The DHS is urging users to secure Office 365 accounts after reporting security weaknesses in Microsoft’s online productivity service.
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Researcher finds 670 Microsoft subdomains vulnerable to takeover
Researchers have found it’s still child’s play to hijack subdomains from companies such as Microsoft to use in phishing and malware attacks.
October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug
Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in October’s Patch Tuesday, including several critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws.
Microsoft Azure data deleted because of DNS outage
Users of Microsoft’s Azure system lost database records as part of a mass outage on Tuesday. A combination of DNS problems and automated scripts were to blame, said reports.
Microsoft’s Office 365 MFA security crashes for second time
Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory has fallen over for the second time in a week.
Microsoft’s MFA is so strong, it locked out users for 8 hours
It’s a long time for Office 365 and Azure AD users to be locked out of such an important business platform, but MFA remains a good idea.
Terrible passwords outlawed in Microsoft’s new Azure tool
Azure AD Password Protection prevents users from setting a password from the company’s list of 500 most common and easily-guessed examples.
Microsoft faces wrath of developers after GitHub acquisition
Microsoft’s come a long way in the past 10 years, since former chief Steve Ballmer called open-source a malignant cancer.