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Microsoft Revamps Loop Collaboration Platform

Microsoft Loop, the online collaborative platform in Microsoft 365, is getting a number of new features and an overall redesign.

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Report: Use of Game Engines Expands Beyond Gaming

Game development technology is increasingly being utilized beyond its traditional gaming roots, according to the recently released annual "State of Game Development" report from development and DevOps solutions provider Perforce Software.

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California AI Regulation Bill Advances to Assembly Vote with Key Amendments

California’s Senate Bill 1047 (SB 1047), the "Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act," spearheaded by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), has cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee with some significant amendments.

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Mandatory Multifactor Authentication Coming to Azure in October

Microsoft will soon require multifactor authentication (MFA) for all Azure sign-ins.

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Microsoft Releases Face Check Identity Verification for Enterprise Use

Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID, a consent-based method used to confirm a person's identity, is now available in general release.

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Report: Increasing Number of Vulnerabilities in OpenVPN

OpenVPN, a popular open source virtual private network (VPN) system integrated into millions of routers, firmware, PCs, mobile devices and other smart devices, is leaving users open to a growing list of threats, according to a new report from Microsoft.

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Cloud Security Alliance Report Explores Potential of AI for 'Offensive Security'

A new paper examines how advanced AI can help perform adversarial testing with red/black teams and provides recommendations for organizations to do just that.

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Human Factor Moves to No. 1 Cloud Threat in Cloud Security Alliance Report

The top cybersecurity threat in the cloud has changed from a couple years ago, according to a new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which provided handy mitigation strategies and suggested AI can help (or hurt).

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Report: Enterprises Embrace AI but Struggle with Outdated Infrastructure

In a recent survey of IT leaders, 90% of respondents said that they are adopting AI in some capacity, but many admitted they're also struggling to get the full benefits of the technology because of outdated infrastructure and a lack of skilled employees.

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Report Pegs Cost of AI at Nearly $300K Per Minute

A new report from cloud-based data/BI specialist Domo provides a staggering estimate of the minute-by-minute impact of today's generative AI boom.