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Microsoft is a technology company whose Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, identity services, and developer tools form a widely deployed enterprise computing ecosystem. Its security relevance spans endpoint and server software, cloud control planes, authentication, collaboration data, and the update mechanisms used to maintain them.

Security news under this tag commonly concerns vulnerabilities requiring patching, exploits against exposed services, identity or token compromise, and misconfiguration of cloud permissions or authentication policies. Practitioners should verify affected versions and exposure, apply updates or mitigations, enforce multifactor authentication and least privilege, and monitor relevant audit logs. Incidents involving Microsoft-hosted identities or data may require rapid session and credential containment, investigation across cloud and on-premises systems, and assessment of privacy or regulatory obligations.

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Bank Info Security 2 years, 6 months ago

ISMG Editors: Will We Ever Get a Handle on API Security?

Also: Why We Should Care About the New York Times' Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAIIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed how the surge in API usage poses challenges for organizations, why good governance is so crucial to solving API issues and how The New York Times' legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft highlights copyright concerns.

Bank Info Security 13 Jan 2024, 9:30 a.m. API Artificial Intelligence Lawsuit Microsoft
Bank Info Security 2 years, 6 months ago

Turkish Hackers Exploit MS SQL Servers to Deliver Ransomware

Financially Motivated Actors Targeting US, EU and LATAM CountriesFinancially motivated Turkish hackers are targeting Microsoft SQL servers in the United States, Europe and Latin America in hacking that ultimately ends with deployment of Mimic ransomware or the sale of access to infected hosts on criminal online markets.

Bank Info Security 12 Jan 2024, 12:30 p.m. America Europe Exploit Hacking Infection Microsoft Ransomware SQL Turkey
Bank Info Security 2 years, 6 months ago

Breach Roundup: FTC Bans Data Broker From Sharing Locations

Also: Microsoft Fixes 48 Flaws in January Patch Tuesday But No Zero-DaysThis week: Microsoft addressed 48 security flaws, AsyncRAT targeted critical infrastructure operators, the Supreme Court rejected X Corp.'s bid to disclose national security requests, hackers hit Beirut airport flight displays, the FTC banned Outlogic from sharing sensitive location data, and more.

Bank Info Security 12 Jan 2024, 10:30 a.m. Breach Critical Infrastructure Flaw Microsoft Patch Patch Tuesday
Bank Info Security 2 years, 6 months ago

EU Commission Examines OpenAI, Microsoft Relationship

Commission Says Close Company Connections Make Conditions Ripe for Merger InquiryThe European Commission took preliminary steps toward investigating Microsoft's financial interest in ChatGPT maker OpenAI under the trading bloc's antitrust regulation. The Tuesday announcement marks the second instance of official interest in Microsoft's investments in the generative AI firm.

Bank Info Security 11 Jan 2024, 10:30 a.m. Artificial Intelligence Europe Finance Merger Microsoft Regulation