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MC236523 – We have updated this post to include a link to Additional Information for managing this feature. Microsoft is simplifying how your users can sign in to mobile apps by allowing users to use a QR code to log in (instead of typing in their username and password). This experience will first be offered…

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith outlines some of the security features in Windows Server that can be used to help keep sensitive accounts safe.

MC650420 – Updated September 18, 2023: Deployment will begin September 25th and will run to October 20th. These dates replace the dates mentioned in the email “We’re enabling a stronger form of multifactor authentication beginning September 15, 2023” that you might have received. We apologize for the inconvenience. Publicly switched telephone networks (PSTN) such as…

Microsoft has issued a security advisory about a new Russia-linked hacking group dubbed Midnight Blizzard. The threat actors used Microsoft Teams chat to launch social engineering campaigns (which started in late May) that affected dozens of organizations. According to the Microsoft threat intelligence team, the hackers (known as APT29) pretend to be technical support staff…

In this episode of Petri Dish, I speak to Jay Gundotra (CEO and Technical Founder of ENow Software) and Sander Berkouwer (Security Specialist and 15x Microsoft Valuable Professional) about why application security is such a big problem for organizations using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). Links and resources Check out ENow’s App Gov…

Artificial intelligence is of major interest to Microsoft right now, so it really shouldn’t be a surprise that Jeffrey Snover, one of their technical chiefs, is now heading the charge to bring AI to the Office 365 substrate. Quite what this means for the internal operations of Office 365, applications and clients, and customers is to be seen, but some interesting times lie ahead in the evolution of Office 365.

Microsoft announced a number of improvements to Azure, including new services, price reductions, and virtual machines that affect IT pros.

Red Hat has recently announced the general availability of Enterprise Linux 9.2 and the upcoming release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. The latest release brings new features to streamline complex Linux platform tasks across hybrid cloud environments. “The latest versions of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform bring greater automation to help IT teams…

Aidan takes a look back at 2018 and discusses some of the highlights from each month. It is interesting to me how I underrated some announcements which later became significant to Microsoft customers or to me.

This short guide will provide a top-level overview of the crucial Azure cloud security controls and best practices to be aware of. The highlighted suggestions will provide you with options worth considering for deployment across your estate to strengthen your security posture and mitigate the evolving number and severity of cloud-based threats and risks that…