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What Is Secure Access Service Edge?
2024-10-21 16:00

There has been plenty of hype around secure access service edge. Some even say it is replacing legacy network and security architectures. Drew Robb, writing for TechRepublic Premium, lays out what...

Microsoft Edge begins testing Copilot Vision
2024-10-08 09:15

Microsoft Edge Canary has been updated with an interesting feature called Copilot Vision, but it's still in testing. [...]

Microsoft overhauls security for publishing Edge extensions
2024-09-30 21:49

Microsoft has introduced an updated version of the "Publish API for Edge extension developers" that increases the security for developer accounts and the updating of browser extensions. [...]

Microsoft Edge will flag extensions causing performance issues
2024-09-19 20:56

Microsoft is testing a new feature in the Edge browser called the "extension performance detector," which warns you when browser extensions cause performance issues on web pages you visit. [...]

Week in review: MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes, malicious Chrome, Edge browser extensions
2024-08-18 08:00

Unpatched MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes to attackersA new MS Office zero-day vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to grab users' NTLM hashes, Microsoft has shared late last week. Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementationsIn this Help Net Security interview, Dean Hamilton, CTO at Wilson Perumal & Company, discusses the complexities of zero trust network access implementation, focusing on balancing security with operational efficiency.

Microsoft Edge PDF reader is getting more Copilot AI features
2024-08-16 12:53

Microsoft is improving Copilot integration in the Edge browser with AI-powered smart keywords. This will allow the AI to generate important keywords from the PDF and then help you analyze each topic. [...]

Chrome, Edge users beset by malicious extensions that can’t be easily removed
2024-08-12 13:29

A widespread campaign featuring a malicious installer that saddles users with difficult-to-remove malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions has been spotted by researchers. "The trojan malware contains different deliverables ranging from simple adware extensions that hijack searches to more sophisticated malicious scripts that deliver local extensions to steal private data and execute various commands," the Reason Labs research team says.

New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions
2024-08-10 14:30

An ongoing, widespread malware campaign has been observed installing rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via a trojan distributed via fake websites masquerading as popular software....

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2024-08-08 07:23

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Edge services are extremely attractive targets to attackers
2024-06-18 04:00

Several recent reports indicate that mass exploitation may have overtaken botnets as the primary vector for ransomware incidents. There has been a rapid tempo of security incidents caused by the mass exploitation of vulnerable software such as MOVEit, CitrixBleed, Cisco XE, Fortiguard's FortiOS, Ivanti ConnectSecure, Palo Alto's PAN-OS, Juniper's Junos, and ConnectWise ScreenConnect.