Microsoft - The Stack (Page 6)

Microsoft won't get back to mixed reality

Microsoft has dropped support for its augmented reality system, signaling a major shift for the company and its vision of the future

Shaun Nichols December 22, 2023

CISO

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Microsoft appoints a new Global CISO amid security leadership shakeup

"A storied career in high-scale/high-security, demanding environments"

The Stack December 07, 2023

exchange server

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20,000+ EOL Exchange Servers are still sitting there and sucking it up

Attacks on Exchange Server Attacks in 2022 were so rife that threat groups were observed cleaning up .aspx and .bat files to remove other attackers

The Stack November 26, 2023

Sam Altman joins Microsoft as Nadella pounces - and OpenAI appoints former Twitch CEO

"We’ve learned a lot over the years about how to give founders and innovators space to build independent identities and cultures within Microsoft"

Edward Targett November 20, 2023

OpenAI abruptly fires CEO Sam Altman -- days after Microsoft briefly blocked access to ChatGPT over "security and data" concerns

Altman was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.”

Edward Targett November 17, 2023

semiconductors

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Microsoft unveils “the last puzzle piece” – its own semiconductors

Big claims by Satya Nadella, big news for the industry, but no benchmarks or hard specifications yet.

The Stack November 15, 2023

Amazon veteran Charlie Bell is leading a software security overhaul at Microsoft

Cybersecurity

DevSecOps

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Microsoft pledges a dramatic software security overhaul, as Amazon veteran shakes the tree

Biggest overhaul of Redmond's security in 20 years sees promises of "code analysis [of] 100% of commercial product”, cryptographic keys to be kept in a hardened Azure HSM, more.

Edward Targett November 03, 2023

English-speaking ransomware group expanding ops, deploying diverse tools, threats

Both blunt and more advanced social engineering approaches used for initial access; the group also has sophisticated hands-on-keyboards capabilities and a diverse toolset.

The Stack October 26, 2023

Microsoft won't get back to mixed reality

Microsoft appoints a new Global CISO amid security leadership shakeup

20,000+ EOL Exchange Servers are still sitting there and sucking it up

Sam Altman joins Microsoft as Nadella pounces - and OpenAI appoints former Twitch CEO

OpenAI abruptly fires CEO Sam Altman -- days after Microsoft briefly blocked access to ChatGPT over "security and data" concerns

Microsoft unveils “the last puzzle piece” – its own semiconductors

Microsoft pledges a dramatic software security overhaul, as Amazon veteran shakes the tree

English-speaking ransomware group expanding ops, deploying diverse tools, threats