It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury. Keep Reading
Meant as an important security update, KB4556799 is causing everything from the Blue Screen of Death to audio problems and temporary data loss. Keep Reading
As organizations adapt or change their enterprise collaboration capabilities to meet “telework” requirements, many organizations are migrating to Microsoft Office 365 (O365) and other cloud collaboration services. Keep Reading
The Department of Defense's Inspector General released its report Wednesday examining the litany of legal controversies that have dogged the Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) cloud contract since its inception more than two years ago. Keep Reading
The Defense Department urged a federal judge to grant its motion—filed in March— for a 120-day remand to reconsider the evaluation for its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract. Keep Reading
The federal judge handling the bid protest lawsuit over DoD’s multibillion dollar JEDI Cloud contract found that the Pentagon treated Amazon Web Services unfairly when it awarded the multibillion dollar contract to Microsoft. Keep Reading
A federal judge Thursday ordered a temporary block on the JEDI cloud contract, which was awarded to Microsoft, in response to a suit filed by Amazon. Shares of Microsoft fell on the news, while Amazon’s stock was down slightly. Keep Reading
The breach, which appears to be an espionage operation, reportedly gave the hackers access to an estimated 400 GB of sensitive data. Keep Reading
DATA PRIVACY DAY: Aura of ambiguity around the new legislation has led to a slow start for enforcement. Keep Reading
The joint status report — filed by the DoD, Microsoft and AWS in the Court of Federal Claims — lays out a timeline for the next few weeks of Amazon’s court challenge. Keep Reading
DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) subsequently released an emergency directive on Tuesday afternoon requiring all agencies to implement Microsoft’s patch by Jan. 29. Keep Reading
Among the vulnerabilities patched were critical weaknesses in Windows CryptoAPI and Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server and client. An attacker could remotely exploit these vulnerabilities to decrypt, modify, or inject data on user connections. Keep Reading
Microsoft is alleging that two unnamed hackers with alleged ties to North Korea have targeted thousands of university employees, government workers and others. Keep Reading
The JEDI contract, which could be worth up to $10 billion for services rendered over as many as 10 years, was awarded to Microsoft on October 25. Keep Reading
Microsoft, GitHub, Salesforce, Wayfair and Amazon are among the companies that have faced internal and external criticism over their homeland security sales. Keep Reading
The Dexphot attack used a variety of sophisticated methods to evade security solutions. Layers of obfuscation, encryption, and the use of randomized file names hid the installation process. Keep Reading
Amazon, which had been considered the front-runner, said a "detailed assessment purely on the comparative offerings clearly lead to a different conclusion." Keep Reading
DoD will still be "continuing through the technical evaluation process as part of our overall source selection," says CIO. Keep Reading
“Some of the greatest companies in the world are complaining about it," president says, naming Microsoft, Oracle and IBM. Keep Reading
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