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Microsoft releases Net Core 3.0 on September 23, 2019 for general availability.  Long term Net Core will be an improved & open source based replacement for Framework “dot net” to host & provide advanced Microsoft communications handling & control for applications https://redmondmag.com/articles/2019/09/23/microsoft-releases-net-core-3-0.aspx Announcing .NET Core 3.0 Watch the team and the community talk about .NET at […]

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2019/09/23/basic-authentication-in-exchange-online.aspx https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/blogs/blogarticleprintpage/blog-id/Exchange/article-id/27095 It plans to end support for Basic Authentication next year when used with various e-mail protocols, according to a Friday announcement. Those protocols include Exchange ActiveSync, Post Office Protocol (POP) and Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).   Additionally, Microsoft will drop support for Remote PowerShell when used with the Exchange Online service. Support will […]

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-october-2-surface-event-news-rumors-predictions-date/ Microsoft has announced its annual October Surface hardware event for 2019. From what we’ve heard so far, it’s shaping up to be quite a big one.  The flagship Surface Pro 7 is one we’ll be particularly interested in seeing. While previous iterations have been minor spec updates, all signs have pointed to a major redesign in 2019. […]

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to address vulnerabilities in IE11 & Defender from vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malware authors. https://redmondmag.com/articles/2019/09/23/ie-and-microsoft-defender-security-advisories.aspx https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1367 https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/09/23/microsoft-releases-out-band-security-updates The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Advisories for CVE-2019-1367, CVE-2019-1255, and Microsoft’s Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer and apply the necessary updates.