Security

Study: Teams and Slack are Platforms, Need App Store-Like Controls

A new study claims that Microsoft Teams and Slack are basically operating systems, and yet…

Microsoft Sees No Need to Fix New Teams Vulnerability

Security researchers from Vectra Protect identified a major new vulnerability in Microsoft Teams, but Microsoft…

Yes, Microsoft Will Still Block VBA Macros by Default

After a strange bit of back-and-forth, Microsoft announced that it will resume blocking VBA macros…

Apple Details New Lockdown Mode Coming to iOS 16 and macOS Ventura

Apple has detailed today a new Lockdown Mode that will come to iOS 16, iPadOS…

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A common passwordless sign-in sounds great. But only Microsoft has truly embraced passwordless sign-ins. Apple…

Apple, Google, and Microsoft to Work Together on Passwordless Logins

Apple, Google, and Microsoft announced will be expanding support for the passwordless sign-in standard created…

GitHub to Require 2FA by the End of 2023

Microsoft announced today that GitHub will require all contributors to enroll in two-factor authentication (2FA)…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Gets Ready to Disable SMB1 Protocol on Windows 11

Microsoft has now disabled the SMB1 protocol by default on the latest Windows 11 Home…

New Windows 11 Security Feature Will Require a PC Reset

I didn’t pay enough attention to the security announcements that came out of this week’s…

Microsoft Says Lapsus$ Hackers Had “Limited Access” to Source Code

Microsoft has confirmed yesterday that the Lapsus$ hacker group, which previously claimed to have stolen…

Google Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion

Google is now in discussions to acquire Mandiant Inc., a cybersecurity company that was previously…

Microsoft Helped Ukraine Thwart Russian Cyberattacks

Microsoft revealed today that it detected a new round of Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine in…

Microsoft is reportedly in Acquisition Talks with Cybersecurity Company Mandiant

Microsoft is reportedly exploring the acquisition of Mandiant Inc., a US-based cybersecurity firm that’s currently…

Google Required 2SV and Account Compromises Fell by 50 Percent

Google revealed today that a recent initiative to require customers to enable 2-Step Verification (2SV)…

Microsoft Temporarily Addresses New Windows Vulnerability with a Workaround

Microsoft revealed that it is temporarily disabling an app installer protocol in Windows 10/11 to…

Lenovo Will Not Enable Microsoft’s Pluton Processor by Default

Lenovo recently announced that it would be the first hardware maker to ship PCs with…

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