New SecDef Undergoing ‘Education’ on JEDI After Trump Complains About Cloud Contract
DoD will still be "continuing through the technical evaluation process as part of our overall source selection," says CIO. Keep Reading
Trump Says He’s Looking at Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract Because ‘We’re Getting Tremendous Complaints’
“Some of the greatest companies in the world are complaining about it," president says, naming Microsoft, Oracle and IBM. Keep Reading
Microsoft and AT&T Form Strategic Alliance for Cloud, AI and 5G
AT&T Communications and Microsoft Corp. are embarking on an extensive, multiyear alliance where the two companies will apply technologies, including cloud, AI, and 5G, to improve how people live and work today and in the future. Keep Reading
Microsoft Adds Automatic Phishing Detection to Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Forms is part of Microsoft's Office 365 cloud-based subscription service and it allows users to create surveys, quizzes, and polls. Keep Reading
Dismantling a Fileless Campaign: Microsoft Details Astaroth Malware Attack
While the behavior may slightly vary in some instances, the attack generally followed these steps: A malicious link in a spear-phishing email leads to an LNK file. Keep Reading
New ISIS Cybersecurity Bulletin Shows Interest in Microsoft BlueKeep Bug
NSA stressed that "we have seen devastating computer worms inflict damage ...with wide-ranging impact." Keep Reading
Government Sector in Central Asia Targeted with New HAWKBALL Backdoor Delivered Via Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities
HAWKBALL is capable of surveying the host, creating a named pipe to execute native Windows commands, terminating processes, creating, deleting and uploading files. Keep Reading
RDP Stands for ‘Really DO Patch!’: Understanding the Wormable RDP Vulnerability CVE-2019-0708
The bulletin referenced well-known network worm “WannaCry” which was heavily exploited just a couple of months after Microsoft released MS17-010 as a patch for the related vulnerability in March 2017. Keep Reading
Microsoft Outlook Email Breach Targeted Cryptocurrency Users
The breach centered around a hacker getting hold of a Microsoft customer support worker’s login credentials; from there, the hacker could dive in. Keep Reading
Several Cryptojacking Apps Found on Microsoft Store
The apps—which included those for computer and battery optimization tutorial, internet search, web browsers, and video viewing and download—came from three developers. Keep Reading
