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Microsoft’s security experts have recently discovered a highly sophisticated attempt to target cloud environments. Hackers managed to exploit a compromised SQL Server instance to breach Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, indicating a concerning evolution in their tactics. According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, threat actors have previously used this method to target several cloud services,…

MC240158 – We will be retiring the features Firstline worker and Firstline manager policy packages. Instead we recommend the utilization of Frontline worker or Frontline Manager policy packages, which is where we will continue to invest. As part of our rebranding efforts we will be retiring the Firstline worker and Firstline manager policy packages and introduce…

Tips from Daniel Petri for blocking Windows Automatic Update of Internet Explorer 9. Internet Explorer 9 Blocker Toolkit from Microsoft blocks automatic delivery of IE9 to machines in environments where Automatic Updates are enabled. If you’d previously used the IE7 or IE8 Blocker Toolkit, you will still need to run the IE9 version, as each version of the toolkit uses different registry keys to block or unblock automatic delivery.

For organizations wanting to delay the introduction of IE8 until they have tested compatibility with internal applications and sites, Microsoft has created the Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri details how to use this toolkit to prevent users from installing Internet Explorer 8 through Windows Update or Automatic Updates.

Couldn’t make it to VMworld this year? Our VMworld 2014 recap serves up some of the key takeaways from the event, from buzzwords to hot products.

Microsoft recently announced the first preview of Windows Server 2022, and some of its new features, at Ignite at the beginning of March. In this article, we will look at new container options in the upcoming version of Windows Server. Microsoft is adding new features to Windows Server 2022 to help organizations accelerate application modernization….

Microsoft announces 40% smaller Server Core container images coming in the 20H1 timeframe.

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 article, I will show you how to use Microsoft Intune to create a compliance policy to keep remote workers secure.

Microsoft is working to address this market by adding functionality to its popular Teams application to enhance workflows for all types of workplace scenarios. The company is also building hardware, such as the Surface Go, to help bring low-cost, high quality, interactions to the Firstline worker.