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Microsoft Gaming CEO confirms game streaming via Xbox Cloud Gaming coming this year

Back in 2019, Microsoft promised that it’d allow users to stream Xbox titles they purchased via the Xbox Cloud Gaming starting in 2020. Of course, that never materialized, leading to many people speculating whether the company scrapped the project altogether. Well, Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming CEO, has confirmed that the team is still working on […]

Cyber Security Today, Feb. 19, 2024 – Fake police data breach notification fools Maine’s AG site

Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday February 19th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Today is the President’s Day holiday in many U.S. states and a civic holiday in several Canadian provinces. If you’re off, thanks for tuning in.   A mischief-maker has managed to […]

Meta Warns of 8 Spyware Firms Targeting iOS, Android, and Windows Devices

Meta Platforms said it took a series of steps to curtail malicious activity from eight different firms based in Italy, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) operating in the surveillance-for-hire industry. The findings are part of its Adversarial Threat Report for the fourth quarter of 2023. The spyware targeted iOS, Android, and Windows devices. “Their various […]

Unwrapping the 2023 holiday season: A deep dive into Azure’s DDoS attack landscape

As the holiday season of 2023 unfolded, it brought not only cheer and celebration but also a surge in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. This year’s trends in DDoS attacks reveal a complex and evolving threat landscape. From misconfigured Docker API endpoints enabling botnet delivery to the emergence of NKAbuse malware exploiting blockchain technology for DDoS […]

Microsoft named a Leader in cloud and applications-centric marketplaces: IDC MarketScape

With budgets for cloud services expanding and the complexity of infrastructure rising, marketplaces are positioned as the future of B2B commerce. Industry analysts are taking note—most recently IDC published its first-ever IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud and Applications-Centric Marketplaces 2023 Vendor Assessment (doc # US51037123, December 2023). The Microsoft commercial marketplace was named a Leader in […]

Quantifying the impact of developer experience

For years, we’ve been hearing a lot about developer work and how to improve it. Something along the lines of “how can we help our developers achieve more, quicker?” This focus on developer productivity makes sense because today, software is the backbone of nearly every major company, and when developers achieve more, companies thrive. But, […]

Microsoft Office on Linux – How To Install With Ease

Want to use Microsoft Office on Linux? Unfortunately, you can’t directly install Microsoft on your Linux system. However, Wine and PlayOnLinux can help you do so. In this guide, I’ll discuss several methods for using Microsoft Office on a Linux distribution and some of its popular alternatives. So, let’s roll in! How To Use Microsoft […]

How to Achieve the Best Risk-Based Alerting (Bye-Bye SIEM)

Did you know that Network Detection and Response (NDR) has become the most effective technology to detect cyber threats? In contrast to SIEM, NDR offers adaptive cybersecurity with reduced false alerts and efficient threat response. Are you aware of Network Detection and Response (NDR) and how it’s become the most effective technology to detect cyber threats?  NDR […]