First Ring Daily: Google Goes to Court and the EU Lists Out “Gatekeepers”

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Google’s upcoming antitrust battle in the US, as well as the EU designating Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft as the six “gatekeepers” following the a… Continue reading First Ring Daily: Google Goes to Court and the EU Lists Out “Gatekeepers”

Microsoft to Introduce Platform SSO Support for Mac Devices

Microsoft is getting ready to enhance the user experience for Mac devices with its upcoming Platform Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities. The new feature will offer a seamless and secure way for macOS users to access their Entra ID accounts across various applications and websites. Microsoft launched its Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) plug-in for Apple devices…

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Surreptitiously surveil a logged out laptop AD workstation’s keyboard with temporary physical access?

I can think of multiple ways to surveil a logged out computer with temporary physical access. The first is installing a hardware keylogger which would enable one to get all the keystrokes from it; however, hardware keyloggers on laptops ar… Continue reading Surreptitiously surveil a logged out laptop AD workstation’s keyboard with temporary physical access?

Ransomware dwell time hits new low

Median attacker dwell time—the time from when an attack starts to when it’s detected—shrunk from 10 to eight days for all attacks, and to five days for ransomware attacks during the first half of 2023, according to Sophos. In 2022, the median dwell tim… Continue reading Ransomware dwell time hits new low

SQL Server Essentials: Using the SQL GROUP BY Clause

SQL Server’s T-SQL query language has a plethora of data retrieval options. That includes the ability to query a SQL database, as well as providing a sum function, a count aggregate function, and grouping columns. The SQL GROUP BY clause can make use of all of these capabilities. In this article, I’ll show you how…

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YubiKey installation and synchronization with on-premise Microsoft AD domain users [closed]

I am running a secure design for a customer where I am required to implement passwordless access to machines by installing a secure smart card architecture that should allow synchronization with on-premise Active Directory domain users.
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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access Gets Protected Actions Support to Boost Security

Microsoft has announced that Conditional Access for protected actions support is now generally available for Entra ID (Azure AD) customers. The new security feature enables IT admins to use Conditional Access policies to protect critical administrative operations. In Microsoft Entra ID (previously known as Azure AD), the Protected Actions feature provides additional protection by assigning…

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Bing Chat Enterprise Service Plan Coming to Microsoft 365 Subscriptions Next Month

Last month, Microsoft launched its new Bing Chat Enterprise service in preview for commercial customers. The company has announced on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that the Bing Chat Enterprise service plan will be available for Microsoft 365 subscribers next month. Bing Chat Enterprise is an AI-powered chatbot that offers business-focused data privacy and governance…

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