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Microsoft Edge is now testing a new feature that lets you copy tabular data and groups of items into the Windows clipboard for easy pasting into other apps. In the Microsoft Edge Canary builds, you can now enable the Smart Copy feature using the 'CTRL+Shift+X' keyboard combination.
Microsoft Edge is now testing a new feature that lets you copy tabular data and groups of items into the Windows clipboard for easy pasting into other apps. In the Microsoft Edge Canary builds, you can now enable the Smart Copy feature using the 'CTRL+Shift+X' keyboard combination.
Microsoft last week released an out-of-band update for Windows to address authentication issues related to a recently patched Kerberos vulnerability. The issue is related to the PerformTicketSignature registry subkey value in CVE-2020-17049, a security feature bypass bug in Kerberos Key Distribution Center that Microsoft fixed on November 2020 Patch Tuesday.
Microsoft has released additional details on how to fully mitigate a security feature bypass vulnerability in Kerberos KDC patched during this month's Patch Tuesday. The remotely exploitable security bug tracked as CVE-2020-17049 exists in the way KDC decides if service tickets can be used for delegation via Kerberos Constrained Delegation.
Microsoft this week announced two new features meant to improve the security of priority accounts in Microsoft 365. Priority accounts refer to the accounts of the most visible and targeted employees, which require additional protection and increased attention from security teams.
China-backed APT Cicada joins the list of threat actors leveraging the Microsoft Zerologon bug to stage attacks against their targets. Researchers observed a "Large-scale attack campaign targeting multiple Japanese companies" across 17 regions and various industry sectors that engaged in a range of malicious activity, such as credential theft, data exfiltration and network reconnaissance.
Linux endpoint detection and response will help Microsoft Defender customers secure Linux servers and networks against security nasties. Linux EDR will help Defender for Endpoint customers better protect Linux servers and networks and quickly take action against threats, Microsoft said.
Microsoft has launched Office 365 priority protection for accounts of high-profile employees such as executive-level managers who are most often targeted by threat actors. The new feature was added to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 which provides enterprise accounts with email threat protection from advanced threats including business email compromise and credential phishing, as well as automated remediation of detected attacks.
Microsoft has delivered a managed VPN for mobile devices - using a Linux container. Microsoft is currently previewing an alternative to the Windows VPN, Microsoft Tunnel, aimed at iOS, iPadOS, and Android Enterprise devices.
Microsoft has included support for the latest six most common Linux server distributions within Defender for Endpoint, namely RHEL 7.2+, CentOS Linux 7.2+, Ubuntu 16 LTS or higher LTS, SLES 12+, Debian 9+, and Oracle Linux 7.2. The Microsoft Defender for Endpoint public preview capabilities are available for customers with the preview features enabled in Defender Security Center.