Page 55 - Exchange Server News Today

This operation, which specifically authorized the activity for email servers in the United States, was announced some six weeks after Microsoft disclosed critical Exchange Server vulnerabilities that have since been used to target thousands of networks around the world. An attacker could chain the flaws together to compromise an exposed server and steal data, among other actions.  These infections commonly start with deploying a Web shell, which adversaries can later use to communicate with ta...

iTWire Authors Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Monday, 03 May 2021 06:35 GitHub: Microsofts clash with security researchers has finally arrived Shares Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay It was always expected after Microsoft acquired the software code repository GitHub that corporate interests would come first, not the interests of security researche...

© Greg Nash The Justice Department will soon begin a 120 day review of cybersecurity challenges in the midst of escalating cyber threats.  Newly confirmed Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the review during virtual remarks at the Munich Cyber Security Conference, stressing that the U.S. was at a “pivot point” around how it approaches cybersecurity concerns.  “We are launching this week, under my direction, a review of how the department is looking at exactly this set of ch...

First Posted: Apr 27, 2021 08:48 PM EDT Photo : Pexels Prior to Exchange 2010, there were no methods to build a Hybrid environment with Office 365. Hence, Exchange 2010 is one of the most successful source servers. For companies that have updated versions of the server, it would not be ideal to leave the cloud environment shortly after deploying a new Exchange release and when there is the availability of support. Ultimately, there are a few extra steps you need to understand when you carry ou...

With just one successful breach of a single vendor component, hackers could gain access to all of the organizations that make use of that vendors supply chain.

ADVERTISEMENT AT LONG LAST: Apple released its long awaited anti-tracking tool for iPhones on Monday as part of its new operating system update.  The iOS 14.5 update includes Apples app-tracking Transparency Feature, which will require apps to ask users for permission before tracking them across the web.  “Your information is for sale. You have become the product. Thats why iPhone users will now be asked a single simple question — allow apps to track you or not,” a narrator says in a vi...

A cloud called Azure, which appears to be previewing a Chipzilla special Share Copy Microsoft has started a preview of Intel’s third-generation Xeon Scalable processors in its Azure cloud. Unusually, Microsoft has named the exact silicon powering the preview: the Xeon Platinum 8370C from the Ice Lake family. That device isn’t listed among Intel’s product list, so we only have Microsoft’s scanty specs to go with. Redmond says the CPUs run “all-core Turbo clock speed of 3.5GHz�...

The federal government was made aware of the massive breach only when cybersecurity group FireEye, also compromised by the hackers, came forward in December to report the incident voluntarily, a move that wasnt legally required.  ADVERTISEMENT “This is what the committee is working on in a very bipartisan way,” Warner said during a virtual event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “Can we create a structure that would allow some limited mandatory reporting for government contractors...

Business 24 mins ago The company said its Azure public cloud, which competes with market leader Amazon Web Services, grew 50%, faster than the 46% growth analysts had expected, according to a CNBC review of 14 equity research notes. In the prior quarter Azure revenue grew 50%. Microsoft does not disclose Azure revenue in dollars. With respect to guidance, Microsoft is expecting $43.6 billion to $44.5 billion in revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, said Amy Hood, Microsofts finan...

The buyout firm has been building up a portfolio of cloud software vendors, focusing primarily on companies that have seen slowing growth rates and are selling at discounts to their peers. Founded in 2002, Proofpoint went public nine years ago and just passed $1 billion in annual revenue by providing software to stop malware and help businesses protect employees from phishing and other scams across mobile and cloud. "We believe this is a great exit for a company that has significantly decelerat...