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• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Microsoft Office 365 has ability to ‘spy’ on workers

  Microsoft faces calls for ‘transparency’ over tools in Office 365 that allow employers to read staff emails and monitor their computer use at work

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  Patch Tuesday dogged by concerns over Microsoft vulnerability response

  The last Patch Tuesday in its current form is overshadowed by persistent concerns about how Microsoft deals with vulnerability disclosure

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Microsoft drops emergency patch after Patch Tuesday screw up

  Microsoft fixed a certificate mapping issue that caused server authentication failures on domain controllers for users that had installed the most recent Patch Tuesday updates

• May 11, 2022 11 May'22

  Microsoft fixes three zero-days on May Patch Tuesday

  It’s the second-to-last Patch Tuesday as we know it, and Microsoft has fixed a total of 75 bugs, including three zero-days

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Microsoft shows inflation-busting growth, driven by cloud adoption

  As prices rise, Microsoft is trying to position its cloud services as the public cloud that offers the best value for money

• April 19, 2022 19 Apr'22

  Windows 7 and XP still more popular than Windows 11

  Lansweeper audit of Windows devices finds more people are running unsupported Windows operating systems than the newest release

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  Microsoft patches two zero-days, 10 critical bugs

  Patch Tuesday is here once again. This month, security teams must fix two privilege escalation zero-days in the Windows Common Log File System Driver and the Windows User Profile Service

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Microsoft serves up three zero-days on March Patch Tuesday

  Three zero-days pop up in Microsoft’s March update, along with a number of other noteworthy concerns for defenders

• March 04, 2022 04 Mar'22

  Microsoft stops sales of products and services to Russia

  Citing sanctions and cyber security concerns, Microsoft has become the latest company to withdraw from the Russian market

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Microsoft stomps on 48 bugs in February Patch Tuesday update

  It’s a light Patch Tuesday for February 2022, as Microsoft issues fixes for just 48 CVEs, including a solitary zero-day

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Microsoft to start blocking macros to thwart malware

  Microsoft is making changes to web macro permissions across multiple Office apps to help improve user security

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding

  Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  Microsoft uses Q2 2022 earnings to delve into metaverse

  Company’s CEO sees a role for Microsoft that takes the metaverse beyond gaming and into the business sphere

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Sluggish adoption of Windows 11 with more devices on unsupported OSes

  With Windows 11, existing Windows 10 users have until October 2025 to update. Until they do, they will only get one OS update a year

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Microsoft fixes six zero-days in January Patch Tuesday update

  A larger than of late Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft comes as defenders continue to grapple with Log4Shell

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  Admins warned that Exchange date fix will take time to roll out

  At the start of the New Year, Exchange 2016 and 2019 email servers started queuing email messages due to a date bug

• December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21

  After Log4j, December Patch Tuesday piles on the pressure

  December’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft contains several critical CVEs, but this month all attention is focused on the fall-out from Log4Shell, and burn-out is becoming a real issue

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  November Patch Tuesday drop fixes bugs in Excel, Exchange Server

  Another relatively light Patch Tuesday drop from Microsoft addresses 55 vulnerabilities, two of them already being exploited

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Microsoft’s latest results focus on combating inflation

  With prices set to rise, CEO Satya Nadella used the Q1 2022 earnings call to discuss the deflationary effect of digitisation

• October 19, 2021 19 Oct'21

  What will the 2025 end of life mean for enterprise Windows 10?

  Businesses have until 2025 to migrate to Windows 11, but older hardware may need updating and there’s a chip crisis

• October 13, 2021 13 Oct'21

  Microsoft warns of MysterySnail on October Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft has fixed a zero-day that is being actively exploited to deliver a new remote access trojan dubbed MysterySnail to targets

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  Security boost in Windows 11 limits PC reuse

  Microsoft has put a lot of emphasis on improving security in Windows 11, but this comes at a cost as old hardware is no longer supported

• September 15, 2021 15 Sep'21

  Microsoft patches 66 vulnerabilities in September update

  Another lighter-than-usual Patch Tuesday update includes important fixes for recently disclosed vulnerabilities, including a dangerous zero-day, and an update in the PrintNightmare saga

• September 09, 2021 09 Sep'21

  Latest Microsoft zero-day being actively exploited

  New Microsoft zero-day CVE-2021-40444 affects multiple versions of Windows and is probably being exploited through convincing phishing attacks

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Microsoft fixes seven critical bugs on light Patch Tuesday

  All seven critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday were related to remote code execution, and there was one zero-day related to Windows Update Medic Service

• August 03, 2021 03 Aug'21

  Windows 365: Cloud PC pricing starts at £20

  Will Microsoft change the way people buy PCs in much the same way that streaming services have revolutionised video subscription services?

