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Google has added a new feature to Google Chrome Canary that makes it easier for users to test new hidden features under development. When Google creates a new browser feature, it is first tested in Google Chrome Canary and Google Chrome Beta.

Microsoft has added XLM macro protection for Microsoft 365 customers by expanding the runtime defense provided by Office 365's integration with Antimalware Scan Interface to include Excel 4.0 macro scanning. Microsoft first extended support for its Antimalware Scan Interface to Office 365 client applications in 2018 to defend customers against attacks using VBA macros.

The Williams team presented its new Formula One car on Friday - after hackers foiled plans for an "Augmented reality" launch - revealing a livery inspired by its "All-conquering cars of the 1980s and 1990s." The FW43B car has "a dramatic new visual identity sporting a livery inspired by Williams' all-conquering cars of the 1980s and 1990s, combining blue, white and yellow accents."

Exchange Servers targeted via zero-day exploits, have yours been hit?Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates for seven bugs affecting Microsoft Exchange Servers, four of which are zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited by attackers in the wild to plunder on-premises machines. March 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Off to an early startMicrosoft got an early start on Patch Tuesday, releasing a series of out-of-band security updates for actively exploited bugs in Exchange Server.

With Windows, you've got an almost limitless number of free, open-source and paid apps to customize the appearance of desktop. In this article, we're going to share a list of open-source and free tools to change the desktop wallpaper animation when you move your cursor, add support for widgets, and more.

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script that admins can use to check whether the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities have hacked a Microsoft Exchange server. On March 2nd, Microsoft released out-of-band emergency security updates to fix four zero-day vulnerabilities actively used in attacks against Microsoft Exchange.

The REvil ransomware operation announced this week that they are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim's business partners to generate ransom payments. The REvil ransomware operation, also known as Sodinokibi, is a ransomware-as-a-service where the ransomware operators develop the malware and payment site, and affiliates compromise corporate networks to deploy the ransomware.

Microsoft is gearing up to release Windows 10 version 21H1, aka the Spring Update, as they broadly release the feature update to all Windows Insiders in the Beta channel. For some time, we have known that Windows 10 21H1 will be released as an enablement package that will turn on features already available but dormant in Windows 10 2004 and Windows 10 20H2. Using an enablement package allows the new feature update to be installed very quickly for those running these versions of Windows 10.

Microsoft on Friday released alternative mitigation measures for organizations who have not been able to immediately apply emergency out-of-band patches released earlier this week that address vulnerabilities being exploited to siphon e-mail data from corporate Microsoft Exchange servers. "These mitigations are not a remediation if your Exchange servers have already been compromised, nor are they full protection against attack," Microsoft warned in a blog post.

Microsoft has announced a new deployment service for drivers and firmware that will make it easier for IT admins to select the right drivers for devices on their enterprise network. Once the new service is available, admins will be able to choose the drivers to be offered via Windows Update in their environment out of a selection of matching options and schedule them for deployment.