Security News

Microsoft improves text contrast for all Windows Chromium browsers
2025-01-31 17:36

​Microsoft says it improved the contrast of text rendered in all Chromium-based web browsers on Windows, making it more readable on some displays. [...]

Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block for PCs with gaming issues
2025-01-30 13:53

Microsoft has removed a safeguard hold that prevented devices with Auto HDR enabled from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update due to gaming issues. [...]

Microsoft investigates Microsoft 365 outage affecting users, admins
2025-01-29 18:55

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage preventing users and admins from accessing some Microsoft 365 services and the admin center. [...]

Microsoft tests Edge Scareware Blocker to block tech support scams
2025-01-28 14:30

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. [...]

Microsoft: January Windows security updates break audio playback
2025-01-27 20:39

​Microsoft has confirmed that the January 2025 Windows security updates are breaking audio playback on some systems with external DACs (digital-to-analog converters). [...]

Microsoft Teams phishing attack alerts coming to everyone next month
2025-01-27 17:43

Microsoft reminded Microsoft 365 admins that its new brand impersonation protection feature for Teams Chat will be available for all customers by mid-February 2025. [...]

Week in review: 48k Fortinet firewalls open to attack, attackers “vishing” orgs via Microsoft Teams
2025-01-26 09:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack Despite last week’s confirmation...

Microsoft to deprecate WSUS driver synchronization in 90 days
2025-01-24 20:13

Microsoft has reminded Windows administrators that driver synchronization in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will be deprecated on April 18, 90 days from now. [...]

Microsoft: Outdated Exchange servers fail to auto-mitigate security bugs
2025-01-24 15:26

Microsoft says outdated Exchange servers cannot receive new emergency mitigation definitions because an Office Configuration Service certificate type is being deprecated. [...]

Microsoft issues out-of-band fix for Windows Server 2022 NUMA glitch
2025-01-22 16:17

Update addresses boot failures on multi-node systems Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band patch to deal with a problem that prevented some Windows Server 2022 machines from booting.…