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FBI and CISA Issue Advisory Over Multi-Factor Authentication Flaw Abused By Russian Hackers

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI released an alert about a Russian state-backed activity that allowed hackers to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and exploit a security flaw to compromise networks. The security advisory indicates that the cyberattacks targeting a non-governmental organization (NGO) started back in May 2021. The threat actors leveraged…

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Create a Containers VM Host with NAT

Learn how to create a new Windows Server 2016 (WS2016) VM host for Windows Server Containers with NAT networking.

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Report: Stolen Microsoft Key Gave Chinese Hackers Widespread Access to Cloud Services

Microsoft has recently disclosed a security breach that allowed Chinese hackers to access the email accounts of around two dozen organizations. Now, security researchers have found that the stolen security key provided access to far beyond Outlook and Exchange Online email accounts. According to Microsoft, the Chinese hacking group (dubbed Storm-0558) used forged authentication tokens…

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Microsoft Confirms Lapsus$ Hacker Group Gained “Limited Access” to Its Source Code

Microsoft has confirmed that the hacking group Lapsus$ managed to gain “limited access” to its security system and steal some parts of their source code. The company says that its security researchers had already been tracking the activities of Lapsus$, which claims to have hacked sensitive data from Samsung, Nvidia, Ubisoft, and Okta. The Redmond…

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Microsoft Updates A Little Bit of Everything for Azure

Microsoft has announced a significant number of updates to its Azure platform that includes everything from licensing terms to Azure stack.

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M365 Changelog: Viva Goals – Date Picker in Check-in Modal to Show UTC Timezone

Last Update: Jul 19, 2023

MC649376 – Previously in Viva goals, when making a check-in, the user could update the date of check-in from the check-in modal, which was based on the user’s local time zone. Users in different time zones saw the date of check-in and its representation on the progress graph differently, computation of progress and status also…

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Microsoft’s Move to Block Office Macros Leads Hackers to Find New Attack Vectors

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…

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Azure App Services on Linux

Aidan Finn discusses App Services on Linux, what this service is, how it differs to the Windows Server offering, and what you can do with the Linux alternative.

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Microsoft Ships Third Preview Version of Windows Server 2016

Microsoft has shipped Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3, along with related releases of System Center 2016 TP3 and the RSAT Tools for Windows 10.

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What is Datadog – The Ultimate Guide

Last Update: May 31, 2022

Datadog is a SaaS-based monitoring platform for cloud applications. In this guide, we’re going to detail how IT pros and DevOps teams can get started with Datadog and make the best use of this observability platform. What is Datadog? Datadog is a tool that allows you to monitor cloud infrastructure, Windows and Linux hosts, system…

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