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Microsof Office 365 Now Available in the Mac App Store

Microsoft Office 365 was launched today on Apple's Mac App Store allowing macOS users to download and install Microsoft's Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and OneNote apps on their Macs, and offering the option to purchase a subscription from within the applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsof-office-365-now-available-in-the-mac-app-store/
Windows 10 Insider Build 18323 Released With Light Theme Improvements

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18323 (19H1) to insiders in the Fast ring. This build brings an updated Raw Image Extension, improvements to the Light Theme, and notifications to enable Tamper Protection in Windows Security. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-18323-released-with-light-theme-improvements/
How Reserved Storage Works in the Next Version of Windows 10

When Windows 10 build 1903 is released, it will introduce a new feature called Reserved Storage. As the name suggests, Reserved Storage will automatically allocate a certain amount of storage space that will be used by updates, apps, temporary files, and system caches. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-reserved-storage-works-in-the-next-version-of-windows-10/
U.S. Government Systems Will Be 'At Risk for Years to Come'

The future of cybersecurity looks similarly bleak for the US intelligence community. "Nearly all information, communication networks, and systems will be at risk for years to come," the 2019 National Intelligence Strategy reads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-government-systems-will-be-at-risk-for-years-to-come/
GDPR Behind 42K Data Breach Notifications, 255 Investigations

Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across Europe received 95,180 complaints regarding the mishandling of personal data and companies reported a record number of 41,502 data breaches since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted on 25 May 2018 [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gdpr-behind-42k-data-breach-notifications-255-investigations/
The Week in Ransomware - January 25th 2019 - STOP Won't Stop!

This week we see STOP Ransomware becoming the most widespread ransomware targeting consumers and the enterprise that we have seen in a long time. This is due to a constant stream of variants being released, with a large amount of victims being infected through adware bundles promoted through crack sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-january-25th-2019-stop-wont-stop/
Google Chrome Adding Support for Signed HTTP Exchanges

The Google Chrome team is working on shipping a Signed HTTP Exchanges (SXG) feature with a future Chrome release allowing the browser to load and navigate signed web documents designed to look as originating from a particular source, regardless of the server they're loaded from. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-adding-support-for-signed-http-exchanges/
Azorult Trojan Steals Passwords While Hiding as Google Update

The AZORult information stealer and downloader malware strain was observed by Minerva Labs' research team posing as a signed Google Update installer and achieving persistence by replacing the legitimate Google Updater program on compromised machines [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/azorult-trojan-steals-passwords-while-hiding-as-google-update/
Spam Campaign Follows the White Rabbit to NSFW Phishing Scams

A peculiar spam campaign is underway that contains attachments with links that redirect you to fake NSFW (not-safe-for-work) adult dating sites or affiliate sites for sites like Ashleymadison.com.  After analysis by a researcher, it was discovered that blocking 7 IP address could protect your network from over 4,600 spam domains. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spam-campaign-follows-the-white-rabbit-to-nsfw-phishing-scams/
Windows System Guard Launch Causing Blank Boot Screens in UEFI PCs

Boot issues affecting Windows 10 v1809 and Windows Server 2019 systems with UEFI Secure Boot where enterprise security administrators who have deployed the Microsoft Security Baseline and enabled System Guard Secure Launch. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-system-guard-launch-causing-blank-boot-screens-in-uefi-pcs/
DNS DDoS Attack Protections to be Forcefully Enabled for Non-Compliant Sites

Multiple DNS software and service providers will update their DNS software to fight against DDoS attacks and speed up DNS traffic by stopping the implementation of DNS resolver workarounds still used by numerous DNS authoritative systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dns-ddos-attack-protections-to-be-forcefully-enabled-for-non-compliant-sites/