Month: April 2022

Microsoft took action against the ZLoader trojan by working with telecommunications providers around the world to disrupt key ZLoader infrastructure. In this blog, we detail the various characteristics for identifying ZLoader activity, including its associated tactics, recent campaigns, and affiliated payloads, such as ransomware.

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Now generally available in select regions, your new and existing Azure SQL Databases and elastic pools that use the general purpose tier can enable the zone redundant configuration. This configuration is offered for both serverless and provisioned comp… Continue reading Zone redundancy for Azure SQL Database general purpose tier→

Today we’re thrilled to announce general availability of differentiated protection for priority accounts. In every organization, there are people that are critical, like executives, leaders, managers, or other users who have access to sensitive, propri… Continue reading Introducing differentiated protection for priority accounts in Microsoft Defender for Office 365→

We are happy to announce preview release of the ability to reverse migrate an Azure SQL Database from Hyperscale tier to General Purpose tier. Previously, migration into the Hyperscale tier was a one-way migration with no easy way to move back to any n… Continue reading How to reverse migrate your Azure SQL Database from Hyperscale tier to General Purpose tier→

Most organizations using directory services are moving towards using a cloud-based identity platform, like Azure Active Directory, to take advantage of newer authentication methods like passwordless authentication, use conditional access to enforce zer… Continue reading Updating best practices for Domain Controllers→

Check out the Microsoft Learn cybersecurity collection: Designing your organization’s security.
 
Cybersecurity has become an increasingly top-of-mind concern for industries all over the world. From the highest tiers of government to small busines… Continue reading Skill up on cybersecurity with a White House Summit-inspired collection→

We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 104 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below:
 

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AdaptiveMail: Adaptiv… Continue reading Azure Marketplace new offers – April 13, 2022→

If you are new to our series or need a refresher; Voices of Healthcare Cloud is a webinar series hosted by myself, @Vasu Sharma & @Joshua Thompson. My name is Shelly Avery, I am currently a Dir, Healthcare Specialist for He… Continue reading Voices of Healthcare Cloud brings you “Optimizing Documentation in the EHR with Ambient AI”→