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Identity Safety Net: Microsoft Entra’s Built-In Backup Tool Reaches GA with 7-Day Restore Window
Microsoft has officially released its Entra Backup and Recovery tool to general availability, giving identity administrators a native, cloud-based way to protect user accounts, groups, and other...
Windows Backup for Organizations Gains First Sign-In Restore: IT Deployment Revolution
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a significant enhancement to its enterprise-focused Windows Backup for Organizations service, introducing a first sign-in restore experience that promises to...
Azure App Mirage: Microsoft's Defense Against Unicode Spoofing in OAuth Phishing
A sophisticated new phishing technique targeting Microsoft Azure customers has exposed critical vulnerabilities in how organizations visually verify application authenticity during OAuth consent...
Microsoft Expands Windows Backup for Organizations with Intune-Managed OOBE Restore for Enterprise Migrations
August 2025 security updates unlock a long-awaited enterprise capability: Windows Backup for Organizations is moving to broad availability, giving IT administrators direct Intune controls to restore...
Microsoft Account Hacks Bypass 2FA: The Datacenter IP Mystery Explained
A growing number of Microsoft account holders are discovering successful sign-ins from IP addresses inside Microsoft's own network—despite having two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled and...
Monotch TLEX Interchange Hits Azure Marketplace, Promising Rapid C-ITS Data Exchange
Monotch has listed its TLEX® Interchange engine on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, giving transport agencies and integrators a packaged, cloud-native way to deploy and scale C-ITS data exchange...
Microsoft Confirms Windows Mobile Maintenance Mode, Prioritizes Security and Cross-Platform Services
Microsoft has officially shifted Windows Mobile into maintenance mode, ending the company’s decade-long ambition to compete with iOS and Android as a consumer mobile platform. In a series of...
Forget Password Spraying: Change Your Microsoft 365 Password in 5 Minutes with These 3 Methods
Microsoft 365 accounts face an onslaught of automated password-spraying attacks every day. Credential theft, phishing, and brute-force attempts target both personal and work accounts, exploiting weak...
Microsoft’s October 14 Deadline Forces Windows 10 Users to Choose: Upgrade, Pay, or Risk Security
Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025. After that date, Microsoft will stop releasing monthly security updates, leaving millions of PCs vulnerable to new exploits unless users take action. For...
Denver Summit Offers Playbook to Prevent Copilot Shelfware and Drive Real ROI
The 365 Leadership Summit, gathering in Denver this September, is sharpening its focus on a persistent and costly corporate habit: purchasing AI software that nobody uses. With Microsoft Copilot and...
Exposed appsettings.json Files Unleash 'Master Key' to Azure Tenants via OAuth Token Abuse
A single, publicly exposed appsettings.json file containing Azure Active Directory (now Entra ID) application credentials can act as a master key to an organization’s entire cloud estate, security...
Active Directory Backup in 2025: Why You Need More Than Native Tools to Beat Ransomware
When Active Directory goes dark, employees can’t log in, applications fail, and business operations freeze. For most enterprises, it’s a worst-case scenario. Yet many still rely on native Windows...