Microsoft partners with UK cybercrime watchdog to identify the most innovative start-ups
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) wants to make the territory the “safest place to live and work online”. To that end, it has partnered up with Microsoft to find and develop start-ups that can make that dream a reality. Announcing the news in a press release, Microsoft said it would be providing access to its Accelerator alumni network, …
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Microsoft, IBM, Nvidia collaborate on framework to help shield against attacks on ML systems
Microsoft, non-profit MITRE Corporation, IBM, Nvidia and a handful of other companies have collaborated on a new framework called the Adversarial ML Threat Matrix. In a blog post, Microsoft described the tool as an industry-focused open framework built to help security analysts detect, respond to and remediate threats against machine learning (ML) systems. Citing analyst firm Gartner, as well as …
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Microsoft delays planned return to offices by a further six months
With the Covid-19 pandemic still causing disruptions worldwide, Microsoft has decided to extend the deadline for its return to US offices by another six months. In July, the company said it would aim to reopen its offices before January 2021. However, as the date has drawn closer, the company has been forced to push the planned return until July 2021. …
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Microsoft says new experimental architecture could cut number of necessary security patches
For quite some time now, Rust has been touted as a potential replacement for C++ when it comes to writing some Windows components. Some consider C++ outdated and Microsoft itself even acknowledges that switching to Rust could eliminate the need for constant security patches. This is mostly because the majority of vulnerabilities revolve around memory-safety – an issue allegedly inherent …
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Microsoft wants to help create 1.5m technology jobs in the UK
Microsoft believes that, through education and training, the UK could have 1.5 million people build a career in the tech industry within half a decade, with another 300,000 leaning on the industry. The company has kicked off a new campaign, called Get Go 2021, to ensure this goal is achieved. The initiative has been set up with the goal of …
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Microsoft is working on an Azure-powered Cloud PC service
Would you subscribe to a Windows computer? According to job listings discovered by ZDNet, Microsoft believes you just might. The software giant recently posted a listing relating to a new virtualization service called “Cloud PC”. It would seem that the goal is not to replace existing Windows machines, at least not any time soon. Instead, current PCs will be used …
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New phishing scam uses IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure to feign legitimacy
There is a new phishing campaign going around, which leverages high-profile cloud services from Microsoft and IBM to feign legitimacy. As recently reported by Bleeping Computer, the phishing campaign targets corporate employees, who receive an email warning that their inbox is full. Unless the issue is resolved, claims the fraudulent message, important emails could be lost. The email contains two …
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