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This Week in IT – Microsoft Teams Connect Takes the Pain Out of B2B Collaboration

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This week in IT, multifactor authentication lets Cisco users down… Continue reading This Week in IT – Microsoft Teams Connect Takes the Pain Out of B2B Collaboration→

This Week in IT – Linux Gets Its Pipes Dirty

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  This week in IT, all Linux distributions are affected by a serious security flaw, called Dirty Pipe, that can completely destroy systems. Google buys cybersecurity specialist Mandiant, swiping it from underneath Microsoft’s nose. Apple unveils its new all-powerful M1 Ultra chip. And Microsoft makes it easier for startups to participate in its Founders Hub […] Continue reading This Week in IT – Linux Gets Its Pipes Dirty→

Patch Tuesday – March 2022

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Microsoft released 71 fixes this month, 3 of which are rated Critical and 68 Important. While three are publicly known at the time they were released, none are believed to be in active use by hackers. Windows and Windows Server Microsoft released an update for CVE-2022-21990, which is a Remote Desktop Client (RDP) remote code […] Continue reading Patch Tuesday – March 2022→

Windows 11 Surges Forward and ARM Gets Pluton

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  This week in IT, Windows 11 increases its market share, Microsoft releases Defender for Business and it pledges to help protect businesses against cyberattacks during the war in Ukraine, and Lenovo releases the first ARM PCs based on Microsoft’s Pluton security platform, and much more! This Week in IT – Windows 11 Surges Forward […] Continue reading Windows 11 Surges Forward and ARM Gets Pluton→

What’s New with Windows – February 2022

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This month, Lenovo releases new Windows devices on ARM, Windows 11 gets a ‘major’ update, and resetting your PC might not delete all your files. Lenovo announces new Windows devices built on ARM and the Pluton security architecture Lenovo announced at the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona this month new devices running Qualcomm Snapdragon […] Continue reading What’s New with Windows – February 2022→

This Week in IT – Microsoft Wants to Secure Google Cloud but John Malkovich Isn’t Impressed

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   This week in IT, Microsoft adds Google Cloud Platform support to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, CloudKnox helps organizations gain visibility and better management into multi-cloud identities and permissions, and .NET 7 preview launches to help developers build cloud-native apps more easily. Plus, Windows Update gets a cameo in Netflix’s Space Force. This Week […] Continue reading This Week in IT – Microsoft Wants to Secure Google Cloud but John Malkovich Isn’t Impressed→