Month: November 2024
Microsoft is now testing WebAuthn API updates that add support for support for using third-party passkey providers for Windows 11 passwordless authentication. Passkeys use biometric authentication, such as fingerprints and facial recognition, to provide a more secure and convenient alternative to traditional passwords, thus significantly reducing data breach risks. Redmond has been collaborating with credential…
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Microsoft is blocking the Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with some Ubisoft games, like Assassin’s Creed, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, after changes in the operating system cause the games to crash, freeze, or have audio issues. Since Windows 11 24H2 was released, users have reported on Reddit [1, 2] and…
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Microsoft has released the optional KB5046714 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with six bug fixes, including a fix for a bug preventing users from uninstalling or updating packaged applications. The KB5046714 cumulative update preview is part of Microsoft’s “optional non-security preview updates” schedule, typically released at the end of every month. This update…
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‘We run and transform the operations of the world’s biggest banks, airlines, telcos, manufacturers, insurers, healthcare providers, day in, day out. We do it for their security, their resiliency, their regulatory compliance, and all of that with optimization built in. Most of the Fortune 100 are customers,’ says Kyndryl CEO Martin Schroeter. November 3, 2021,…
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QNAP has pulled a recently released firmware update after widespread customer reports that it’s breaking connectivity and, in some cases, locking users out of their devices. QTS 5.2.2.2950 build 20241114, the buggy firmware causing these issues, was released this Tuesday for a long list of QTS network-attached storage (NAS) models to patch multiple security vulnerabilities…
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‘It’s not about dictating the solution,’ says Dave MacKinnon, N-able VP and chief security officer. ‘It’s about working together as an ecosystem. Cybersecurity and compliance are a team sport. We need to collaborate, share information, and build resilience collectively.’ As the regulatory landscape for MSPs continues to evolve, businesses are increasingly focusing on building cyber…
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Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique called “nearest neighbor attack.” The threat actor pivoted to the target after first compromising an organization in a nearby building within the WiFi range. The attack was discovered on…
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Microsoft announced today that its controversial AI-powered Recall feature is finally rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel using Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs. Today’s announcement follows two other delays in June and last month, as well as the company’s hurried statement in August that Recall would be available for insiders starting in October. “When…
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For the week ending Nov. 22, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Wiz, Google Cloud, Descope, Nvidia, DXC and ServiceNow. The Week Ending Nov. 22 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is fast-growing cloud security provider Wiz for a strategic acquisition around cloud remediation…
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From Celestial AI to Untether AI, these startups are seeking to challenge Nvidia’s AI computing dominance or deliver complementary chip technologies that could shake up the tech industry. While Nvidia commands tens of billions of dollars in AI chip spending every quarter, there are a good deal of companies and investors who believe there is…
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