security hardening

Windows Server 2019 has entered a new phase of its lifecycle: mainstream support ended on January 9, 2024, and Microsoft will provide security-only updates during the extended support period through January 9, 2029. After that date the product reaches full end of life (EOL) and will no longer...

Microsoft’s Exchange team has taken a decisive step toward finally letting organizations retire the last Exchange server in hybrid environments by adding cloud-managed remote mailbox support — a per-mailbox “flip-the-switch” that transfers Exchange attribute authority to Exchange Online while...

Microsoft’s Exchange team has given hybrid administrators a clear-but-urgent migration mandate: switch to the dedicated Exchange hybrid app and update on‑prem servers now, or face temporary disruptions in September and October followed by a permanent enforcement that will stop rich coexistence...

TrustedTech’s pivot from a licensing-focused reseller to a full-service Microsoft-first systems integrator is more than a new logo — it is a deliberate repositioning into the fast-growing market for Microsoft Copilot enablement, Azure tenant migrations, managed security, and onshore certified...

TrustedTech’s decision to rebrand and recast itself as a Microsoft-first cloud and AI systems integrator marks a deliberate pivot from transactional licensing to outcome-driven services aimed squarely at Copilot deployments, Azure migrations, and managed security — a move the company unveiled in...

Microsoft’s August 2025 hotfixes for Skype for Business Server introduce a security-first change that will force organizations with hybrid deployments to act quickly: a new, customer-managed Dedicated Hybrid Application model replaces the long-standing Microsoft-managed shared service principal...

TrustedTech’s move from a licensing-focused reseller to a full-spectrum Microsoft cloud and AI services partner marks a deliberate pivot into higher‑value professional services, signalling ambitions to capture demand for Copilot deployments, Azure migrations, and enterprise managed security—an...

TrustedTech’s rebrand marks a decisive pivot from licensing reseller to full-spectrum Microsoft cloud and AI partner, positioning the firm to chase larger enterprise engagements and the booming market for Microsoft Copilot, Azure migrations, and managed security services. Background / Overview...

A critical local privilege‑escalation flaw has been disclosed in Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk ViewPoint (versions 14.00 and prior) that allows an attacker with local access to escalate to SYSTEM by abusing Windows MSI repair behavior — the issue is tracked as CVE‑2025‑7973 and has been...

Microsoft has quietly but decisively reworked how Active Directory domain controllers answer certain Netlogon RPC calls — a change rolled into the July and August 2025 cumulative updates that hardens the Microsoft RPC Netlogon protocol, closes an unauthenticated resource‑exhaustion vector...

August 12, 2025, saw Microsoft publish KB5064010 — a hotpatch for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 that advances the OS to OS Build 26100.4851, delivering targeted security hardening without the broad-feature changes or mandatory restarts that administrators dread. This release is part of...

Microsoft’s security portal lists CVE-2025-25007 as a Microsoft Exchange Server spoofing vulnerability caused by improper validation of syntactic correctness of input, but public technical detail and third‑party analysis for this specific CVE remain sparse at the time of publication —...

Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2025-53730, a use‑after‑free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio that Microsoft describes as allowing an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally when a specially crafted Visio file is opened. Background Microsoft Visio is a widely...

Microsoft has released KB5065499, an Image Processing AI component update that advances the component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The patch is targeted specifically at the on-device imaging AI stack that Windows uses to scale...

Microsoft has pushed a targeted component update — KB5065500, which advances the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2, delivering a modest set of improvements to on‑device image scaling and foreground/background...

The end of free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is forcing millions of perfectly serviceable PCs to make a decision: pay for Extended Security Updates, retire the hardware, or find a way to install Windows 11 on devices Microsoft no longer “supports.” The good news is that...

A critical security update has emerged for organizations leveraging Microsoft Exchange Server in hybrid cloud environments, as CVE-2025-53786 exposes a significant elevation of privilege vulnerability. On April 18th, 2025, Microsoft not only published important security changes for hybrid...

Leveraging trusted internal channels has long been a gold standard for cybercriminals seeking to evade organizational defenses, but a recent campaign uncovered by Proofpoint signals a new level of ingenuity in exploiting a familiar Microsoft 365 feature: Direct Send. This functionality, designed...

Striking the right balance between security and operational efficiency is a persistent challenge for enterprise IT administrators. As cyberthreats accelerate in sophistication, a misstep in configuring security policies can open windows of vulnerability, resulting in costly breaches, regulatory...

The surging tide of cybersecurity threats throughout government, business, and the public sector is driving what many experts call the “talent crisis” of the digital era. From high-profile data breaches hitting multinational corporations to the relentless onslaught of ransomware attacks...