NSA warns on Bluekeep Vulnerability on Windows OS

Microsoft has announced a critical vulnerability on its CVE-2019-0708 bulletin. The description “This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction” clearly indicates the urgency to patch and correct. The vulnerability is exploited by a specifically crafted request to the target Remote Desktop Protocol. Windows 10 and Windows 8 are not affected by this. Vulnerable systems include Windows 7, Windows … Read More

Guide to securing/ hardening Windows 10.

Microsoft is driving for standardization in key critical areas: security, productivity, and user experience. They are defining “discrete prescriptive Windows 10 Security Configurations” that will basically cover all device scenarios in business and enterprise. Please follow the link for further information.

SQL Server e-book series—technical deep dives for your database journey.

Follow this link to get three handy free ebooks from Microsoft. The book includes resources, and code that will allow your small business to gain flexibility, performance, and security that are only typically available to enterprise sized businesses. The ebooks are: SQL Server Performance: faster querying with SQL Server Drive Business Continuity with SQL Server SQL Server on Linux: A … Read More

Microsoft / Redhat Partnership announced.

At the early May Red Hat Summit, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Azure RedHat OpenShift. Both companies seemed very comfortable with the announcement, with what would be at other leadership in Microsoft as simply unattainable: collaborators instead of adversaries. More information a Microsoft Azure Blog Announcements. More information