Monthly Archives: February 2024

Drag-and-drop files like PDFs directly from your PC to Copilot for it to analyze, soon

Windows Copilot, Microsoft’s AI-powered assistant for productivity, is gaining a new feature that streamlines collaboration by allowing users to share files directly within the chat window. It was seen by Leopeva64 on X. Previously, users could only share links to files stored on OneDrive or other cloud storage services. With the new update, users can share […]

Five Eyes Agencies Warn of Active Exploitation of Ivanti Gateway Vulnerabilities

The Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance has issued a new cybersecurity advisory warning of cyber threat actors exploiting known security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways, noting that the Integrity Checker Tool (ICT) can be deceived to provide a false sense of security. “Ivanti ICT is not sufficient to detect compromise […]

GitHub Rolls Out Default Secret Scanning Push Protection for Public Repositories

GitHub on Thursday announced that it’s enabling secret scanning push protection by default for all pushes to public repositories. “This means that when a supported secret is detected in any push to a public repository, you will have the option to remove the secret from your commits or, if you deem the secret safe, bypass […]

Microsoft adds some new Windows 365 Boot and Switch Cloud PC features

Microsoft is rolling out new Windows 365 Boot and Switch features, offering improved functionality and user experience for cloud PC users. For those who don’t know, Windows 365 Boot lets you boot directly to your Cloud PC on a Windows 11 device, while Switch allows you to easily switch between your Cloud PC and local […]

MWC Barcelona 2024 news roundup: Telecom, AI, security and more

MWC Barcelona 2024 comes to a close today. Here’s a look at some of the announcements that the event brought to light, from industry leaders like Cisco, Google, Intel and others, spanning artificial intelligence, telecom, security and sustainability. Telecom Cisco has partnered with Telus to launch new 5G capabilities for IoT use cases across industry […]

MWC 2024: A wild Journey to the Future in Hall 6

The future and all that is possible was on full display this week at MWC Barcelona 2024 in Hall Six of Gran Via, the site of an innovation zone that featured hands-on and immersive demos of things ranging from devices that enhance the growing of fruit to what has been described as the “world’s first […]

Apple users have had it for some time; Windows 11 users get it now: turn your Android into a webcam

Tired of grainy webcam calls? Envious of Apple users seamlessly using their iPhones as webcams? Microsoft is expanding functionality for Windows 11 Insiders by allowing them to utilize their Android phones or tablets as webcams for any video conferencing application on their PCs. This feature, previously available only to Apple users on macOS, brings Windows 11 closer […]

Microsoft celebrates suppliers’ bold ambitions empowering communities

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 29, 2024 — On Feb. 29, 2024, Microsoft Corp. held a virtual red-carpet celebration showcasing supplier achievements and revealing the winners of the 2024 Microsoft Supplier Prestige Awards. The event was hosted by Albert Dankwa, Content Program Manager, Xbox, and Oumaima Talouka, Product Manager, Microsoft. The third annual Microsoft Supplier Prestige Awards […]

Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff

The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming the county had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor […]