Getty Images reader comments 39 with Microsoft said the corporate account of one of its engineers was hacked by a highly skilled threat actor that acquired a signing key used to hack dozens of Azure and Exchange accounts belonging to high-profile users. The disclosure solves two mysteries at the center of a disclosure Microsoft made… Read More »
reader comments 40 with On Monday, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Enterprise, an AI assistant aimed at businesses that offers unlimited access to GPT-4 at faster speeds. It also includes extended context windows for processing longer texts, encryption, enterprise-grade security and privacy, and group account management features. Building on the success of ChatGPT, which launched just nine… Read More »
Getty Images reader comments 52 with In July, security researchers revealed a sobering discovery: hundreds of pieces of malware used by multiple hacker groups to infect Windows devices had been digitally signed and validated as safe by Microsoft itself. On Tuesday, a different set of researchers made a similarly solemn announcement: Microsoft’s digital keys had… Read More »
Enlarge / If this kind of thing raises your eyebrows, there’s a whole lot more inside a ribbon bar for you. reader comments 71 with If you’re decent in Python (or aspire to be) but don’t have the chops for advanced data work in Excel, Microsoft now offers the kind of peanut butter-and-chocolate combination that… Read More »
Microsoft will close the Xbox 360 Store next year, making it impossible for players to purchase new games, DLC, or other content on that console. However, players will still be able to play all of the games and DLC they have already purchased. When is the Xbox 360 Store closing? The Xbox 360 Store will… Read More »
Enlarge / A photo of the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse. Ottawa Food Bank reader comments 80 with Late last week, MSN.com’s Microsoft Travel section posted an AI-generated article about the “cannot miss” attractions of Ottawa that includes the Ottawa Food Bank, a real charitable organization that feeds struggling families. In its recommendation text, Microsoft’s AI… Read More »
Rockwell Automation reader comments 19 with On Friday, Microsoft disclosed 15 high-severity vulnerabilities in a widely used collection of tools used to program operational devices inside industrial facilities such as plants for power generation, factory automation, energy automation, and process automation. The company warned that while exploiting the code-execution and denial-of-service vulnerabilities was difficult, it… Read More »
Enlarge / Building with Microsoft logo. Getty Images reader comments 8 with It’s looking more and more likely that a critical zero-day vulnerability that went unfixed for more than a month in Microsoft Exchange was the cause of one of the UK’s biggest hacks ever—the breach of the country’s Electoral Commission, which exposed data for… Read More »
reader comments 13 with Microsoft has once again come under blistering criticism for the security practices of Azure and its other cloud offerings, with the CEO of security firm Tenable saying Microsoft is “grossly irresponsible” and mired in a “culture of toxic obfuscation.” The comments from Amit Yoran, chairman and CEO of Tenable, come six… Read More »
reader comments 10 with The summer patch cycle shows no signs of slowing down, with tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsoft releasing multiple updates to fix flaws being used in real-life attacks. July also saw serious bugs squashed by enterprise software firms SAP, Citrix, and Oracle. Here’s everything you need to know about the major… Read More »