Tag: microsoft
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12 Best SSO Solutions Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Microsoft Entra ID is the best SSO for M365-licensed organizations bundled economics end most debates while Okta is the best neutral anchor for mixed-SaaS estates, with Auth0 (an Okta product line, not a separate vendor) leading developer login. Evaluating these platforms alongside the top enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions reveals how modern access control has…
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Windows 11 26H2 Enables Settings Backup by Default for Eligible Devices
Microsoft has automatically enabled Windows settings backup for eligible commercial devices running Windows 11, version 26H2. Microsoft positions this capability as a vital resilience measure for enterprise endpoint recovery. The change is applicable when organizations have left the relevant backup policy in a “Not Configured” state. Administrators’ decisions to explicitly turn the feature on or…
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12 Best IAM Solutions Compared (2026): Features Pricing
For workforce identity, Microsoft Entra ID is the best pick for M365-gravity organizations (bundled economics are decisive) and Okta the best neutral anchor for mixed-SaaS estates. Developer-facing login is a different purchase FusionAuth and Descope lead that lane. Benchmarking the Top 10 Best Identity And Access Management (IAM) Companies in 2026 demonstrates how enterprise identity…
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China-Linked TA419 Hackers Target US AI Policy Experts With Credential Phishing Attacks
Tags: ai, attack, china, control, credentials, cyber, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, microsoft, phishing, regulation, threatA China-linked threat actor known as TA419 has targeted U.S. artificial intelligence policy specialists through highly customized credential-phishing operations. This campaign, which involves impersonation, adversary-in-the-middle infrastructure, and a modified Browser-in-the-Browser toolkit, aims to steal Microsoft 365 sessions. This activity indicates a focused effort to collect intelligence on individuals who influence U.S. AI regulation, export controls,…
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Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early AI race
Microsoft says cyberattackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders, allowing threat actors to speed up vulnerability discovery, malware development, and post-compromise activity while security teams struggle to keep pace. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-says-threat-actors-are-ahead-in-the-early-ai-race/
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China-Linked Hackers Impersonate AI Experts to Target US Policy Insiders
TA419 posed as AI policymakers and economists to phish US AI policy experts’ Microsoft 365 accounts First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ta419-impersonates-ai-experts-us/
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Microsoft enables Windows settings backup by default for orgs
Microsoft announced that Windows settings backup and restore is now enabled by default on all Microsoft Entra-joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid-joined enterprise systems upgraded to Windows 11 26H2. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-enables-windows-settings-backup-by-default-for-orgs/
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Wachstum braucht Einfachheit – Managed Service Provider im Microsoft-365-Umfeld
Managed Service Provider wachsen mit Microsoft 365: Warum Standardisierung, Konsolidierung und KI-Services zu zentralen Erfolgsfaktoren werden. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/wachstum-braucht-einfachheit-managed-service-provider-im-microsoft-365-umfeld/a46576/
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Hackers Hide Microsoft Defender Exclusions From Admins to Evade Antivirus Scans
Threat actors are increasingly abusing Microsoft Defender Antivirus exclusions to keep malicious files outside the reach of endpoint scans, and a little-known policy setting can conceal those exclusions from administrators using normal management tools. Huntress researchers found that attackers can combine broad Defender exclusions with the HideExclusionsFromLocalAdmins setting, creating a stealthy defense-evasion path that leaves…
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Attackers Exploit Zimbra Flaw to Deploy Web Shells and Harvest Authentication Secrets
Threat actors have weaponized a now-patched security flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) to deploy web shells and access mailbox data, according to findings from the Microsoft Security Research team.The attack exploits CVE-2026-73570 (CVSS score: 8.9), an unauthenticated operating system command injection flaw that can lead to remote code execution when Simple Network Management Protocol…
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Attackers Exploit Zimbra Flaw to Deploy Web Shells and Harvest Authentication Secrets
Threat actors have weaponized a now-patched security flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) to deploy web shells and access mailbox data, according to findings from the Microsoft Security Research team.The attack exploits CVE-2026-73570 (CVSS score: 8.9), an unauthenticated operating system command injection flaw that can lead to remote code execution when Simple Network Management Protocol…
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Microsoft to block Entra ID script injection attacks starting October
Microsoft has reminded customers that the Entra ID authentication system will get better protection against external script injection attacks starting next month. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-to-block-entra-id-script-injection-attacks-starting-october/
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RedFlick Uses Scheduled Tasks and Password-Protected Archives to Deploy CosmicPulse Backdoor
Russian state-linked threat actor Star Blizzard has expanded its cyberespionage operations in 2026 with a phishing and malware-delivery technique tracked by Microsoft as RedFlick. Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported that the group, which CISA attributes to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 18, conducted at least 13 phishing campaigns between January and August 2026. The activity…
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US-Focused CSuite Phishing Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions and Deploys RMM Tools for Remote Access
