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Microsoft is suspending all new sales of its products and services in Russia following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is after the company said it was providing technical advice to the Ukrainian government on steps to prevent destructive malware operations it had identified in systems belonging to multiple Ukrainian government
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Cairo ICT 2021 is underway in Egypt and Microsoft is taking the opportunity to showcase its latest technological innovations in the areas of the Cloud, AI, Security and modern work. It is also showing off the latest Surface products, the Surface Pro 7+, Surface Laptop Go and Surface Go 2.
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Illusive, winner of the Identity Trailblazer award category at the second annual Microsoft Security 20/20 award event is announcing the Illusive Identity Risk Management for Microsoft Active Directory. The integrated solution combines the discovery, automated mitigation and protection of exploitable privileged identities. Research from the Identity Defined Security Alliance shows
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Cloud security is a fundamentally new landscape for many companies. While many of the security principles remain the same as on-premises, the implementation is often very different. This overview provides a snapshot of five best practices for cloud security: identity and access control, security posture management, apps and data security,
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David Weston, Microsoft Partner Director of Enterprise and Operating System Security shares cybersecurity tips for small businesses. He shares three security fundamentals and best practice business should follow to stay safe. We note down the points. Watch video below for full details. Multi-Factor authentication Regular Update of your Operating System Opt for
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Several Kenyan government and public service websites were hacked early this year rendering services unavailable. According to the Communications Authority of Kenya, cyber-attacks in Kenya increased by 167% from October to December 2018. This cybersecurity firm Serianu Ltd says cost the Kenyan economy about 29.5B KSH [286M USD]. The firm
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Microsoft has released its 2018 Security Intelligence Report (SIR), the 24th in its volume. Analysis of over 6.5 trillion daily threat signals highlight a 73 percent global decline in malware encounters. It however noticed a rise in crypto mining malware. From the report, Ethiopia and Cameroon ranked among
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We look at how to protect yourself from Tech Support and Online Scams as we celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness month A recent Microsoft study from 16 countries shows that less people are now susceptible to tech support and online scams. Another reveals millennials between the ages of 18 and 34 are exposed
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Microsoft holds Chief Security Officer (CSO) Executive Series themed "Think like a hacker" targeted at security experts in Accra. The CSO Executive Series targeted at IT admins and security officers of companies was led by Greg Tworek. Greg is the director of CQURE and also a trainer at CQUREAcademy where they help
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In designing Windows 10 the Microsoft OS team had making computing very personal for the end user says Corporate Vice President, Operating Systems Group at Microsoft Joe Belfiore and as such are introducing like some of the other already cool features (if you are signed up for the Insiders Program
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