{"success":true,"data":{"securityPatchTuesday":[{"title":"Microsoft adds Windows protections for malicious Remote Desktop files","summary":"Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection (.rdp) files, adding warnings and disabling risky shared resources by default. [...]","link":"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/microsoft\/microsoft-adds-windows-protections-for-malicious-remote-desktop-files\/","tags":["Security","News"],"time":"2026-04-15 00:23:33"},{"title":"Microsoft Patches Exploited SharePoint Zero-Day and 160 Other Vulnerabilities","summary":"Experts say this is the second-largest Microsoft Patch Tuesday ever based on CVE count.\nThe post Microsoft Patches Exploited SharePoint Zero-Day and 160 Other Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.","link":"https:\/\/www.securityweek.com\/microsoft-patches-exploited-sharepoint-zero-day-and-160-other-vulnerabilities\/","tags":["Security","Analysis"],"time":"2026-04-14 20:14:37"}],"productLaunches":[{"title":"Microsoft’s finally giving up on its massive Surface Hub touchscreen displays","summary":"Microsoft is reportedly ending production of its Surface Hub 3 collaborative office display and canceling plans for a Surface Hub 4, according to Windows Central. The extra-large digital whiteboard that included its own built-in PC was originally announced in 2015 ahead of the launch of Windows 10 and came in two sizes, 50 inches and [\u2026]","link":"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/912114\/microsoft-surface-hub-displays-discontinued","tags":["Tech Press"],"time":"2026-04-15 02:18:21"},{"title":"Starfield's sales on PlayStation 5 make me wonder why Xbox even bothered... was this worth devaluing exclusivity?","summary":"Reported Starfield sales on PS5 suggest a slower start than expected, raising questions about Xbox\u2019s multiplatform strategy and whether moving away from exclusivity impacts hardware value.","link":"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/zenimax-bethesda\/starfields-sales-on-playstation-5-make-me-wonder-why-xbox-even-bothered-was-this-worth-devaluing-exclusivity","tags":["Windows","Devices","Xbox"],"time":"2026-04-15 00:04:36"}],"azure":[{"title":"[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Site Recovery support for Windows Azure VMs with NVMe disk controllers.","summary":"Azure Site Recovery now supports replication and disaster recovery for Windows Azure Virtual Machines running on NVMe-enabled Generation 2 VM families, such as the Da\/Ea\/Fa v6-series and Ebsv5\/Ebdsv5 in the Azure-to-Azure scenario. This enhancement allows","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/updates?id=560241","tags":["Azure","Updates","Releases"],"time":"2026-04-14 23:15:15"},{"title":"[Launched] Announcing: Minimum billable object size for cooler storage tiers","summary":"For storage accounts with Azure Blob or Data Lake Storage\n(ADLS) we are introducing a minimum billable object size for the cool, cold and\narchive access tiers of 128KiB. Objects on those tiers that are smaller than\n128 KiB will be billed as 128 KiB object","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/updates?id=559756","tags":["Azure","Updates","Releases"],"time":"2026-04-14 23:15:15"}],"incidents":[{"title":"Microsoft Bets $10 Billion to Boost Japan's AI, Cybersecurity","summary":"The deal aims to accelerate AI adoption, train workers, and develop cybersecurity partnerships \u2014\u00a0the latest move by a hyperscaler to compete for sovereign AI and data centers.","link":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cloud-security\/microsoft-bets-10-billion-to-boost-japan-s-ai-cybersecurity","tags":["Security","Incidents"],"time":"2026-04-15 02:00:08"},{"title":"Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Edition","summary":"Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a SharePoint Server zero-day and a publicly disclosed weakness in Windows Defender dubbed \"BlueHammer.\" Separately, Google Chrome fixed its fourth zero-day of 2026, and an emergency update for Adobe Reader nixes an actively exploited flaw that can lead to remote code execution.","link":"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2026\/04\/patch-tuesday-april-2026-edition\/","tags":["Security","Incidents"],"time":"2026-04-14 23:47:59"}],"adminEcosystem":[{"title":"Creating a Planner Weekly Notification Email for Incomplete Tasks","summary":"A reader wanted a weekly incomplete task report to send details of Planner tasks to people with outstanding work to do. We used PowerShell to scan for incomplete tasks for people who are members of a group, perform some analysis on the data, and create and send email. Despite some deficiencies in the Planner Graph API, the code is pretty straightforward.","link":"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2026\/04\/15\/weekly-incomplete-task-report\/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekly-incomplete-task-report","tags":["M365","Admin"],"time":"2026-04-15 09:00:00"},{"title":"No Exchange Server Security Updates for April 2026","summary":"Although Exchange 2016 and 2019 are now out of support, some customers have purchased the\u00a0Exchange 2016 and 2019 Extended Security Update (ESU). We have therefore decided that until the end of this Exchange 2016 and 2019 ESU period (April 2026) we will make an explicit update related announcement even if we\u00a0DO NOT\u00a0release anything for that\u00a0particular month.\nThere are no security releases for any version of Exchange Server in April 2026, for customers with Exchange SE, or Exchange 2016 or 201","link":"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/exchange-team-blog\/no-exchange-server-security-updates-for-april-2026\/ba-p\/4511262","tags":["Exchange","M365"],"time":"2026-04-14 18:58:13"}]}}