ANY.RUN researchers traced a US-focused CSuite phishing campaign across 351 sandbox analyses, with 51% of submissions coming from the United States. Technology, manufacturing, government, and consulting organizations showed the highest exposure.By combining Microsoft 365 session theft with remote-access tool deployment, CSuite can turn a phishing incident into broader account compromise, fraud First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Hackers Target 5,700 Microsoft 365 Accounts Using Forgotten Service Accounts With No MFA
Threat actors have targeted more than 5,700 Microsoft 365 accounts across 28 tenants in a password-spraying campaign that successfully breached seven forgotten service accounts lacking MFA. The activity, tracked by Proofpoint as UNK_CondorFiltration, focused heavily on Chilean retail and financial organizations and abused the TeamFiltration offensive framework. The framework, initially created for legitimate Microsoft 365…
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Storm-3068 Hijacks Azure DevOps Pipelines to Steal Kubernetes Credentials After Account Takeover
Tags: access, cloud, credentials, cyber, identity, infrastructure, kubernetes, microsoft, software, supply-chain, theftMicrosoft has detailed a cloud-focused intrusion attributed to Storm-3068, in which attackers turned a compromised user account into a launch point for Azure DevOps abuse, Kubernetes credential theft, and potential access to connected cloud environments. The campaign demonstrates how identity compromise can quickly escalate into a software supply-chain and production-infrastructure incident when development platforms have…
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Storm-3068 Hijacks Azure DevOps Pipelines to Steal Kubernetes Credentials After Account Takeover
Tags: access, cloud, credentials, cyber, identity, infrastructure, kubernetes, microsoft, software, supply-chain, theftMicrosoft has detailed a cloud-focused intrusion attributed to Storm-3068, in which attackers turned a compromised user account into a launch point for Azure DevOps abuse, Kubernetes credential theft, and potential access to connected cloud environments. The campaign demonstrates how identity compromise can quickly escalate into a software supply-chain and production-infrastructure incident when development platforms have…
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Übernahme im MicrosoftMarkt – Quorum Cyber will Ontinue übernehmen und KI-Security bündeln
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/quorum-cyber-will-ontinue-uebernehmen-und-ki-security-buendeln-a-2edbad08c416ce7cc0fc333c308c90e3/
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WSL containers are generally available on Windows
Microsoft made WSL containers generally available and shipped the feature with controls that let administrators switch it off or limit where it pulls images from. WSL … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/30/microsoft-wsl-containers-available/
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Microsoft is rolling out Linux container support to WSL
Microsoft is taking Windows Subsystem for Linux beyond just running Linux distributions, as WSL Containers is now generally available. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-rolling-out-linux-container-support-to-wsl/
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Russian hackers Star Blizzard expand targeting, change up tactics to reach Ukraine and beyond
Microsoft says the cyberespionage campaign has hit U.S. and U.K. targets, relying on sheer volume and requiring only a single victim interaction. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/microsoft-star-blizzard-redflick-phishing-campaigns/
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Windows 11 2026 Update released, here’s everything you need to know
Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11 26H2 to everyone, and while it’s this year’s big annual feature update, you probably won’t notice a massive difference after installing it. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-2026-update-released-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/
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‘NeedyMantis’ Provides Long-Term Access to Compromised Networks
Microsoft observed a China-based actor using a previously unidentified malware framework in targeted intrusions against telcos, universities, medical, and government-related organizations. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/needymantis-long-term-access-compromised-networks
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Octopus Server Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
Octopus Deploy has announced a high-severity vulnerability in Octopus Server that could allow authenticated users with project or environment editing permissions to execute arbitrary code within the Octopus Server process. Tracked as CVE-2026-101169, this issue stems from insecure JSON deserialization and affects multiple Octopus Server releases running on both Linux and Microsoft Windows. Organizations using…
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Microsoft Warns NeedyMantis Malware Enables Persistent Network Access
Microsoft Threat Intelligence warns that NeedyMantis threat actor from China has targeted organizations across a range of industries First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-needymantis-malware/
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Teen Hacker Finds Auth Flaw in Microsoft System With 17.3 Trillion Data Rows
A teen hacker found an authentication flaw in Microsoft’s Titan analytics service, where metadata indicated an estimated 17.3… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/teen-hacker-microsoft-auth-flaw-data-rows/
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Teen Hacker Finds Auth Flaw in Microsoft System With 17.3 Trillion Data Rows
A teen hacker found an authentication flaw in Microsoft’s Titan analytics service, where metadata indicated an estimated 17.3… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/teen-hacker-microsoft-auth-flaw-data-rows/
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Proton brings Microsoft 365 to Easy Switch for Business as security leaders weigh US ‘kill switch’ risk
Proton has extended Easy Switch for Business, its guided migration tool, to Microsoft 365. Organisations can now move email, calendars and contacts from Outlook or Google Workspace to Proton’s end-to-end encrypted platform without taking their teams offline. The tool first launched for Google Workspace in June. Adding Microsoft 365 opens it up to the platform…