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How Microsoft is helping Ukraine’s cyberwar against Russia

One of the big surprises in Russia’s war against Ukraine has been how well Ukraine has fended off Russian cyberattacks. Ad hoc groups of white-hat hackers have helped, as have a number of nations and the US government.

Less well known is that tech companies, including Microsoft, are part of the effort. That aid ranges from giving advice to identifying attacks, offering fixes for them, and providing Ukraine with free tech and security services.

Microsoft isn’t just trying to help defend a country under siege from an aggressive, more-powerful neighbor. Russian cyberattacks against Ukraine can also get loose in the wild and do damage to enterprises and organizations that rely on Microsoft technology. (Russia could also deliberately target private companies with those attacks.)

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TikTok CEO told to “step up efforts to comply” with digital laws

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: TikTok

Tags: Shou Zi Chew

Tags: Thierry Breton

Tags: EU Commissioner

Tags: Digital Markets Act

Tags: DMA

Tags: Digital Services Act

Tags: DSA

Tags: Vera Jourova

Tags: Caroline Greer

Tags: GDPR

Tags: General Data Protection Regulation

Tags: Code of Practice on Disinformation

In a recent meeting with TikTok’s CEO, EU commissioner Thierry Breton impressed upon the company the need to comply with EU laws in light of the DSA, the DMA, and the GDPR.

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Microsoft to end direct sale of Windows 10 licenses at the end of January

Categories: News

Tags: windows 10

Tags: windows 11

Tags: microsoft

Tags: license

Tags: sale

Tags: third party

Tags: desktop

Tags: upgrade

Tags: hardware

We take a look at reports that Microsoft will shortly be ending the direct sale of Windows 10 licenses.

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