Security News

Microsoft holds last Patch Tuesday of the year with 72 gifts for admins
2024-12-10 20:48

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, patching was done with the click of a mouse Microsoft hasn't added too much coal to the stocking this Patch Tuesday, with just 72 fixes,...

Microsoft December 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 1 exploited zero-day, 71 flaws
2024-12-10 18:33

Today is Microsoft's December 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 71 flaws, including one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. [...]

Microsoft 365 outage takes down Office web apps, admin center
2024-12-10 12:47

Microsoft is investigating a widespread and ongoing Microsoft 365 outage impacting Office web apps and the Microsoft 365 admin center. [...]

Microsoft: “Hack” this LLM-powered service and get paid
2024-12-09 15:56

Microsoft, in collaboration with the Institute of Science and Technology Australia and ETH Zurich, has announced the LLMail-Inject Challenge, a competition to test and improve defenses against...

Microsoft dangles $10K for hackers to hijack LLM email service
2024-12-09 11:05

Outsmart an AI, win a little Christmas cash Microsoft and friends have challenged AI hackers to break a simulated LLM-integrated email client with a prompt injection attack – and the winning teams...

Microsoft expands Recall preview to Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs
2024-12-06 19:06

​Microsoft is now testing its AI-powered Recall feature on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs enrolled in the Windows 11 Insider program. [...]

Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs 'as of yesterday'
2024-12-06 01:03

Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg A Chinese government-linked group that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0227 yesterday started targeting critical infrastructures...

Microsoft says having a TPM is "non-negotiable" for Windows 11
2024-12-05 00:44

Microsoft made it abundantly clear this week that Windows 10 users won't be able to upgrade to Windows 11 unless their systems come with TPM 2.0 support, stating it's a "non-negotiable" requirement. [...]

Microsoft says premature patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work
2024-12-04 14:03

Installed the final non-security preview update of 2024? Best not hop onto the Dev Channel Microsoft has pinned down why some eager Windows Insiders could not persuade the Recall preview to save...

Nextcloud Talk: Open-source, GDPR-compliant alternative to Microsoft Teams
2024-12-03 09:08

Nextcloud has unveiled Nextcloud Talk, an open-source alternative to Microsoft Teams. It’s a privacy-compliant collaboration platform for hybrid teams that gives companies complete control over...