Most every Microsoft customer has heard of Windows Defender, since some version runs on every Windows desktop back to Windows XP. But with Microsoft’s concerted effort to move customers to its cloud services, the company has pushed its endpoint protection technology into the Microsoft 365 application barn. Now called Microsoft 365 Defender, the tool is … Read more
Credit: microsoft Even though Microsoft is all-in on the cloud, it still is continuing to roll out “perpetual” (non-subscription) versions of Office every few years. Recently, some of those users — namely those with Office 2016 and Office 2019 — got a bit of a scare, as it seemed Microsoft had decided to cut off … Read more
For decades, Microsoft released major new versions of Word and its other Office apps once every few years. That’s when the bulk of new features were added, with security and bug fixes prioritized at other times. However, that all changed with the release of Office 365 (now Microsoft 365). This subscription gets you Word, Excel, … Read more
Across the manufacturing industry, pressure continues to rise as organizations and their workforces balance unpredictable supply chains, complex regulatory and compliance requirements, advanced security threats, and heightened competition. These forces are driving the need for rapid technological advancement—especially among the nearly 430 million frontline manufacturing workers at the center of this digital transformation.1 However, over … Read more
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. At its Ignite 2021 conference today, Microsoft announced Loop, a new app that combines a “flexible canvas” with components that sync across Microsoft 365 services to help teams … Read more
How to Save on Microsoft 365 Renewal or License Purchase With such a versatile utility, it becomes evident why most businesses worldwide rely on Microsoft Office 365 as their primary productivity suite. Whether you want to create simple text documents, develop complex datasheets or communicate seamlessly with your coworkers, Microsoft 365 has a tool for … Read more
Regardless of how you choose to toggle between your various Microsoft 365 accounts, once you are logged in to your Microsoft 365 account, you can manage your subscriptions, devices, privacy settings, and more. Many who work from home will have clients who grant them access to their Microsoft 365 Business accounts. If you are tasked … Read more
Manage the Microsoft productivity cloud from your keyboard. Image: Vector Tradition/Adobe Stock Administering Microsoft 365 can be complex. Much of what you need to do can be done through its web portal, but there are times when you need something more interactive, using scripts and other tools to build repeatable actions. That’s what the command-line … Read more
Microsoft 365 and Outlook customers in the US are in the crosshairs of a successful credential-stealing campaign that uses voicemail-themed emails as phishing lures. The flood of malicious emails anchoring the threat is emblematic of the larger problem of securing Microsoft 365 environments, researchers say. According to an analysis from Zscaler’s ThreatLabz, a highly targeted … Read more
Two weeks after releasing Office LTSC 2021, the new non-subscription version of its office suite for enterprises, Microsoft has released Office 2021 for consumers, students, and small businesses. The enterprise and consumer Office 2021 versions have a similar set of new features. Before we get into those new features, though, let’s look at how Microsoft … Read more