• July 14, 2021 14 Jul'21

  Windows 365: Microsoft unveils the era of the cloud PC

  Expanding its cloud offerings, Microsoft has simplified Azure Virtual Desktops with a new way to access Windows on any device

• July 14, 2021 14 Jul'21

  Multiple Microsoft bugs being actively exploited

  Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday update fixes 117 vulnerabilities, 13 rated as critical and four already being actively exploited

• July 08, 2021 08 Jul'21

  PrintNightmare haunts Microsoft as patch may miss mark

  Microsoft dropped an out-of-band patch to fix PrintNightmare, but there are concerns it may not be totally effective. This does not mean it shouldn’t be applied

• June 25, 2021 25 Jun'21

  Windows 11: It’s more than a repositioned Start button

  Microsoft has tried to grab the headlines with the latest incarnation of its desktop operating system, sporting a repositioned Start button and updated icons

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  Microsoft fixes seven zero-days on its Patch Tuesday rounds

  Fixes for six actively-exploited – and one yet-to-be-exploited – zero-day bugs are released in the June 2021 Patch Tuesday update

• May 26, 2021 26 May'21

  Build 2021: Code abstraction and automatic code generation

  Microsoft’s annual software developers’ event, Build, opened up with the company’s CEO painting a picture of opportunity for software developers

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  Microsoft fixes four critical bugs on lighter Patch Tuesday

  Four critical RCE vulnerabilities put users of various Microsoft products at risk, and should be patched right away

• April 30, 2021 30 Apr'21

  End of support for Build 1909 leaves some Windows open to attack

  Biannual Windows updates free IT staff from major updates, but some people prefer older builds of Windows, which leaves a gaping security hole

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Microsoft results get a pandemic jab

  Covid-19 has stimulated businesses to digitise more, and this is reflected in Microsoft’s latest results

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  Leaky Azure storage account puts software developer IP at risk

  Source code for multiple products was left exposed in an unsecured Microsoft Azure cloud storage account, say researchers, but attributing responsibility for the error has proved difficult

• April 15, 2021 15 Apr'21

  How Windows patching leaves security exposed

  Four years on since it devastated IT systems across the NHS, WannaCry remains a threat to organisations around the world

• April 14, 2021 14 Apr'21

  FBI accesses ProxyLogon target servers to disrupt cyber criminals

  US Justice Department reveals successful court-authorised effort to clamp down on ProxyLogon exploitation

• April 14, 2021 14 Apr'21

  NSA unearths more MS Exchange vulnerabilities

  Microsoft patches more critical vulnerabilities in Exchange Server a month after the ProxyLogon incident, after being warned by the US National Security Agency

• April 08, 2021 08 Apr'21

  Microsoft accused of stifling secondhand software market

  In 2012, UsedSoft won a case for second user software, which has enabled the market to grow across Europe. But it is now under threat

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  Warning: AWS IAM behaves differently to directory services

  IT admins use group policies to manage user access via Active Directory, but AWS takes a subtly different approach, which can be exploited

• March 18, 2021 18 Mar'21

  Coronavirus: How PCs in quarantine and intensive care units can be managed remotely

  NHS IT staff generally have limited access to deployed devices, especially if that device is in an operating theatre or intensive care unit

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Microsoft releases one-click ProxyLogon mitigation tool

  Microsoft’s mitigation tool is designed to help customers without dedicated security or IT teams navigate fixing their vulnerable Exchange servers

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon attacks spike 10 times in four days

  Exploitations of the Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon vulnerabilities have increased tenfold in just four days

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  NCSC issues emergency alert on Microsoft Exchange patch

  UK’s national cyber agency calls on organisations affected by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to patch their Microsoft Exchange Servers immediately

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  DearCry ransomware targets vulnerable Exchange servers

  As predicted, ransomware gangs have started to target vulnerable instances of Microsoft Exchange Server, making patching an even greater priority

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Norwegian government falls victim to Microsoft attacks

  Norway’s parliament, the Storting, suffers second major cyber incident in a year as threat groups capitalise on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  Patch Tuesday overshadowed by Microsoft Exchange attacks

  Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday update drops amid ongoing fall-out from widespread Exchange attacks

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Mandiant: MS Exchange bugs first exploited in January

  Analysis from technical teams at FireEye’s Mandiant tracked activity exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server more than a month ago

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Microsoft Exchange CVEs more widely exploited than thought

  US CISA issues emergency guidance as impact of four newly disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities becomes clearer