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Computerworld Eye on Microsoft
Updates and insights on Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Copilots, .NET and more
April 24, 2024
Microsoft uses its genAI leverage against China â prelude to a tech Cold War?
A century or more ago, nations often used âgunboat diplomacyâ to push smaller countries around; in the 21st century, technology can be used the same way. Read more
Russian state-sponsored hacker used GooseEgg malware to steal Windows credentials
A now-patched Windows Print Spooler flaw was used by Forest Blizzard to drop the privilege-elevating malware for credential stealing and persistence. Read more
Microsoft and Cognizant team up to boost enterprise Copilot adoption
The companies hope to broaden enterprise adoption of generative AI by pairing Microsoftâs technology with Cognizantâs digital advisory services and customer base. Read more
Microsoftâs mea culpa moment: how it should face up to the CSRBâs critical report
What should happen in the wake of the CSRBâs Microsoft report? This former security industry analyst has some suggestions. Read more
Windows path conversion weirdness enables unprivileged rootkit behavior
MagicDot technique allows attackers to capitalize on an already-patched vulnerability simply by changing the dots in a path. Read more
Microsoft unveils Phi-3 family of small language models
The 3.8-billion-parameter Phi-3 Mini is small enough to run on mobile platforms and rivals the performance of models such as GPT-3.5, Microsoftâs researchers said. Read more
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