identity protection

  1. Microsoft Entra ID's Reauthentication Policy: Strengthening Security at a User Cost

    Feeling nostalgic for those halcyon days when logging into your enterprise apps felt optional? Well, savor the memory—Microsoft just flipped the script. In its ongoing tug-of-war with shadowy cyber villains, the tech giant has unleashed the “Reauthentication Every Time Policy” for Entra ID, an...
  2. Microsoft & Arkose Labs Partnership Revolutionizes Enterprise Account Security in Azure

    When Microsoft, a perennial leviathan in enterprise software, decides to extend its embrace to a cybersecurity company, IT veterans perk up faster than a server room in a heatwave. Microsoft’s deepened relationship with Arkose Labs—provider of cross-industry account security, bot mitigation, and...
  3. Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative: Advances in Cybersecurity for 2024

    In a world where cybersecurity threats loom like dark clouds on the horizon, Microsoft is making strides with its Secure Future Initiative. Launched to tackle critical security challenges that have put both businesses and government data at risk, this initiative aims to create a robust defensive...
  4. Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: Record-High Threats and How to Protect Your Enterprise

    Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: A Record-Breaking Year and What It Means for Users and Enterprises As the digital world continues to expand, the software that powers our daily lives grows increasingly complex—and so do its vulnerabilities. In 2024, Microsoft, a cornerstone of global computing...
  5. Microsoft’s 2024 Vulnerability Surge: Key Insights Into the Escalating Cybersecurity Crisis

    Microsoft’s Soaring Vulnerability Count in 2024: A Worrying Security Milestone For an entire generation, Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday has served as a digital ritual—a time when IT teams brace for another wave of security fixes. In 2024, this ritual has become even more consequential...
  6. Outsmarting Cyber Threats: Tycoon2FA Phishing Kit Evolves to Bypass Security

    A New Phishing Frontier: Tycoon2FA Evolving to Outsmart Microsoft 365 Security Phishing attacks are evolving, and the latest twist comes from the Tycoon2FA phishing kit. Designed as a Phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, Tycoon2FA is notorious for bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA)...
  7. N-able Enhances Microsoft Cloud Security with Adlumin Breach Prevention

    In today's digital battleground, where cyber threats are evolving with alarming speed, organizations must continuously fortify their defenses—especially when your productivity hub is the Microsoft Cloud. A recent move by N‑able is proving just that, with the addition of Adlumin Breach Prevention...
  8. Introducing the Windows Resiliency Initiative: Boosting Stability and Security

    In a world where a simple update can wreak havoc on millions of systems, it's no wonder that Microsoft is hitting the reset button with its newly announced Windows Resiliency Initiative. Following a turbulent incident reminiscent of the CrowdStrike outage that left a significant portion of the...
  9. Microsoft announces passwordless future – available across Microsoft Edge and Microsoft 365 apps

    I don’t know a single person who enjoys managing passwords. Given how much of my life is spent online and in various apps, keeping track of it all, ensuring they’re unique and regularly updated – it can quickly become overwhelming for me – and I’m a techie! Which is why I’m so excited about...
  10. Privacy and Security Discussion

    What do to protect your identity online? What's your threat model? How did you come up with your threat model? What are your primary concerns with your information being online and the online services and apps you use? How do you protect yourself online? Do you use Gmail or Protonmail? Do you...
  11. Advancing Security for Consumers and Enterprises at Every Layer of the Windows 10 Stack

    We are truly in the midst of a revolution of cyber threats and, to everyone’s frustration, attackers have had the advantage for quite some time. The adversaries that enterprises face today are increasingly well-funded and they are experts at breaching well-fortified environments and deriving...
  12. Security in Windows 10

    Today, we’re sharing more on security in Windows 10. Windows 10 has more built-in security protections to help safeguard you against viruses, phishing, and malware, it’s the most secure Windows ever. New features are now delivered through automatic updates, helping you to stay current and your...
  13. Windows 7 Prevx to Protect One Million UK Users from Fraud

    Security vendor Prevx has signed an Link Removed with CPP, a large life assistance provider, to incorporate the Prevx 3.0.5 software, complete with the new SafeOnline technology, into its identity protection product. As a result, around one million UK residents who signed up for CPP's Identity...