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The Invisible $1.52 Trillion Problem: Clunky Old Software Old code piles up and raises the risk of hacks and other breaches.

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Microsoft Copilot personal and work experiences explained Increase productivity and creativity with Microsoft Copilot, offering tailored experiences for both personal and work use. With a foundational free option fo...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsofts-hotly-anticipated-generative-ai-work-assistant-set-to-debut-aa263a18?st=tb8zc7geofbgevw&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Microsoft’s Hotly Anticipated Generative AI Work Assistant Set to Debut Starting Wednesday, businesses gain access to Microsoft’s enterprise Copilot, one of the highest-profile AI tools to hit the market. CIOs say they are brushing up on employee training and building business cases to ensure executive buy-in on the tool.

Best place to start your own business? According to LinkedIn, it's Atlanta!

This Southern city is the No. 1 place to start your own business LinkedIn identified the top U.S. metro areas seeing the biggest growth in new companies over the last year.

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/21/announcing-microsoft-copilot-your-everyday-ai-companion/

Copilot will begin to roll out in its early form as part of a free update to Windows 11, starting Sept. 26 — and across Bing, Edge, and Microsoft 365 Copilot this fall.

Announcing Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion - The Official Microsoft Blog We are entering a new era of AI, one that is fundamentally changing how we relate to and benefit from technology. With the convergence of chat interfaces and large language models you can now ask for what you want in natural language and the technology is smart enough to answer, create it or take ac...

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/chromebooks-were-once-a-good-deal-for-schools-now-theyre-becoming-e-waste-dc93833b?st=mvgsidlsz38fa99&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Chromebooks Were Once a Good Deal for Schools. Now They’re Becoming E-Waste. Educators say the simple laptops are no longer a good deal because once they reach their expiration dates they have no second life.

It's an exciting new chapter in the life of B2B - we are now a part of BlueAlly! BlueAlly has been one of our most trusted and valued partners over the years and we are delighted to now be part of the team there.

B2B Technologies - BlueAlly BlueAlly Technology Solutions, a Source Capital portfolio company, has announced its acquisition of B2B Technologies, a pioneering organization renowned for creating new ways of doing business using the internet and specializing in the integration of cloud operations.

Learn about the latest cloud-based update management solutions to keep your business's endpoints secure.

Update power: Microsoft management solutions for your scenario(s) Nearly every IT team is expected to manage their company's hardware, software, cloud connectivity, data access, security, and even the employee experience. IT is vital infrastructure and, like the electrical grid, is invisible when it is working well. Update management is a key component of maintain...

Microsoft is rapidly deploying ChatGPT throughout its product line.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-tried-microsofts-new-ai-powered-bing-search-will-never-be-the-same-11675799762?st=t6cfwggu70fvc1v&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Microsoft Security reaches $20 billion in revenue.

Plan for the future with Microsoft Security - Microsoft Security Blog Learn how Microsoft Security is simplifying security for the new hybrid, multi-platform environment and how your organization can benefit.

"A recent survey by Morgan Stanley found that 38% of chief information officers rank Microsoft’s Azure as their preferred cloud provider, compared with 31% for AWS."

Microsoft Faces the Highest Bar in Tech The company’s plan to lay off 10,000 workers shows the pressure it is under from Wall Street to keep margins high.

Was "technical debt" Southwest Airlines' Achilles heel?

Opinion | The Shameful Open Secret Behind Southwest’s Failure The recent meltdown was avoidable, but it would have cost them.

Tips on critically reading your email.

How to Recognize Phishing Emails: Cybersecurity Experts Give Advice The good news is detecting phishing scams doesn’t require technical or cybersecurity .

“We are the only company with integrated, end-to-end tools spanning security, compliance, identity and device management, and privacy." - Satya Nadella

Microsoft security business surges as cloud segment hit by slumping economy Higher energy costs and the macro economic slowdown is impacting the company’s cloud segment, while it continues to grow its enterprise security business.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/heightened-cyber-threat-brings-cios-cisos-closer-11664535601

Heightened Cyber Threat Brings CIOs, CISOs Closer The work dynamic between IT and cyber leaders is changing as digital fortification becomes more urgent. ‘Everybody’s top of mind is cybersecurity,’ says one CISO.

iPhone users - time for an update!

Apple issues emergency security alert: Update your device now — CNN CNN's Christine Romans and Rahel Solomon says Apple is urging users to update their device immediately to prevent hackers from taking complete control of their devices.

