Uncategorized Microsoft to Lay Off About 3% of Its Workforce The tech giant didn’t disclose the total amount of lost jobs but it will amount to about 6,000 people. Associated PressMay 13, 2025
Malware & Threats Zero-Day Attacks Highlight Another Busy Microsoft Patch Tuesday Patch Tuesday: Microsoft patches at least 70 security bugs and flagged five zero-days in the “exploitation detected” category. Ryan NaraineMay 13, 2025
Identity & Access Microsoft Accounts Go Passwordless by Default Microsoft is prioritizing passwordless sign-in and sign-up methods, and is making new accounts passwordless by default. Ionut ArghireMay 2, 2025
Management & Strategy Tech Giants Propose Standard For End-of-Life Security Disclosures The OpenEoX model proposes a shared data format that can be integrated into SBOMs, security advisories, and other ecosystem tools. Ryan NaraineApril 30, 2025
Data Breaches Microsoft Purges Dormant Azure Tenants, Rotates Keys to Prevent Repeat Nation-State Hack Microsoft security chief Charlie Bell says the SFI's 28 objectives are “near completion” and that 11 others have made “significant progress.” Ryan NaraineApril 21, 2025
Malware & Threats Microsoft Patches 125 Windows Vulns, Including Exploited CLFS Zero-Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft ships urgent cover for another WIndows CLFS vulnerability already exploited in the wild. Ryan NaraineApril 8, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Using AI to Uncover Critical Bootloader Vulnerabilities Using the Security Copilot tool, Microsoft discovered 20 critical vulnerabilities in widely deployed open-source bootloaders. Ryan NaraineApril 1, 2025
Malware & Threats Russian Ransomware Gang Exploited Windows Zero-Day Before Patch Exploitation of Windows MMC zero-day is being pinned on a ransomware gang known as EncryptHub (an affiliate of RansomHub) Ryan NaraineMarch 26, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Adds AI Agents to Security Copilot Microsoft has expanded the capabilities of Security Copilot with AI agents tackling data security, phishing, and identity management. Ionut ArghireMarch 25, 2025
Cloud Security What’s Behind Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition? News analysis: Google positions itself to compete with Microsoft for enterprise security dollars. How does this deal affect startup ecosystem? Ryan NaraineMarch 19, 2025
Malware & Threats Microsoft Flags Six Active Zero-Days, Patches 57 Flaws: Patch Tuesday Redmond ships major security updates with warnings that a half-dozen Windows vulnerabilities have already been exploited in the wild. Ryan NaraineMarch 11, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Names Suspects in Lawsuit Against AI Hackers In a lawsuit targeting cybercriminals who abuse AI services, Microsoft has named individuals from Iran, the UK, China and Vietnam. Eduard KovacsFebruary 28, 2025