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Mandatory MFA for Azure sign-ins is coming

Microsoft is making multi-factor authentication (MFA) – “one of the most effective security measures available” – mandatory for all Azure sign-ins. Preparing for mandatory MFA for Azure The plan is for the shift to happen in two phases: October 2024: MFA will be required to sign-in to Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Intune admin center (gradual roll-out to all tenants) Early 2025: MFA required for signing in for Azure Command Line Interface (CLI), … More → The post Mandatory MFA for Azure sign-ins is coming appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Booktopia buyer found

Electronics retailer snaps up e-tailer.
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Week in review: MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes, malicious Chrome, Edge browser extensions

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Unpatched MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes to attackers (CVE-2024-38200) A new MS Office zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-38200) can be exploited by attackers to grab users’ NTLM hashes, Microsoft has shared late last week. Critical RCE bug in SolarWinds Web Help Desk fixed (CVE-2024-28986) SolarWinds has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-28986) in its Web Help Desk (WHD) solution that may … More → The post Week in review: MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes, malicious Chrome, Edge browser extensions appeared first on Help Net Security.
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What? A new government agency for homeowner insurance?

Bad weather has caused increasing real estate damage and insurance losses. My next guest proposes a federal solution to a problem. The post What? A new government agency for homeowner insurance? first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Mattel taps 25-year tech veteran to fill CTO role

Sai Koorapati is joining the toy company after most recently serving as SVP of Global IT at Topgolf Callaway Brands.
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Critical Start helps organizations reduce cyber risk from vulnerabilities

Critical Start announced Critical Start Vulnerability Management Service (VMS) and Vulnerability Prioritization. These new offerings are a foundational pillar of Managed Cyber Risk Reduction, allowing organizations to assess, manage, prioritize, and reduce cyber risk exposure posed by vulnerabilities across their environments. Critical Start’s Vulnerability Management Service is a fully managed service that enables security leaders to effectively run a vulnerability management program by offloading burdensome operational tasks. The managed service leverages Critical Start’s collaboration with … More → The post Critical Start helps organizations reduce cyber risk from vulnerabilities appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, August 16th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9100, (Fri, Aug 16th)

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