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Office 365 Users Hit By ‘Widespread’ Ransomware Attack

But Microsoft insists that only a small number of Office 365 were targetted and the attack was blocked within hours

9 years ago

Security Experts Urge Caution As Microsoft Office 365 Turns Five

As Office 365 use expands, security risks are becoming harder to spot, researchers warn

9 years ago

Woman Wins $10,000 After ‘Forced’ Windows 10 Upgrade

Next month's deadline for updating to Windows 10 for free may come as a relief to some users

9 years ago

Microsoft Sharepoint App Arrives For iOS Devices

'Intranet in your pocket' touts Microsoft, as long-awaited collaboration software arrives on Apple devices

9 years ago

Microsoft Wallet Comes To Some Windows 10 Lumia Smartphones

Microsoft Wallet is now available to Windows Insider users as Windows 10 gets Android Pay and Apple Pay rival

9 years ago

Microsoft Brings Docker Datacentre To Azure Marketplace

Docker also launches Docker Store marketplace for growing Docker app community

9 years ago

IBM, Microsoft And BT Urge UK To Vote ‘Remain’ In EU Referendum

34 leading UK tech executives say a Brexit would harm tech companies and their customers while damaging the British economy

9 years ago

Microsoft’s Cloud to Track Legalized Marijuana Sales

Microsoft teams with Kind Financial to help government agencies track the legalized cannabis industry in their jurisdictions.

9 years ago

BadTunnel Security Flaw Affected All Windows Versions For 20 Years

Discovery of serious Windows vulnerability, dubbed BadTunnel, earns researcher top bug bounty reward

9 years ago

Microsoft Makes AI Move For Wand Labs

Reinforcements for malfunctioning Tay chatbot? Microsoft purchases AI app specialist Wand Labs

9 years ago

Microsoft’s Project Bletchley Adds Middleware To Azure Blockchain

Project Bletchley to extend use of Blockchains using middleware and cryptlets for open cloud platforms

9 years ago

Patch Tuesday Tackles Browser Flaws Amid Another Adobe Zero-Day

Fixes for Edge and Internet Explorer, but admins warned to pay attention to serious Adobe Flash zero day

9 years ago

Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal May Prove Better Fit Than Earlier Buyouts

ANALYSIS: Although more consumers use Microsoft products, enterprises are its most important customers, and owning LinkedIn can help deepen their…

9 years ago

Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn For £18.5bn

Nadella snaps up LinkedIn in "re-founding moment" for professional social network

9 years ago

Hyper-V Containers Arrive In Windows 10 Test Build

Windows Insiders can now see how containers work with Windows 10 ahead of the Anniversary Update this summer

9 years ago

Microsoft Offers Minecraft Education Edition To Schools And Teachers

Minecraft beta opens up so the game can help teachers and students explore ways to build and design a world

9 years ago

Attack Code Helps Angler Exploit Kit ‘Evade Microsoft’s EMET’

Recent versions of the Angler exploit kit have proven able to defeat some of EMET's most sophisticated features for the…

9 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Office 365 Security With Threat Detection, Visibility Tools

Microsoft says Advanced Security Management can protect networks and make Office 365 deployments more effective with new dashboard

9 years ago

Microsoft Office Online Users Can Chat While They Collaborate

Microsoft is adding to the browser-based software's co-authoring capabilities, allowing users to chat as they work together on Office content

9 years ago

Microsoft And Facebook Team Up To Build Transatlantic Data Cable

Set to be completed in 2017, new MAREA cable will help speed up cloud and online services at both companies

9 years ago

Microsoft Bans Simple Passwords On All Its Accounts

Microsoft announces complete ban of simple or commonly used passwords from all of its accounts

9 years ago

451 Research: Cloud Race To The Bottom Is ‘Red Herring’

Price doesn’t matter, claims 451 Research, as customer look for value-added services

9 years ago

Microsoft Backtracks Over ‘Sneaky’ Windows 10 Upgrade Notification

Criticism over “nasty” and “deceitful” trick as recommended Windows 10 update causes concern

9 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Azure Site Recovery With Flash Storage

Azure Premium Storage users can now replicate their workloads onto SSDs

9 years ago

Microsoft ‘Streamlines’ Smartphone Business With 1,850 Job Cuts

Latest retreat from the mobile market will cost Microsoft around £650m

9 years ago

Microsoft Adds Network 3D Printer Support For Windows 10 IoT Core

Network 3D Printer app connects 3D printers via Wi-Fi to Windows 10 IoT Core devices like Raspberry Pi

9 years ago

Microsoft Raises Data Centre Renewable Energy Targets

Microsoft commits to reducing reliance on carbon offset certificates and aims to boost direct renewable energy use for the future

9 years ago

10 Of The Best 2-in-1 Laptops For Business

Tablet or laptop? Why not have both? Here's our rundown of the best 2-in-1 hybrid devices for business

9 years ago

Microsoft Moves Open Source Jenkins Project To Azure

Significant customer partnership for Microsoft cloud, as Jenkins project infrastructure moves to Azure

9 years ago

Office 365 Security Risks Rise As Corporate Adoption Increases

Nearly three quarters of enterprise Microsoft Office 365 users have a compromised account each month and more than 200 files…

9 years ago