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Workloads deployed on an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster often need to access Azure backing resources, such as Azure Key Vault, databases, or AI services like Azure OpenAI Service. Users are required to manually configure Microsoft Entra Workload ID or Managed Identities so their AKS workloads can securely access these protected resources. The Service Connector integration greatly simplifies the connection configuration experience for AKS workloads and Azure backing services. Service Connector takes care of authentication and network configurations securely and follows Azure best practices, so you can focus on your application code without worrying about your in…
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What are Copilot extensions? Copilot extensions are a way to extend the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot, allowing it to interact with and process data from various sources, thereby enhancing user productivity and creativity across Microsoft 365 applications and offering a more personalized experience. Copilot extensions when deployed can be accessed by users in Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Teams and other web apps. What are Microsoft Graph Connectors? Microsoft Graph Connectors allow you to extend Microsoft 365 with external data by enabling the ingestion of unstructured, line-of-business data into Microsoft Graph in a secure & compli…
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In this blog series dedicated to Microsoft's technical articles, we'll highlight our MVPs' favorite article along with their personal insights. Komes Chandavimol, AI MVP, Thailand Responsible AI Toolbox “Responsible AI Toolbox, I recommend this tools for who are serious about AI and want to take their skills to the next level in building Trustworthy AI but don't know where to start, The Responsible AI Toolbox is a starter tool that comes with code for building AI responsibly, to ensure reliability and safe for companies and organizations.” (In Thai, สำหรับผู้ที่จริงจังด้าน AI และอยากต่อยอด และ ยกระดับในการสร้าง Trustworthy AI แต่ไม่รู้จะเริ่มที่ไหน ขออ…
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Outlook has recently introduced several new features to improve the user experience. Some of the highlights include the ability to customize the display density of your inbox, a new Focused Inbox feature that automatically sorts your emails into two tabs, the ability to snooze emails, and integration with other apps to provide a unified experience. Additionally, Copilot can assist you in drafting AI-generated emails, summarizing lengthy email threads, and scheduling meetings. Let’s look at some of these features in detail. Density of View: The display density in Outlook refers to how much information is visible at a glance within your inbox. It determines the…
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Another excellent session was held during the Azure Developers JavaScript Day 2024 event! This time, the focus was on Playwright. But, what is Playwright? And, what are the best practices for using it? Let's find out with the talk "Playwright in Action: From Setup to Best Practices"! Made by Max Schmitt, Software Engineer on the Playwright team at Microsoft and Stefan Judis, Playwright Ambassador! Introduction During the Azure Develoeprs JavaScript Day 2024, Max and Stefan, presented a session titled "Playwright in Action: From Setup to Best Practices". They provided a comprehensive overview of Playwright, a browser automation library, and demonstrated how…
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We are grateful for the trust our customers have placed in Windows Server 2012/R2 as a part of their organizations for the past decade. With this release of Windows Server having launched 10 years ago, it reaches end of support on October 10th, 2023, per our 10-year lifecycle policy. After this date, no more security patches will be released for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2. To stay protected and compliant, we wanted to outline three options for customers from Azure. Modernize with PaaS or upgrade to a newer version in Azure Modernization provides organizations with a more future-proof solution by using a cloud-first approach or updating to a newer version. One…
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Learn from experts and get ready for the future of Windows Server Stay ahead of the curve and learn about the latest innovations and best practices in the world of Windows Server. Join us March 26 to 28, 2024 at the Windows Server Summit for a free virtual event sponsored by Intel®. This technical event is designed for experienced IT professionals and IT leaders who want to deepen their knowledge and skills in Windows Server and learn how to manage Windows Server workloads in a hybrid cloud environment. You’ll hear from product engineers, Intel® experts, and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) sharing insights and tips to get the most out of Windows Serve…
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Explore how Xbox drives efficiency using Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure Would you like to avoid spending your weekends patching servers? The new Hotpatch feature in Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition addresses this pain point—it can reduce many IT teams’ headaches including reboot failures and coordinating multitier workloads. It increases productivity and end-user uptime and can reduce the vulnerability window that would result if an update is delayed. To demonstrate how Hotpatching works, we’ve brought in an example from our very own Xbox team. In this article you’ll learn how Microsoft has been using Hotpatch with Windows Server 2022 Azure Ed…
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This year, Microsoft Ignite 2023 took place in Seattle, Washington from November 12 to 15, 2023 and it was such a wonderful experience to meet and interact with nearly 5,000 of you in person, and many more online across the globe. One common theme stood out throughout the event: the potential of AI is becoming reality, and it’s happening right now. One news roundup even called Microsoft’s vision for AI an “everyday reality.”1 Read more about the economic impact of AI in business and industries in a recent IDC study that Microsoft commissioned. However, as many organizations like yours are eager to innovate with AI for various use cases, it is also very important, if no…
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As organizations are eager to adopt the latest technological advancements in AI and cloud-native services, they continue to trust Windows Server as the secure and foundational platform for their mission-critical workloads. This July, we are celebrating an incredible 30-year anniversary of Windows Server! We’re grateful for all the support of our customers who have helped us continually evolve Windows Server over the years, and we continue to innovate with new features that will meet the needs of our customers today and in the years to come. Options to stay protected for Windows Server 2012/R2 end of support As new features and functionality light up the latest ve…
