Security News

Mastercard and Microsoft join forces to advance digital identity innovations
2018-12-07 04:00

Currently, verifying your identity online is still dependent on physical or digital proof managed by a central party, whether it’s your passport number, your proof of address, driver’s license,...

No Smoking Gun Tying Russia to Spear-Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says
2018-12-04 17:34

Not Enough Evidence That Russians Are Behind Recent Spear-Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says read more

Microsoft building Chrome-based browser to replace Edge on Windows 10
2018-12-04 10:48

It is no secret how miserably Microsoft's 3-year-old Edge web browser has failed to compete against Google Chrome despite substantial investment and continuous improvements. According to the...

Microsoft cracks down on tech support scams, 16 call centers raided
2018-12-03 11:55

Police raided 16 Indian call centers last week - a second big raid sparked by Microsoft filing complaints about tech support scammers.

Microsoft’s Office 365 MFA security crashes for second time
2018-11-29 09:59

Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory has fallen over for the second time in a week.

Microsoft Warns of Two Apps That Expose Private Keys
2018-11-28 22:22

The two apps are created by headset software company Sennheiser HeadSetup.

It's a patch bonanza as Microsoft showers its OS platforms with update love
2018-11-28 12:40

Administrators really hate this one weird bug in Windows Server 2016, but MS plays nice with iCloud again Microsoft issued a whole bunch of updates last night, including one to deal with an...

Microsoft Details Cause of Recent Multi-Factor Authentication Outage
2018-11-27 14:33

Microsoft has provided information on the root cause of the massive outage that last week impacted its Azure Active Directory authentication services across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. read more

Microsoft patches Patch Tuesday’s Outlook 2010 problem patch
2018-11-27 14:23

Just weeks after issuing a Windows 10 patch of doom that started deleting users’ precious files, Microsoft ‘fixed’ Outlook 2010 with a November Patch Tuesday update that promptly borked it.

Microsoft details the causes of its recent multi-factor authentication meltdown
2018-11-26 18:51

Microsoft has posted a root cause analysis of the multifactor authentication issue which hit a number of its customers worldwide last week. Here's what happened.