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Want better apps? You need a (agile security) hero!
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If weve learned anything from the rise of Marvel Cinematic Universe, its that good things tend to happen when heroes intervene. For securing new applications, this metaphor is a useful one because security isnt always top-of-mind for scrum teams, nor is it always conducive to meeting aggressive deadlines. But in the world of software security these heroes are critical because they are risk-aware, highly skilled developers who understand software design, robust development, and the importance of architecting for resiliency. During my session at IANS Los Angeles Information Security Forum this week about driving security into DevSecOps, I was reminded how difficult it …
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Acer announces the new Swift 5 Notebook, gaming desktops and more
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Today, Acer announced a new notebook designed for people on-the-go, as well as several new gaming desktops and laptops powered by Windows 10 that arrive with simple, built-in Mixer streaming for low-latency, interactive moments for viewers and streamers to engage with other gamers, while Xbox Play Anywhere enables you to buy a game once and play it on both your Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. The 15-inch Swift 5 Notebook The new Swift 5 notebook is powered by Windows 10 and the latest Intel Core processors, while weighing less than 1kg – ideal for people on-the-go. The Swift 5 arrives with your digital personal assistant Cortana,* comprehensive protection with …
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Data classification and protection now available for structured data in SQL
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This post is authored by Gilad Mittelman, Senior Program Manager, SQL Data Security. Data privacy and data security have become one of the most prominent topics in organizations in almost every industry across the globe. New regulations that formalize requirements are emerging around these topics and compel organizations to comply. The upcoming EU Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect on May 25, 2018, is one of the most noteworthy of these new regulations. It sets a new global bar for privacy rights, security, and compliance, mandating many requirements and obligations on organizations across the globe. Complying with this regulation will …
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Google’s in trouble again over the “Safari Workaround”: the iPhone shakedown for personal information from millions of iPhone users. In 2012, the workaround got the search giant fined by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for $22.5m, fined again a year later for $17m after it got sued by dozens of states, and now has the UK’s Google You Owe Us campaign out for its own pound of flesh. Make that a few pounds of flesh: The Google You Owe Us campaign has started the process of getting its own comeuppance, and the US fines pale in comparison to what the British group is after. Monday marked day one in London’s high court, where the collective action is suing the co…
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Partnerships power the future of better security
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This post is authored by Jeremy Dallman, Principal Program Manager. Our goal in building the Microsoft Graph Security API is to enable customers to share insights and take action across security solutions to improve protection and speed response. By creating a connected security ecosystem, Microsoft and partners can enable developers to simplify integration and alert correlation, unlock valuable context to aid investigation, and streamline security operations. Microsoft Graph Security API proof of concept integration using PowerBI Palo Alto Networks shares the vision of enabling better integration to benefit our joint customers. They are a …
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State of Decay 2 now available worldwide on Windows 10, Xbox Game Pass and Xbox One
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State of Decay 2 is the ultimate zombie survival fantasy, where it’s up to you to decide how to survive in an open, post-apocalyptic world. State of Decay 2 takes everything you loved about the first game and greatly expands on it – giving you more unique survivor characters, more backstories and skills for each member, more community and base management options, and bigger maps to survive in. State of Decay 2 also adds one of the most requested features from the community: cross-platform co-op. You and up to three of your friends can survive together on Xbox One or Windows 10 PC and help develop one player’s community, and then everyone returns to their games with ext…
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A quick look at the new Razer Blade 15.6” gaming laptop
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Sporting a large 15.6” edge-to-edge display with an ultra-responsive 144Hz Full HD panel, experience smoother visuals like never before and gain the advantage over the competition. Armed with the new 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with 6 Cores and up to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q Design VR ready graphics, the new Razer Blade delivers even more power per cubic inch to dominate the most demanding games and applications in an ultra-thin, precision crafted CNC aluminum chassis. With Windows 10, this laptop comes with simple, built-in Mixer streaming for low-latency, interactive moments for viewers and streamers to engage with other gamers, while Xbox Play Anywhere e…
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Windows 10 Tip: A guide to the basic tools in Paint 3D
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Paint 3D is a built-in creative application that comes free with Windows 10*. It is designed to be simple yet powerful by allowing you to create professional or fun creative projects by easily combining 2D and 3D tools. The best part is that you don’t need any design experience – Paint 3D can be used by anyone. Its approachable interface makes it easy to customize existing 3D models from our built-in 3D library or create 3D designs from scratch. Getting started: Paint 3D’s basic navigation Brushes: Expand your artistic abilities with unique pens & brushes that mimic real materials without the mess. Try transparent watercolor that beautifully washes the …
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In January, 2018, Microsoft published an advisory and security updates for a new class of hardware vulnerabilities involving speculative execution side channels (known as Spectre and Meltdown). In this blog post, we will provide a technical analysis of an additional subclass of speculative execution side channel vulnerability known as Speculative Store Bypass (SSB) which has been assigned CVE-2018-3639.
