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…nk summarises everything that was announced at the OPenAI developer conference. SecuritySecurity Microsoft Authenticator will Suppress risky notifications This does make sense that repeated requests for authentication are suppressed as that is the way the bad guys wear you down. …

… worth a read - see here. Read the last 2 paragraphs at the end of the article. SecuritySecurity Microsoft to use AI to respond faster to threats Microsoft has announced that it will use AI to shore up it's ability to respond to threats and help mitigate the serious skills shorta…

…s won't be available until mid-to-late 2024. Read more here. Microsoft releases Security CoPilot This is rolling out as an early access program, read more here, Windows 23H2 about to release There are signs that 22H2 is about to be released by Microsoft, and it could be the last …

…for somebody else's case study - if you do, it means you are late to the party. SecuritySecurity Patch WinRAR (or remove it completely) WinRAR has to be patched manually. If you do an inventory scan of your network you will probably find many trial copies installed. This is a ver…

…r than is huge data centres in only a few locations. Read more about this here. SecuritySecurity Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Automatic Attack Disruption promises an end to ransomware This is a lofty promise, but though it may not end attacks it can certainly reduce their effe…

…ung people can and sometimes will end up in serious trouble online. Read here. SecuritySecurity Hackers spreading Malware through Job postings This will spread to other Job posting web sites, so be aware... The idea is to trick executives into clicking on links you trust. Read m…

… update? Here is what is new with the Settings app. All the changes relating to Security can be found here. Microsoft font replacements for Aptos suck in Office 2016 and older. The Publication "Office Watch" recommends that you embed fonts in the document you are sharing to users…

…free for companies, it will cost the same as Microsoft CoPilot. Read more here. SecuritySecurity Breach in many apps. Here is a reminder that the bad guys never take a day off. Here is a report on a bug that affects the WebP codec found in MANY apps. Patches are rolling out, so m…

…ober 2023. Of course, if you move the workloads to Azure you get three years of security updates for free, but of course there are other costs. Read more here. Offline Mode for OneDrive Stil in preview, but Microsoft is planning to support offline capability in the browser for On…

…ls allowing users to benefit from the best for a specific need. Read more here. SecuritySecurity Targeted Hacking of Microsoft 365 Accounts This is a lesson in that nobody is 100% safe. You have to keep making sure you are always on top of your security policies being in place an…