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Microsoft offers Mobile Security protection for Android users
Microsoft (MS) has announced that it is entering a $10 Billion mobile security market with its Defender ATP Antivirus designed for Android devices. However, the catch is that the solution will not be available in the open market and so Android device users cannot download it from the Google Play Store. The American technology giant […]
Microsoft acquires CyberX for $180 million
Microsoft has made it official that it has acquired Israeli startup CyberX for an undisclosed amount. But trade analysts suggest that the deal might have fetched the Cybersecurity firm anything between $150m to $180m- a great deal to relish. Technically speaking, CyberX offers technology to defend critical infrastructure and industrial processes from cyber attacks and […]
Surge in COVID 19 themed Cyber Attacks says the Microsoft
Microsoft (MS) the Technology Giant of America has stated in its recent blog post that there has been a rise in COVID 19 themed cyber attacks from early February or from the day WHO declared to the world that there was a global health emergency- Corona Pandemic was spreading at an alarming rate. Prudently the […]
Microsoft to lay off journalists and use AI for MSN news stories
Microsoft has decided to lay off its journalist employees and instead rely on the technology of Artificial Intelligence to generate news stories which can be published in the homepages of Edge Browser and MSN website. The decision of replacing its journos with robotic tech was expected since Jan this year and might have been delayed […]
Microsoft and Google security update their respective Virtual Machines
Microsoft and Google have made it official that their Virtual Machine instances on a respective note can now process highly sensitive information making it difficult for cloud admins to access or tamper information while in process. Also, the latest update will make it extremely difficult for hackers to induce malware into Trusted Executed Environments(TEE). So, […]
Microsoft offers free security service AccountGuard to Healthcare Staff
As most of the healthcare-related organizations operating across the world are struggling to recuperate with cyberattacks in the wake of the Corona Virus outbreak, Technology Giant Microsoft has decided to offer a free security service named Account Guard Program to all staff working for healthcare organizations, humanitarian organizations and human rights groups. News is out […]
Microsoft disinvests from Israeli Startup due to Espionage allegations
Microsoft has made it official that it is going to withdraw from an investment agreement that is made with an Israeli startup which was into the development of facial recognition software. Although the company never made its intention for disinvestment clear, a source from the tech giant says that the decision was taken after it […]
What will happen to Windows 7 support after January 15, 2020
Microsoft has already issued a warning that after early January 2020 all its Windows 7 PC will lose support from its company and might become super vulnerable to cyber attacks such as malware infections like Ransomware and such. In layman terms, the tech giant has given clear instruction that it will no longer provide […]
Microsoft Windows experiences Cyber Threat from North Korea Thallium
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has confirmed that a North Korean hacking group code-named as Thallium by Microsoft researchers is targeting windows loaded systems of well-known celebrities which includes University staff, political think tanks, those operating nuclear grids, as well as activists working for world peace and human rights. The DCU of Microsoft says that […]
Microsoft research confirms that 44M users using same passwords
In an internal security review conducted by Microsoft, it was revealed that more than 44 million user accounts are using the same username and passwords that have been leaked through security breaches. Going deep into the details, a team of researchers from Microsoft’s Threat Research carried out a scan on the usernames and passwords being […]
