Security News

Microsoft Removes 50 Domains Tied to North Korean Hackers
2019-12-31 15:04

Company Says Malicious Sites Used For Spear-Phishing and Malware AttacksMicrosoft has taken control of 50 domains that the company says were used by a hacking group with ties to North Korea. The...

Microsoft Seizes Web Domains Used by North Korean Hackers
2019-12-31 01:04

Microsoft said Monday it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others. read more

Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Update for SharePoint Bug
2019-12-18 19:14

An attacker could exploit CVE-2019-1491 to obtain sensitive information that could be used to mount further attacks.

STEALTHbits now supports Google Cloud’s Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory
2019-12-18 01:00

STEALTHbits, a leading cybersecurity software company focused on protecting an organization’s sensitive data and the credentials attackers use to steal that data, announced support for Google...

Microsoft Releases Integrated Threat Protection in Public Preview
2019-12-13 20:18

Microsoft this week announced the preview availability of Microsoft Threat Protection, a unified pre and post breach enterprise defense suite that aims to natively integrate across products.  read more

AXA XL, Slice Labs and Microsoft collaborate to improve cyber risk management
2019-12-13 01:15

AXA XL, the P&C and Specialty Risk Division of global insurer AXA, Slice Labs, the leader of on-demand insurance cloud technology, and Microsoft will work together to help improve cyber health and...

Microsoft Security Essentials Will Not Protect Windows 7 PCs After January 14, 2020
2019-12-12 10:51

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will stop protecting Windows 7 PCs on January 14, 2020, when support for Windows 7 is set to end. read more

Microsoft movie tried to Azure Ignite attendees about CPU side-channel flaws, but biz wouldn't be drawn on details
2019-12-12 10:00

'Sir, they're about to disclose the vulns!' 'Damn it. Accelerate the rollout!' How does Microsoft mitigate the risk of speculative-execution bugs on its Azure platform? The US goliath is unwilling...

NTT and Microsoft help enterprise customers accelerate their digital transformations
2019-12-12 00:00

NTT Corporation and Microsoft announced a multi-year strategic alliance aimed at delivering secure and reliable solutions that help enterprise customers accelerate their digital transformations....

Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Korea-Linked Attacks
2019-12-11 05:12

Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix a total of 36 vulnerabilities, including a Windows zero-day that has been exploited in attacks alongside a Chrome zero-day. read more