protection capabilities to detect malicious files stored on container workloads or customer instances running on Amazon EC2. For those unfamiliar, Amazon GuardDuty is a managed cloud…

One of the features that both makes PowerShell so easy to use yet sometimes difficult to learn is its focus on objects. I have taught PowerShell objects to many people over the last 10 years and this is not as difficult as people make it out to be. That is to say, I think many…

Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) back in February. Now, the software giant has released some enhancements for the new service based on customer feedback. Certificate-based authentication (CBA) is a robust service that lets organizations validate a user’s identity with X.509 certificates against Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). It…

Microsoft has published a security advisory about a new wave of malware attacks that target Exchange Servers. The company has warned IT admins that threat actors are increasingly using malicious Internet Information Services (IIS) modules to install backdoors and steal credentials. For those unfamiliar, Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server that lets developers…

Because Microsoft announced its quarterly and annual earnings this week, I’m back with a new edition of Short Takes that looks exclusively at the results across all of the software giant’s major business units.

Microsoft has launched a new Unified Update Platform (UUP) that brings on-premises update management capabilities for commercial customers. UUP on premises is designed to streamline Windows 11 upgrades for organizations that manage employee devices with management tools such as WSUS and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. The Redmond giant first started testing the Unified Update Platform…