Open Source Security Foundation Joined by Microsoft and Others To Improve Linux Software
Microsoft on Monday announced that it has joined the newly created Open Source Security Foundation, along with other industry partners, to improve the security of open source software.
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Tue, Aug 04 2020
Microsoft Confirms Talks To Buy TikTok Social Media Service
Microsoft confirmed in a Sunday announcement that it is engaged in negotiating with Beijing-based ByteDance to buy some of its TikTok consumer social media service holdings.
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Mon, Aug 03 2020
Microsoft To End Some Cortana Capabilities for U.S. Consumers
Microsoft on Friday announced plans to pull back on some of Cortana's capabilities for U.S. consumers, while also promoting it as more of a personal digital assistant for Microsoft 365 business users.
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Mon, Aug 03 2020
Microsoft Previews Azure Active Directory Application Proxy Protections for RDS-Based Web Clients
Microsoft announced this week that it's possible to use the Azure Active Directory Application Proxy service with Remote Desktop Services (RDS)-based Web clients to add additional security for remote connections.
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Fri, Jul 31 2020
Microsoft Security Advisory Highlights 'BootHole' Vulnerability in Systems with Secure Boot
Microsoft on Wednesday issued Security Advisory ADV200011 concerning a security bypass vulnerability for the Secure Boot protection scheme in machines using the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB).
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Thu, Jul 30 2020
Microsoft Begins Rollout of New Tasks in Teams Apps
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the rollout of Tasks in Teams on desktop clients for "a small group of users" with Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
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Thu, Jul 30 2020
Windows Virtual Desktop Gets Azure Portal and Teams Client Support
The Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service now has Azure Portal integration, plus Audio/Video (A/V) Redirect support for Microsoft Teams client sessions, Microsoft announced on Monday.
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Tue, Jul 28 2020
Microsoft Lists Apps Coming Soon to Microsoft 365 Subscribers
Microsoft announced last week that its Lists applications are starting to arrive as early as this month for "Microsoft 365 business customers worldwide."
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Tue, Jul 28 2020
Microsoft Teams Rooms Devices Get New Subscription and Management Options
Microsoft last week described the addition of two monthly subscription-based options for organizations using Microsoft Teams Rooms videoconferencing devices, and it described a few management portal updates.
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Mon, Jul 27 2020
Microsoft Teams Getting Integrated Power Platform Capabilities
Microsoft this week had lots to say about Microsoft Teams, which is getting "native" integration with Microsoft Power Platform tools, starting in preview form as early as next month, according to a July 21 announcement.
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Fri, Jul 24 2020
