Security News

Microsoft Warns of Hackers Using Google Ads to Distribute Royal Ransomware
2022-11-19 07:24

A developing threat activity cluster has been found using Google Ads in one of its campaigns to distribute various post-compromise payloads, including the recently discovered Royal ransomware. "Observed DEV-0569 attacks show a pattern of continuous innovation, with regular incorporation of new discovery techniques, defense evasion, and various post-compromise payloads, alongside increasing ransomware facilitation," the Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence team said in an analysis.

Microsoft fixes Windows Kerberos auth issues in emergency updates
2022-11-17 22:41

Microsoft has released optional out-of-band updates to fix a known issue triggering Kerberos sign-in failures and other authentication problems on enterprise Windows domain controllers after installing cumulative updates released during November's Patch Tuesday. "After installing updates released on November 8, 2022 or later on Windows Servers with the Domain Controller role, you might have issues with Kerberos authentication," Microsoft explained.

Microsoft urges devs to migrate away from .NET Core 3.1 ASAP
2022-11-17 14:14

NET Core versions until it reaches the end of support next month.NET Native releases, warned this July, Microsoft will stop providing technical support or servicing updates after EOS. "We recommend moving to.NET 6 as soon as possible. If you are still using.NET Core 3.1 after the end of support date, you'll need to update your app to.NET 6 or.NET 7 to remain supported and continue to receive.NET updates," Whittaker said.

Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows 10 freezes, desktop issues
2022-11-17 09:26

Microsoft has resolved a known issue triggering errors and temporarily causing the taskbar and desktop to disappear on Windows 10 systems. "You might experience an error in which the desktop or taskbar might momentarily disappear, or your device might become unresponsive," Microsoft explains on the Windows health dashboard.

Okta shares workaround for ongoing Microsoft 365 SSO outage
2022-11-16 15:10

Okta, a leading provider of authentication services, has shared a workaround for ongoing issues preventing customers from logging into their accounts using Microsoft Office 365 Single Sign-On. Based on a new incident added to the company's status page, the outage affects users across the United States, EMEA, and Japan. "We have deployed a fix across all cells. After deploying the fix, we are still seeing a number of issues. We are still actively investigating these issues to isolate a fix. We are also actively monitoring the systems," the company said in a recent update.

Moving your Microsoft environment to zero trust
2022-11-15 04:30

How can an organization build out a zero trust environment with diverse Microsoft technologies? A modern identity management and authentication framework is at the center of everything and must integrate seamlessly with Active Directory and cloud environments like Azure. Although Microsoft has established itself as a leader in the enterprise identity and security space with Azure AD and Windows Hello, they do not address the full spectrum of enterprise identity requirements, particularly as organizations expand beyond Windows workstation and Microsoft cloud environments.

Microsoft fixes Windows DirectAccess connectivity issues
2022-11-14 15:06

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Week in review: Microsoft fixes many zero-days, malicious droppers on Google Play, IRISSCON 2022
2022-11-13 09:00

Photos: IRISSCON 2022IRISSCON, the annual cyber crime-themed conference organized by the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service, was held in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Security "Sampling" puts US federal agencies at riskTitania launched an independent research report that uncovers the impact of exploitable misconfigurations on the security of networks in the US federal government.

Microsoft Defender network protection generally available on iOS, Android
2022-11-11 20:01

Microsoft announced that the Mobile Network Protection feature is generally available to help organizations detect network weaknesses affecting Android and iOS devices running Microsoft's Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform.Once Mobile Network Protection is toggled, MDE will provide protection and alerts when rogue Wi-Fi-related threats and certificates are detected.

Microsoft confirms gaming performance issues on Windows 11 22H2
2022-11-11 14:58

Microsoft is working on a fix for a new known issue behind lower-than-expected performance or stuttering in some games on systems running Windows 11 22H2. According to Redmond, this performance hit is likely caused by some apps and games inadvertently enabling GPU performance debugging features. "Some games and apps might experience lower than expected performance or stuttering on Windows 11, version 22H2," the company says on the Windows Health dashboard.