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…on, and they have wisely decided to leave these features well alone. Read here. SecuritySecurity New Malware spreading by USB There is some pretty nasty malware starting to spread rapidly around the world. Never take your eye off all those USB sticks floating around your business…

…d idea, and maybe use it as an excuse to move on to Windows 11. Read more here. SecuritySecurity How hackers steal passwords and how you make them safer To have an idea of how to create a better password, it is good to understand how passwords get cracked. Scientific American has…

…ndows CoPilot". Windows Cloud Backup looks interesting as well. Read more here. SecuritySecurity FBI warns of increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes in sextortion schemes This is an extremely worrying development that is only going to get worse. This can lead to tragedy. We nee…

…it is WAY more efficient on systems resources than the old one. Read more here. SecuritySecurity Gigabyte BackDoor This is an interesting vulnerability that was hardcoded into the BIOS (that has been patched) that allowed your device to download a patch from Gigabytes servers, bu…

…es Defender for Cloud Apps which of course means it's included in M365E5 and E5 Security. Read more here. SQL Server Centrally managed Azure Hybrid benefit available Microsoft has launched the centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server. Now, you can easily apply eligib…

…1TOP STORIES #11 Not a very exciting news week, except that the bad news around Security never stops. Can never stop being vigilant, and also be ready for nasty malware to appear where you would least expect it. It seems a new trend is malware finding itself in the supply chains …

…be enabling every component of its M365E3 and E5 stack with digital assistants. SecuritySecurity Dangerous Phishing attack This is dangerous as it is offered as PhaaS (Phishing as a service) bypassing MFA. South Africa is mentioned. As always keep trying to educate your users fro…

…g a Private Version of ChatGPT Many companies such as banks, Medical companies, Security Companies etc... would be very reluctant to expose their data to a public AI, so Microsoft may soon announce a version of ChatGPT for private use - read more here. OneDrive is getting easier …

…of hardware that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. Read more here. Don't panic, security updates will continue until October 2025. Windows 11 LTSC announced Along with end of Windows 10 updates, Microsoft has announced Windows 11 LTSC which will be released in 2024 with support p…

…read the announcement from Microsoft here, and some licensing information here. SecuritySecurity SQL Servers getting hacked You cannot relax, ever. Here is a story about a new attack on SQL servers, which if encrypted can lead to devastating damage in companies, especially ones …