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Microsoft released 71 fixes this month, 3 of which are rated Critical and 68 Important. While three are publicly known at the time they were released, none are believed to be in active use by hackers. Windows and Windows Server Microsoft released an update for CVE-2022-21990, which is a Remote Desktop Client (RDP) remote code…

Google has announced its plans to acquire Mandiant, a US-based cyber security company, in an all-cash deal valued at $5.4 billion. The software giant says that this new acquisition will help to improve its security offerings to better protect Google Cloud customers. Once the deal closes, Mandiant will join Google’s cloud computing business, which should…

Microsoft has addressed a new critical security vulnerability in its Azure Automation service. The exploit labeled “AutoWarp” was mitigated in December 2021, and the company confirmed that it could enable malicious actors to get access to the data and resources of other Azure customers. The cross-tenant vulnerability was first discovered by a researcher at Orca…

Last week, security researchers revealed that a hacking group had been involved in using leaked Nvidia code-signing certificates for malware purposes. As reported by Bleeping Computer, two expired certificates are currently being used by threat actors to gain remote access and install malicious drivers on targeted Windows machines. For those unfamiliar, Windows requires that all…

Microsoft is working on a new feature that will bring account switching support for Microsoft 365 web apps. The company announced in a message on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that this update will allow users to seamlessly switch between multiple personal and work accounts in the same browser. Currently, Microsoft 365 web apps do…

 Cloud Conversations is a weekly 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 – Pragati Jain on Power Platform & Community events Pragati Jain is a…

 Cloud Conversations is a weekly 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 – Pragati Jain on Power Platform & Community events Pragati Jain is a…

This week in IT, Windows 11 increases its market share, Microsoft releases Defender for Business and it pledges to help protect businesses against cyberattacks during the war in Ukraine, and Lenovo releases the first ARM PCs based on Microsoft’s Pluton security platform, and much more! This Week in IT – Windows 11 Surges Forward and…

Microsoft has announced the public preview of Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB, a new database protection solution for enterprise customers. The latest security offering allows organizations to constantly monitor and protect their cloud workloads against the most common critical threats across databases. “The new cloud workload protection capabilities are designed as an Azure-native layer…

PowerShell is an essential tool for IT admins, and it makes it easy to audit Active Directory user accounts with the Get-AdUser command. In this guide, we’re going to detail how to get started with the popular Active Directory cdmdlet.  Introduction to the Get-AdUser PowerShell cmdlet The Get-AdUser cmdlet is one of the most popular Active…

In this guide, I’ll provide information on where to download Microsoft Entra Connect (previously called Azure AD Connect) and walk you through the installation and configuration of it. Microsoft states that the most common topology is a single on-premises forest, with one or multiple domains, and a single Microsoft Entra ID tenant. My guide will…

Microsoft has launched a new multi-stage access reviews feature for Azure AD customers. The new capability is currently available in public preview, and it enables organizations to configure access reviews in sequential stages for resource owners and auditors. Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory access reviews feature allows organizations to set up policies to review users’ access…