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Microsoft 365 update ensures connectivity even during uncertain internet access conditions

April 9, 2021
Microsoft 365 users can breathe a sigh of relief as the company is updating its policy regarding offline access of applications. The previous policy stated that the devices must connect to the internet at least once every 30 days to ensure that all apps are up to date. Now, the time-frame has been extended to 180 days, and this will help remote users and other workers who may be working for long…
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IBM patches critical flaw that could allow remote attackers to execute code

April 9, 2021
IBM patched a critical buffer-flow error that affected its Integration Designer toolset. The error has the potential of being exploited to enable the execution of remote codes. The flaw (CVE-2020-27221) was critical in severity as it has a CVSS base score of 9.8 out of 10. The critical flaw originated from an issue in versions 7 and 8 of Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which is a software layer…
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Clubhouse audio data breached after third-party developer creates Android app

April 9, 2021
Clubhouse, the iOS-only audio-based social app that has been on the news for quite a while, is trending now for not-so-great reasons. A third-party developer from mainland China designed an open-source app for Android that allowed users to access the audio platform’s service. The developer posted the source code on Github and said that the app allowed anyone to access personal audio sessions…
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Microsoft announces advancements in Azure Front Door and Azure Firewall

April 9, 2021
Microsoft announced that two of its security services, Azure Front Door and Azure Firewall have been updated with improvements. Azure Front Door now comes with two new products in the preview stage, Standard and premium, while Azure Firewall has a Premium option in the preview stage as well. The company conducted a web presentation titled “Modernize Your Network Security Strategy” on Feb…
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Securing Machine identities is cyber-hygiene 101 in the digital transformation era

April 9, 2021
Aspredicted by IDC, there will be 55.7 billion connected devices worldwide by 2025, out of which 75% will be connected to an IoT platform. To communicate securely, each machine needs a unique identity to authenticate and secure communications. Machines are identified by digital certificates that are assigned by dedicated Certification Authorities (CA), which encrypts the data for machines…
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Active Directory’s architectural limitations taken advantage of during Solorigate, says CrowdStrike CEO

April 9, 2021
During the Feb 23rd senate hearing on SolarWinds Orion software hack, George Kurtz, president, and CEO of CrowdStrike pointed towards an ‘architectural limitation’ in Active Directory federation Service that was taken advantage of during the attack. “Significantly, one of the most sophisticated aspects of the StellarParticle campaign was how skillfully the threat actor took advantage of…
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Microsoft offers free tool to detect signs of SolarWinds malware code

April 9, 2021
Microsoft is helping organizations that are investigating whether they are victims of the Solorigate attack by offering them a free tool, the CodeQL queries that the company used to scan its source code for after the attack. the queries Microsoft used with CodeQL identify any code that is similar in pattern and function to the SolarWinds malware. So, these queries can be used on any software to do…
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Last year witnessed some of the biggest GDPR violation-related fines

April 9, 2021
In a historic settlement, the French government doled out a fine of €50 million penalty in March 2020 for failing to be transparent to it’s users about the personal data that it collected from its services and products. In a similar fashion, Italian telecommunication giant, Telecom Italia, was also awarded aGDPR fine of $31.5 million or €27.8 million by the Italian Data…
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Microsoft releases Azure AD My Apps Collections and Risk Detections

April 9, 2021
Microsoft recently released a couple of new additional features to its Azure AD system. The new features, namely My Apps Collections and Risk Detections will let end users create their own set of apps in the Azure AD “My Apps” portal. The latter feature will help administrators spot sign-in anomalies. However, Microsoft also announced that some Azure AD features will also be discontinued. A…
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Microsoft’s Password Management Capabilities in Authenticator App Made Available to General Use

April 9, 2021
Microsoft recently announced the release of new features such as “password management and autofill capability” in their Authenticator app for mobile devices. The app also supports two-factor authentication and is compatible on both Android and iOS devices. The feature that allows users to use the Microsoft Authenticator app to save passwords and automatically populate sign-in fields was in…
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