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Trump mandates closer cooperation between government and cloud providers to fight criminals
The twice-impeached President's latest executive order requires cloud providers like AWS, Microsoft and Google to maintain records on overseas customers
Leaked Windows 10X build reveals redesigned Start Menu and centre-aligned taskbar
Microsoft initially designed the new OS for foldables, but has changed the focus to single screen devices
Delta: Microsoft's identity management lead is under threat
Identity management underwent dramatic changes following the coronavirus pandemic - including the leading vendors' positions
Microsoft patches 83 security vulnerabilities in first 2021 Patch Tuesday update
The vulnerabilities include a zero-day flaw that impacts the Microsoft Defender antivirus software
Microsoft gaining ground in HR, but many cite high costs for not taking trials into production
The latest research from award winning market intelligence service Delta reveals how the European market sees the lead players in HR systems
Microsoft fixes Windows 10 bug forcing restarts
Users had less than 60 seconds to save their work before the reboot
Microsoft job posting indicates major UI overhaul for Windows 10
The company says the redesign will signal that "Windows is BACK"
SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code in a number of repositories, the company says
But no changes were made to the code, Microsoft asserts
Microsoft confirms it found compromised SolarWinds code on its systems
But the major target was the US government
US nuclear weapons agency breached in cyber attack
CISA has warned about the difficulty of completely ridding the government network of malware
FireEye, Microsoft identify 'killswitch' to remove malware impacting SolarWinds Orion software
But hackers may still have other means to retain access to victim networks, security experts warn
The year's biggest cyber security stories
Bears, scares and ransomware
Microsoft warns of Adrozek ad-injection campaign affecting all major browsers
Adrozek adds browser extensions which connect to the attacker's servers, modifies browser settings to inject ads, and disables security features
Salesforce goes social with Slack acquisition
The company is betting $28 billion on remote working
State-backed threat group using crypto mining malware to evade detection and monetise compromised networks
There's a growing trend for state-backed APT groups to carry out financially-motivated crimes, alongside their usual espionage operations
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft addresses Windows zero-day vulnerability and 111 others
Patches include one for a zero-day flaw disclosed by Google's researchers last month
British AI chip start-up Graphcore close to adding another $200 million in funding
New investment will bring Graphcore's market valuation to more than $2 billion
AWS signs three-year cloud deal with the UK government
The AWS/government deal will see public sector organisations benefitting from economies o
Google reveals details of Windows zero-day vulnerability
Hackers are exploiting the vulnerability, in combination with a separate Chrome bug, to launch attacks
Cyber actors are attempting to exploit Windows Zerologon and Oracle security flaws, researchers warn
The vulnerabilities have already been addressed but many systems remain unpatched
US hospitals under 'imminent threat' of ransomware attack, say CISA and the FBI
'Brazen, heartless and disruptive threat actors' deliberately targeting health facilities during the pandemic
NSA details top 25 vulnerabilities to patch immediately
The NSA says Chinese state-sponsored hackers are actively exploiting these bugs in the wild
Microsoft addresses RCE bugs in Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code
CISA is advising users and admins to patch their systems as soon as possible
Emotet malware using fake Windows Update templates
The templates trick users into enabling malicious macros in Office documents