They call it MDASH, a system that tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) recently showed off that delivers powerful cybersecurity support. This could be a powerful new tool in helping to keep systems safe from outside intruders and other bad actors. Microsoft investors were reasonably pleased, and gave Microsoft shares a fractional lift in Thursday afternoon’s trading.
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Microsoft’s MDASH, or Multi-moDel Agentic Scanning Harness, is a design from the Autonomous Code Security team. Since it is multi-model, it turns to over 100 different specialized artificial intelligence (AI) agents to not only find, but also prove, the existence of “exploitable bugs.”
Early tests of the MDASH system produced surprising results. When turned on the Windows networking and authentication stack, reports note it spotted 16 new vulnerabilities that had not been previously noted. Four of these were critical remote code execution flaws, which would be vital to address if found any other way. A separate test that featured 21 specifically planted vulnerabilities found that all 21 were found, without false positives to interfere with results.
Cleaning Up Your Game Library
When physical media ruled the gaming landscape, it was a lot easier to spot what was in your gaming library. Now that your gaming library is reduced to files on hard drives, or solid-state drives, makes it a little harder. But Xbox has a set of new filters that might help keep track of what you already have, and what you forgot you had.
This is an Xbox Insider update, so it is not available to everyone just yet. But with these filters, it will be a lot easier to find what you already have. The update also comes with a new boot-up sequence as well as new sound, new animation, and some cosmetic changes to Gamerscore badges to help keep interest in Microsoft’s somewhat struggling console.
Is Microsoft a Buy, Hold or Sell?
Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Strong Buy consensus rating on MSFT stock based on 33 Buys and two Holds assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. After a 10.58% loss in its share price over the past year, the average MSFT price target of $559.98 per share implies 37.04% upside potential.
