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Microsoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services

Microsoft said Monday the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and have been relentlessly targeting cloud service companies and others since summer. The group, which Microsoft calls Nobelium, has employed a new strategy to piggyback on the direct access that cloud service resellers have […]

Microsoft and Etisalat coact to develop 5G enterprise

Etisalat and Microsoft join forces to unleash its latest 5G enterprise by emerging Azure Multi-access Edge Compute, a power move to highlight the giant’s partnership with Emirate’s telco. In a press release, Etisalat revealed that its recent collaboration with the Big Tech titan’s digital crime unit (DCU) will empower digital security in the Middle East […]

Microsoft marks GITEX appearance with its innovative booth

As one of the Big Tech players, naturally, Microsoft UAE had to mark its presence during Dubai’s 2021 tech gala.Presenting one of the largest and most notable booths in GITEX, Microsoft designed it to host all its partners, as well as companies the giant is in collaboration with. Representing a variety of tech solutions, ranging […]

Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn app in China amid scrutiny

Microsoft is shutting down its main LinkedIn service in China later this year as Beijing tightens its internet rules. The company said in a blog post Thursday it has faced a “significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China.” Microsoft is the latest American tech giant to lessen its ties to the […]

Microsoft becomes first tech giant to examine rights to repair

Microsoft is finally falling under pressure to allow an independent third-party to examine the potential result of making the tech giant’s devices easier to repair, and to adjust its work operations upon those findings by the end of 2022, according to Grist and the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.  The agreement came following the advocacy group As You Sow’s efforts in launching a shareholder resolution, requesting Microsoft to examine the impact it could have by ensuring an […]

Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks

Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the company said. The devastating effectiveness of the long-undetected SolarWinds hack — it mainly breached information technology businesses including […]

Microsoft’s CEO says trying to buy TikTok was “the strangest thing”

During an interview with journalist Kara Swisher at the Code conference, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella came forward with new information regarding the negotiations that happened while trying to acquire TikTok.  “It was the strangest thing I’ve ever worked on,” Nadella Said, describing his attempt to save the TikTok app in the U.S. and elsewhere after Donald Trump’s administration threatened to ban it.  If you haven’t heard about Trump’s efforts in banning TikTok from the […]

Microsoft’s passwordless option tightens security

Microsoft announced on Wednesday its latest step in securing its Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft OneDrive accounts by welcoming its “passwordless account” option for consumers’ in the upcoming weeks for Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. In March, the Big Tech giant already made this option available for all its corporate accounts as a necessary solution […]

Research into Microsoft employees takes jab at remote work

A study conducted on Microsoft employees in the U.S. found that the company’s unprecedented transformation to remote work resulted in a decline in communication and collaboration levels between internal departments, risking employee productivity and long-term innovation. The findings are a result of a peer-reviewed study consisting of over 61,000 Microsoft employees, published on Thursday by […]

Microsoft return to U.S. offices delayed indefinitely

Microsoft told employees Thursday that it has indefinitely delayed their return to U.S. offices until it’s safer to do so. “Given the uncertainty of COVID-19, we’ve decided against attempting to forecast a new date for a full reopening of our U.S. work sites,” Jared Spataro, a corporate vice president, wrote in a blog post. Microsoft […]