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Now that you have a plan, it’s time to start deploying
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This blog is part of a series that responds to common questions we receive from customers about deployment of Microsoft 365 security solutions. In this series, youll find context, answers, and guidance for deployment and driving adoption within your organization. Check out our last blog First Things First: Envisioning Your Security Deployment. In our previous blog post, we covered how FastTrack for Microsoft 365 can help you envision a successful Microsoft 365 security deployment. Now, well cover the next phase of our three-phase planning approach: Onboard. This is where you move from strategy and objectives to the practical details of your deployment planning. …
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Announcing the Xbox Adaptive Controller for accessible gaming
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Here are some of the highlights from Phil’s post: “We have been on a journey of inclusive design, which celebrates and draws inspiration from people who are often overlooked in the typical design process. For gamers with limited mobility, finding controller solutions to fit their individual needs has been challenging. The solutions that exist today are often expensive, hard to find, or require significant technical skill to create. A number of individuals and organizations are creating custom solutions, but it has been often difficult for them to scale when most rigs need to be so personalized. Joining the Xbox family of controllers and devices, the Xbox Adapt…
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Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day
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At Microsoft, we want to empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We deeply believe everyone should have the opportunity to reach their potential and we can help by empowering all people, regardless of their abilities. Global Accessibility Awareness Day gives us the chance to celebrate our differences and reflect on the ways in which we continue to strive to make Windows more accessible to everyone in their everyday life. Windows for each of us. Inclusion starts with embracing what makes each of us unique. And it’s this belief that drives our passion to create technology that reflects the diversity of our customers. We have teams dedicated to…
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Securing the modern workplace with Microsoft 365 threat protection – part 4
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This post is authored by Debraj Ghosh, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft 365 Security. Responding to ransomware in the Modern Workplace Over the last few weeks, we have shared the roots of Microsoft 365 threat protection and how Microsoft 365 threat protection helps protect against and detect a modern ransomware attack. Today, we conclude our blog series by discussing how Microsoft 365 threat protection can help respond to attacks and also helps educate and raise awareness of threats to end users. In our ransomware scenario, once the threat has been detected, Microsoft 365 also helps respond and remediate with automation playing a key role in making the …
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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17672
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Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17672 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead. Microsoft Build 2018 Recap We’re still reeling from how awesome the Microsoft Build conference was this year. Our team and our friends from Deployment, Feedback and Flighting manned Windows Insider booth all 3 days and circulated through the conference learning all the cool new tech. We had over 800 people come by our booth and we had the opportunity to share what’s next for the program AND learn what we can be doing better to create a better Insider program. We also had the ple…
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Announcing Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17666
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Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel release. There are two major areas that we would like you to try out in each preview release and report back any issues: In-place OS Upgrade (from Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016) Application compatibility – please let us know if any server roles or applications stops working or fails to function as it used to What’s New in the Latest Build Clic…
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Use Windows Information Protection (WIP) to help make accidental data leakage a thing of the past
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Have you always wished you could have mobile application management (MAM) on Windows? Now you can! Windows Information Protection (WIP) is an out-of-the box data leakage prevention feature for Windows 10 that can automatically apply protection for work files and data to prevent accidental data leakage. With 600 million active Windows 10 devices, corporate customers continuing to deploy in earnest throughout 2018, and support for WIP built right into Office 365 ProPlus, its benefits are within easy reach. Sixty to eighty percent of data leakage is accidental (see ICO data for 2016 and 2017). WIP is a key feature that offers much needed data protection for fi…
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After being burned to a crisp having been found to be manhandling Facebook users’ data, Cambridge Analytica’s ashes blew away on 2 May. Before it did, former employees had told Gizmodo that they knew the writing was on the wall for the data analytics company, but they didn’t realize how fast the flames would engulf it. It felt unjust, they seemed to believe. They were just a “typical member of their industry caught in a media firestorm,” as Gizmodo put it. You can see why they’d feel unfairly singled out: in short order, it became clear that Cambridge Analytica wasn’t an aberration. A twin named Cubeyou turned up in April: yet another firm that dressed up its person…