This simple precaution can go a long way to improving security at your company.

Smaller Companies Are Urged to Adopt Multifactor Authentication Too many small and medium-size businesses rely on usernames and passwords alone to secure their systems, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks that could otherwise be prevented, government officials and cybersecurity chiefs say.

The 5 of the most common ways Microsoft 365 tenants are compromised AND how to prevent them from happening to you!

Shaking The Foundation of An Online Collaboration Tool: Microsoft 365 Top 5 Attacks vs the CIS Microsoft 365 Foundation Benchmark oundation Benchmark, I wanted to raise awareness about the new version release by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) released on February 17th, and how it can help a company to have a secure baseline for their Microsoft 365 tenant.

Things your organization should be doing anyway but especially so today!

Make it a teachable moment.

Why Companies Shouldn’t Shame Employees Who Fall for Hacking Scams Bosses think it makes it less likely that the employees will do it again. The opposite is true.

If you haven't implemented MFA - here is another reason to get to it!

Evolved phishing: Device registration trick adds to phishers’ toolbox for victims without MFA - Microsoft Security Blog We uncovered a large-scale, multi-phase campaign that adds a novel technique to traditional phishing tactics by joining an attacker-operated device to an organization’s network to further propagate the campaign.

The top 7 things to do to make your infrastructure more secure.

#1 - "Aiming for full patch coverage within 48 hours will noticeably improve your security posture. Patch your servers as soon as you can, with a focus on Tier 0 systems such as Domain Controllers..."

https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/08/11/7-ways-to-harden-your-environment-against-compromise/

7 ways to harden your environment against compromise | Microsoft Security Blog Here at the global Microsoft Compromise Recovery Security Practice (CRSP), we work with customers who have experienced disruptive security incidents to restore trust in identity systems and remove adversary control. During 2020, the team responded to many incidents involving ransomware and the deplo...

Beware! The latest phishing technique - consent phishing.

https://pushsecurity.com/blog/consent-phishing-the-emerging-phishing-technique-that-can-bypass-2fa/?utm_source=reddit-office365&utm_medium=post&utm_id=078-blogs

Consent phishing: the emerging phishing technique that can bypass 2FA | Push Security Consent phishing is an emerging technique attackers are using to compromise user accounts, even if they have Multi-factor Authentication (MFA or 2FA) enabled.

Important patch alert!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/emergency-windows-patch-issued-for-printnightmare-vulnerability/ar-AALSag2 #:~:text=Microsoft%20released%20a%20critical%20emergency%20Windows%20patch%20that,Windows%207%2C%20and%20multiple%20versions%20of%20Windows%20Server.

Emergency Windows patch issued for PrintNightmare vulnerability Microsoft recently released an out-of-band patch for Windows that addresses the PrintNightmare vulnerability. What you need to know Microsoft released a critical emergency Windows patch that addresses the PrintNightmare vulnerability. If exploited, the vulnerability allows attackers to install progr...

Microsoft announced today that Windows 11 is coming later this year. Support for Windows 10 to be discontinued in 2025.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/windows-11-is-here-everything-you-need-to-know/ar-AALp4C5

Windows 11 is here: Everything you need to know Windows is getting a glow up.

The first line of defense – keep your software up-to-date!
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/half-government-incidents-missing/

Half of Government Security Incidents Caused by Missing Patches Half of Government Security Incidents Caused by Missing Patches. Risks are driving IT modernization push, according to BAE Systems

Not surprising to see Microsoft and M365 make it into the Leaders quadrant in the latest Gartner rankings of Enterprise Email Security!
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/06/forrester-names-microsoft-a-leader-in-the-2021-enterprise-email-security-wave/

Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in the 2021 Enterprise Email Security Wave - Microsoft Security We are proud to announce today that Microsoft is positioned as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Email Security, Q2 2021, receiving among the highest scores in the strategy category.

Bulletproof is too expensive, too rigid and requires perfect knowledge of the future... Resilience is a commitment to a design, an attitude and a system that works even when things don’t turn out the way we planned. Especially then.
Seth Godin

In case your company hasn't made the move to Office 365 and is still running Exchange on premise. Some important patching to be done asap!
https://lnkd.in/eXrYN_z

HAFNIUM targeting Exchange Servers with 0-day exploits - Microsoft Security Microsoft has detected multiple 0-day exploits being used to attack on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server in limited and targeted attacks. In the attacks observed, threat actors used this vulnerability to access on-premises Exchange servers, which enabled access to email accounts, and in...