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Microsoft’s Activision buy may see more metaverse in the office and crypto in gaming

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Microsoft’s Activision buy may see more metaverse in the office and crypto in gaming 13/10/2023 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph By Derek Andersen More signs say the acquisition will boost metaverse applications in business than in gaming as CEO Nadella talks about productivity and metaverse enthusiast Kotick leaves Activision. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com […]

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Microsoft Offers Up to $15,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program

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Microsoft Offers Up to $15,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program 13/10/2023 at 13:32 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft is offering rewards of up to $15,000 in a new bug bounty program dedicated to its new AI-powered Bing. The post Microsoft Offers Up to $15,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Microsoft Defender can automatically contain compromised user accounts

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Microsoft Defender can automatically contain compromised user accounts 12/10/2023 at 15:32 By Helga Labus The “contain user” feature select Microsoft Defender for Endpoint customers have been trying out since November 2022 is now available to a wider pool of organizations, Microsoft has announced. The feature aims to help organizations disrupt human-operated attacks like ransomware, business

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Critical Atlassian Confluence vulnerability exploited by state-backed threat actor

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Critical Atlassian Confluence vulnerability exploited by state-backed threat actor 11/10/2023 at 14:18 By Helga Labus A critical flaw in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server (CVE-2023-22515) has been exploited by a state-backed threat actor, Microsoft’s threat analysts have pinpointed. About the vulnerability CVE-2023-22515 was initially classified as a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Confluence Data

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15 free Microsoft 365 security training modules worth your time

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15 free Microsoft 365 security training modules worth your time 11/10/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based productivity suite. Beyond just tools like Word and Excel, it integrates productivity applications with cloud functionalities, device administration, and enhanced security, all within a unified experience. Managing Microsoft 365 can be difficult for

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Microsoft plugs exploited WordPad, Skype for Business zero-days (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763)

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Microsoft plugs exploited WordPad, Skype for Business zero-days (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763) 10/10/2023 at 22:01 By Zeljka Zorz On this October 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 103 patches and has fixed three actively exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763, CVE-2023-44487). The exploited zero-days (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763, CVE-2023-44487) CVE-2023-36563, discovered by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, is a WordPad vulnerability that could

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Microsoft Fixes Exploited Zero-Days in WordPad, Skype for Business

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Microsoft Fixes Exploited Zero-Days in WordPad, Skype for Business 10/10/2023 at 21:32 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft patches more than 100 vulnerabilities across the Windows ecosystem and warned that three are already being exploited in the wild. The post Microsoft Fixes Exploited Zero-Days in WordPad, Skype for Business appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Microsoft 365 email senders urged to implement SPF, DKIM and DMARC

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Microsoft 365 email senders urged to implement SPF, DKIM and DMARC 09/10/2023 at 13:32 By Helga Labus In the wake of Google’s announcement of new rules for bulk senders, Microsoft is urging Microsoft 365 email senders to implement SPF, DKIM and DMARC email authentication methods. “These Domain Name Service (DNS) email authentication records verify that

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October 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Operating system updates and zero-days aplenty

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October 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Operating system updates and zero-days aplenty 06/10/2023 at 07:47 By Help Net Security September has been a packed month of continuous updates. New operating systems were released from Apple and Microsoft, and several vulnerabilities exploited in web services resulted in a domino effect of zero-day releases for many vendors. If

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Microsoft to form nuclear power team to support AI: Report

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Microsoft to form nuclear power team to support AI: Report 01/10/2023 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph By Ana Paula Pereira Microsoft is forming a new team of professionals to advance its artificial intelligence plans with Small Modular Reactors and microreactors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Malicious ads creep into Bing Chat responses

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Malicious ads creep into Bing Chat responses 29/09/2023 at 16:46 By Helga Labus Users of Bing Chat, the GPT-4-powered search engine Microsoft introduced earlier this year, are being targeted with ads leading to malware. According to Malwarebytes researchers, searching for Advanced IP Scanner (network-scanning software) or MyCase (legal case management software) may result in an

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French police raid Nvidia offices amid antitrust investigation: Report

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French police raid Nvidia offices amid antitrust investigation: Report 29/09/2023 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph By David Attlee The action reportedly came as a part of a general inquiry of French antitrust authorities into the cloud computing sector. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Google and Microsoft-backed AI firm AlphaSense raises $150M at $2.5B valuation

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Google and Microsoft-backed AI firm AlphaSense raises $150M at $2.5B valuation 28/09/2023 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph By Tristan Greene AlphaSense’s client list now includes most of the S&P 500 and nearly every firm listed in the Dow 50. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition

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IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition 27/09/2023 at 22:03 By Cointelegraph By Tristan Greene The coalition includes Google sibling company SandboxAQ and the University of Waterloo. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Microsoft Adding New Security Features to Windows 11

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Microsoft Adding New Security Features to Windows 11 26/09/2023 at 20:46 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft announced that the latest Windows 11 update (23H2) will bring more support for passkeys and several new security features. The post Microsoft Adding New Security Features to Windows 11 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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The Author’s Guild launches class-action lawsuit against OpenAI

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The Author’s Guild launches class-action lawsuit against OpenAI 20/09/2023 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis The Author’s Guild opened a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misuse of copyrighted material in training of its AI models. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Egnyte collaborates with Microsoft to drive the hybrid workforce

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Egnyte collaborates with Microsoft to drive the hybrid workforce 20/09/2023 at 11:36 By Industry News Egnyte announced an enhanced relationship with Microsoft that provides customers with additional real-time document collaboration and sharing features through Microsoft 365 and a Microsoft Teams integration that makes it easy for customers to share and upload files directly within Teams

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18 free Microsoft Azure cybersecurity resources you should check out

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18 free Microsoft Azure cybersecurity resources you should check out 20/09/2023 at 07:33 By Help Net Security Far exceeding a traditional public cloud platform, Azure is a comprehensive suite of over 200 products and cloud services engineered to solve current challenges and pave the way for the future. Whether you’re looking to build, run, or

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Microsoft AI Researchers Expose 38TB of Data, Including Keys, Passwords and Internal Messages

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Microsoft AI Researchers Expose 38TB of Data, Including Keys, Passwords and Internal Messages 18/09/2023 at 21:18 By Ryan Naraine Exposed data includes backup of employees workstations, secrets, private keys, passwords, and over 30,000 internal Microsoft Teams messages. The post Microsoft AI Researchers Expose 38TB of Data, Including Keys, Passwords and Internal Messages appeared first on

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