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Thousands of Facebook apps have been examined and 200 suspended, the social network said Monday, as the service continues to grapple with the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The suspensions are part of an app investigation and audit that Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg promised on March 21. The company is examining apps that had access to user data before the platform’s policies changed in 2014, reducing the information they could access. Any app that either refused or failed an audit would be banned from Facebook, it said. In the first phase of the investigation a review would identify every app that had access to large amounts of Faceboo…
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Windows 10 Tip: Organize your busy lives with a family notebook in OneNote
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Grocery lists. Vacation planning. Shared notes. Families share information every day, and often, it’s challenging to capture it all and keep it up to date. That’s where a family notebook comes in. Share to-do lists, recipes, vacation plans, and more Once your notebook is created, it will be automatically shared with your Microsoft family. Whatever you choose to add to your family notebook, it will be in one place that everyone in your family can access. We’ve started you off with some examples for Household management, Food, Vacations, and more. Add new sections for your family’s favorites Track your favorite TV shows, home projects, or any other …
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HP announces two new lines of laptops, desktops and All-in-Ones powered by Windows 10
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Today, HP unveiled two lines of premium devices in a variety of form factors designed for wherever work and life take you with amazing battery life, security, collaboration and entertainment tools and more. Let’s take a look. HP Elite 1000 Series The HP Elite 1000 series is an ideal match for the person who wants sleek design and durability, industry-leading security, and collaboration tools as they weave in and out of their work day. Powered by Windows 10, these devices arrive with your digital personal assistant Cortana,* comprehensive protection with secure and manageable PCs and Windows Defender, and new ways to talk and share faster with the people you t…
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Microsoft Store announces PC digital game gifting
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Last Fall, the Microsoft Store enabled gifting of select Xbox One digital games, Xbox One downloadable game content (durables only), and Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. This feature has been a huge hit with our fans and has made buying presents for friends and family even easier, especially around the holidays. Today, the Microsoft Store team announced over at Xbox Wire that they’ve expanded digital gifting to include PC games and PC downloadable game content (e.g. map packs, skins). Further, all Xbox One games are now eligible for digital gifting. Head over here to learn how to get started! Microsoft Store announces PC digital game gifting Tw…
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The final compliance countdown: Are you ready for GDPR?
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On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will replace the Data Protection Directive as the new standard on data privacy for all organizations that do business with European Union (EU) citizens.[1]When GDPR goes into effect, government agencies and organizations that control, maintain, or process information involving EU citizens will be required to comply with strict new rules regarding the protection of personal customer data. GDPRs broad scope and holistic interpretation of personal information leaves these agencies and organizations responsible for protecting a wide range of data types, including genetic and biometric data.[2]Leading up to the GDPR…
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Enhancing Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection with detonation-based heuristics and machine learning
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Email, coupled with reliable social engineering techniques, continues to be one of the primary entry points for credential phishing, targeted attacks, and commodity malware like ransomware and, increasingly in the last few months, cryptocurrency miners. Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) uses a comprehensive and multi-layered solution to protect mailboxes, files, online storage, and applications against a wide range of threats. Machine learning technologies, powered by expert input from security researchers, automated systems, and threat intelligence, enable us to build and scale defenses that protect customers against threats in real-time. Modern email…
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HP’s new laptops with Windows 10 will help you work better on-the-go
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HP EliteBook 700 Series Powered by Windows 10 and AMD Ryzen PRO mobile processors, the new HP EliteBook 700 series notebooks offer powerful security, manageability, and collaboration features. You can stay productive all-day with long battery life and HP Fast Charge to charge 50 percent of your battery in just 30 minutes; work in almost any light condition with the extra-bright screen, narrow bezel displays, and integrated ambient light sensor; and make calls from your PC more productive with the world-facing, noise cancellation microphone and collaboration keyboard. HP EliteBook 735 G5 Notebook The EliteBook 700 series notebooks have an HD camera and an HD…
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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17666
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Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17666 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17666 The next wave of Sets improvements is here! We’ve been steadily going through your feedback, and this build contains a number of improvements based on what you’ve been telling us: Bring on the acrylic! We love Fluent Design as much as you do – in today’s build you’ll find that Sets now have an acrylic title bar. We’re also adjusting the window border so that it’s now grey. Recent Microsoft Edge tabs now show in Alt + Tab: Do you use Alt + Ta…