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Customers like you, with businesses of all sizes, have trusted Windows Server as the platform to run your mission-critical workloads for over 30 years. Through challenging economic conditions and constantly shifting business needs, you’ve been able to adapt and innovate with support from a resilient infrastructure. We are committed to supporting you in the next steps to modernize by introducing new benefits that add more value and flexibility to maximize your Windows Server investments while achieving cost savings and efficiency. Azure Hybrid Benefit expansion As customers are increasing cloud adoption to run virtual machine (VM)–based and containerized applicatio…
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For decades, companies of every size have trusted Windows Server to run their mission and business-critical workloads. As more customers use the cloud for innovation and digital transformation, customers are increasingly migrating their workloads to Azure—as the best destination for Windows Server. Whether customers are migrating as is, or modernizing applications, Azure provides more than 200 unique services and capabilities for Windows Server. We’re excited to announce one more capability today. Ever since its release in 2018, Windows Admin Center has become the solution for managing Windows Server infrastructure running on-premises. It has grown to provide dozens of…
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Congratulations to all the researchers recognized in this quarter’s Microsoft Researcher Recognition Program leaderboard! Thank you to everyone for your hard work and continued partnership to secure customers. The top three researchers of the 2024 Q1 Security Researcher Leaderboard are Yuki Chen, VictorV, and Nitesh Surana! Check out the full list of researchers recognized this quarter here.
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At the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), our mission is to protect our customers, communities, and Microsoft from current and emerging threats to security and privacy. One way we achieve this is by determining the root cause of security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and services. We use this information to identify vulnerability trends and provide this data to our Product Engineering teams to enable them to systematically understand and eradicate security risks.
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Meet Derrick, a Senior Program Manager on the Operational Threat Intelligence team at Microsoft. Derrick’s role involves understanding and roadmapping the complete set of tools that Threat Intel analysts use to collect, analyze, process, and disseminate threat intelligence across Microsoft. Derrick’s love of learning and his natural curiosity led him to a career in technology and ultimately, to his current role at Microsoft.
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This blog provides an update on the nation-state attack that was detected by the Microsoft Security Team on January 12, 2024. As we shared, on January 19, the security team detected this attack on our corporate email systems and immediately activated our response process. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence investigation identified the threat actor as Midnight Blizzard, the Russian state-sponsored actor also known as NOBELIUM.
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Faye, a veteran at Microsoft for 22 years, has had a career as varied as it is long. Her journey began in 2002 as the first desktop security Project Manager (PM) in Microsoft IT. From there, she transitioned into owning a deployment team that deployed to desktops and handled operations for Office’s first few customers.
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Starting today, we are doubling the maximum bounty award for the Microsoft 365 Insider Bug Bounty Program to $30,000 USD for high impact scenarios, such as unauthenticated non-sandboxed code execution with no user interaction. We are also expanding the scope of our bounty program to include more vulnerability types and products.
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As a young boy, Devin found himself captivated by the adventures of Indiana Jones, the whip-wielding archaeologist from the VHS movies his grandfather showed him. The thrill of unearthing history and the allure of the unknown ignited a spark in Devin, leading him to dream of becoming an archaeologist. However, as he grew older and learned more about the realities of archaeology, he realized that his passion lay elsewhere.
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Bruce’s story unfolds in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a young boy, he had an ambitious dream of one day becoming the President of the United States. This aspiration remained his guiding star until he began his professional career after college. His mother, amused by his
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Today, we are adding a new Security Advisory tab to the Security Update Guide to meet our customers’ needs for a unified and authoritative source for the latest public information about Microsoft security updates and issues. We are continuously listening to feedback from users of the Security Update Guide. Our goal is to find new and improved ways to help customers manage security risks and keep their systems protected.
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Congratulations to all the researchers recognized in this quarter’s Microsoft Researcher Recognition Program leaderboard! Thank you to everyone for your hard work and continued partnership to secure customers. The top three researchers of the 2023 Q4 Security Researcher Leaderboard are Yuki Chen, Wei, VictorV! Check out the full list of researchers recognized this quarter here.
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The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access. Microsoft has identified the threat actor as Midnight Blizzard, the Russian state-sponsored actor also known as Nobelium.
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You asked for it and it’s finally here! The inaugural BlueHat India conference will be held May 16-17th, 2024, in Hyderabad, India! This intimate conference will bring together a unique blend of security researchers and responders, who come together as peers to exchange ideas, experiences, and learnings in the interest of creating a safer and more secure world for all.
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28 October 2024 Update Microsoft disabled the ms-appinstaller URI scheme handler by default in App Installer on 28 December 2023 as a security response to protect customers from attackers’ evolving techniques against previous safeguards for CVE-2021-43890. Microsoft is pleased to announce that we have introduced new safeguards to the ms-appinstaller URI scheme handler by default in version 1.
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