Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has said the company plans to expand its Airband Initiative to give broadband access to 1M more rural residents from across the U.S. by July 2022. He wrote in a blog post published Monday that the company originally planned to bring internet to 2M people but early …

Microsoft has found that a new spear-phishing campaign that exhibits qualities of previously detected cyber attacks associated with nation-state threat actors homed in on public sector institutions, think tanks and other nonprofit organizations, Politico reported Tuesday. The company said in its blog post published Monday that the hacking campaign also …

Microsoft and credit card company Mastercard have partnered to help consumers secure their digital identities when they interact with service providers, businesses and the online community. Mastercard said Monday it expects the joint initiative to serve as the foundation for multiple services powered by Microsoft’s Azure platform and developed with government …

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said at the Reagan National Defense Forum that the company aims to offer full technology access to the U.S. military, Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Smith added the technology firm wants to quell concerns by industry employees regarding the use of artificial intelligence in military activities. …

Rubrik has introduced a platform designed to help enterprise customers manage and secure data from on-premise information technology infrastructure to a Microsoft cloud environment. The Rubrik Accelerator for Microsoft Azure offering allows customers to automate processes to move cloud-based information such as backup, recovery and archival schedules, the data management company said Wednesday. Mike Tornincasa, executive …

Cray has partnered with Intel and Microsoft to help customers manage workloads on a high-performance computing system hosted in a cloud environment. The partnership will allow clients to leverage Cray’s Sentinel supercomputer alongside a suite of Azure cloud services and tools such as those designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, storage, archiving, remote visualization and …

Motorola Solutions has chosen Microsoft‘s Azure Government to support a software platform for public safety agencies to manage applications in a cloud computing environment. The partnership seeks to leverage both companies’ offerings to help agencies run hybrid architectures designed for use on premise or in the cloud, Motorola Solutions said Monday. …

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has said the company hopes to collaborate with the Trump administration and Congress to safeguard the U.S. population against cyber threats, CNBC reported Wednesday. Smith told CNBC in an interview at the 2018 Web Summit held in Portugal he believes the results of midterm elections will …

Delphix has expanded its data offering's capabilities to help public sector clients speed up the migration of applications to the Microsoft Azure Government cloud platform. The company said Thursday its Delphix Dynamic Data Platform and other offerings are available to government agencies through Carahsoft Technology. Michael Adams, who oversees the Delphix …

Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer of Microsoft, has said the company believes the U.S. military needs access to industry-developed technologies as it works to defend the country from threats. Smith wrote in a blog entry posted Friday that the tech sector's involvement in public debate is vital with regard …

InterSystems has started to offer a unified data platform on Microsoft‘s Azure Marketplace to help customers build and implement cloud-based information technology applications. The IRIS Data Platform is designed to manage workloads, process transactions and analyze data, InterSystems said Friday. Microsoft created Azure Marketplace for organizations to access certified cloud-based IT products. “To keep …

Julia White, corporate vice president for Microsoft Azure, has said Microsoft will launch new Azure Government cloud regions by the end of the first quarter of 2019 to allow the Defense Department and intelligence agencies to manage Secret-level classified data. White wrote in a blog post published Tuesday that the …

Microsoft has designated Fairfax, Va.-based technology and engineering company ECS as a direct partner under a program that offers multiple cloud services to the public and private sectors. ECS said Monday it offers Azure, Office 365, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Dynamics 365 and Visual Studio offerings across global markets, regions and a cloud platform designed for …

The Department of Homeland Security collaborated with the FBI, Microsoft and Facebook to inform state and local government officials at a recent joint briefing about cybersecurity initiatives ahead of midterm elections. DHS said Saturday the event aimed to encourage public and private stakeholders to exchange information on efforts to safeguard election infrastructure against foreign interference. …

Microsoft has unveiled a new initiative to provide political candidates and federal, local and state campaign agencies using the Office 365 platform with free cybersecurity tools as part of the expansion of the Defending Democracy Program. Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer of Microsoft, said in a blog entry posted …