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Microsoft confirms Russian Cyber Attacks on 2020 US Presidential Election Candidates
US Election Polls 2020, that are slated to be held on November 3rd 2020(Tuesday) are likely to face a cyber threat from US Adversaries, says a report released by Microsoft. Evidence is out that Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has targeted both the election candidates aka Donald Trump and Joe Biden to steal vital information […]
Microsoft to train 25 million people for COVID 19 Pandemic after jobs
To all those who have lost their jobs due to the Corona Virus initiated lockdown imposed by governments across the world, here’s a news piece to rejoice. American technology giant Microsoft led by Satya Nadella is all set to train nearly 25 million job losers with new skills by the end of 2020- all as […]
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 any […]
