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A logo of US company Microsoft is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP / Getty Images)

Microsoft offers updates on 117 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

The vulnerabilities are tied to the Microsoft Management Console and Windows MSHTML Platform.
CrowdStrike Senior Vice President of Counter Adversary Operations Adam Meyers speaks during a subcommittee hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on Sept. 24. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

CrowdStrike exec apologizes in front of Congress over huge global IT outage

House lawmakers struck a sympathetic tone toward the company at a hearing where they nevertheless said nothing like that could happen again.
General view of the Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue on July 19, 2024 in New York City. Businesses and transport worldwide were affected by a global technology outage that was attributed to a software update issued by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm whose software is used by many industries around the world. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Microsoft’s security culture reboot includes cyber governance council, all-staff trainings

The tech giant launched its Secure Future Initiative after a string of major security breakdowns.
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walk onstage for a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on Aug. 20 in Milwaukee. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Russian threat groups shift attention to Harris-Walz campaign, researchers find

Microsoft said it took some time for Kremlin-affiliated organizations to turn their focus to the revised Democratic presidential ticket.
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An Iranian flag is carried around the Azadi (Freedom) monument tower during the annual rally commemorating Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

OpenAI bans accounts linked to ‘covert Iranian influence operation’ 

The effort was part of a sprawling Iranian campaign to target U.S. elections unmasked by various tech companies in recent days.
LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 02: Exterior view of Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada sign is seen on January 02, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by BG032/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Las Vegas didn’t fold during CrowdStrike outage

Sin City’s chief information officer says incident response playbooks and muscle memory limited the incident’s impact locally.
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