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Microsoft Scam....Beware ​If your business runs on Microsoft (whether that means Windows, Microsoft 365, or something heftier like Azure), there’s a new scam you need to know about. This one pops up like it’s a real alert from something called Microsoft Azure Monitor, and it looks pretty convincing. Whether you use Azure or not, the alert looks and feels real. And it’s slipping through many email security tools and landing right in your inbox. So it’s catching many people off guard. Here’s everything to know about this latest threat. What Is Azure Monitor? Azure Monitor allows businesses to keep track of various systems and services across Microsoft’s business cloud platform (Azure) and hybrid environments. It gives business and IT leaders an at-a-glance interface where they can see logs and metrics from whatever Microsoft products they’re using. Most of the time, we’re talking things like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus metrics that measure virtual machine performance and Kube...

​ If your business is still running Windows 10, time to upgrade safely is running out. By this time you’ve already had to spend extra to sign up for Extended Security Updates (ESU) if you want to stay current and protected. If this isn’t something you watch closely, we understand — you have a business to run after all. It may also seem like all is well for now: Windows 10 machines still boot up and run as stable as you’re accustomed to. They even get security updates…for now. But that changes for good in October. Windows 10 Extended Support Ends October 2026 Microsoft already ended standard support for Windows 10 back in October 2025, advising businesses to upgrade to Windows 11 to get the latest and greatest (and most secure) Windows experience. But for a variety of reasons, that didn’t work for every business. For example, if: You’re still running old machines that can’t officially upgrade to Windows 11. You rely on legacy software that doesn’t operate past Windows 10. You use specif...