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Today is Microsoft's February 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 73 flaws and two actively exploited zero-days. The total count of 73 flaws does not include 6 Microsoft Edge flaws fixed on February 8th and 1 Mariner flaw.
Today is Microsoft's February 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 74 flaws and two actively exploited zero-days. The total count of 74 flaws does not include 6 Microsoft Edge and 1 Mariner flaw fixed on February 8th. To learn more about the non-security updates released today, you can review our dedicated articles on the new Windows 11 KB5034765 cumulative update.
The cybersecurity risks of SaaS chat apps, such as Microsoft Teams or Slack, often go underestimated. In the most recently reported case, AT&T Cybersecurity discovered phishing conducted against its Managed Detection and Response customers over Microsoft Teams in a DarkGate malware attack.
Microsoft is testing a new "Automatic Super Resolution" AI-assisted upscaling feature that increases the video and image quality of supported games while also making them run more smoothly. As first discovered by Windows sleuth PhantomOfEarth, Microsoft is now testing an Automatic Super Resolution feature as part of its first preview of Windows 11 24H2 in the Canary and Dev channels.
A phishing campaign detected in late November 2023 has compromised hundreds of user accounts in dozens of Microsoft Azure environments, including those of senior executives. The attacks employ documents sent to targets that embed links masqueraded as "View document" buttons that take victims to phishing pages.
Microsoft said it's introducing Sudo for Windows 11 as part of an early preview version to help users execute commands with administrator privileges. "Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to...
Microsoft warned Outlook for Microsoft 365 users that clients might have issues connecting to email servers via Exchange ActiveSync after a January update."After updating to Version 2401 Build 17231.20182 Outlook stops connecting when using the Exchange ActiveSync protocol," Microsoft said.
Microsoft has lifted a compatibility hold that blocked upgrades to Windows 11 23H2 after resolving an issue that caused desktop icons to move erratically when using Windows Copilot on multi-monitor systems. This known issue impacts home users running Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 22H2, and Windows 11 23H2. It doesn't affect managed devices because Copilot for Windows has yet to roll out on enterprise systems.
Microsoft introduced 'Sudo for Windows' today, a new Windows 11 feature allowing users to execute commands with elevated privileges from unelevated terminals. "Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session," said Windows Product Manager Jordi Adoumie.
Microsoft's Azure AD Password Protection, now rebranded as Microsoft Entra ID helps users create a password policy they hope will protect their systems from account takeover and other identity and access management issues. The absence of Dark Web data usage in Microsoft Entra ID's security measures poses a considerable risk to businesses by not adequately protecting against compromised credentials.