Security News

Latest Microsoft Update Patches New Windows 0-Day Under Active Attack
2019-12-10 22:19

With its latest and last Patch Tuesday for 2019, Microsoft is warning billions of its users of a new Windows zero-day vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild in...

Microsoft Zaps Actively Exploited Zero-Day Bug
2019-12-10 21:21

December 2019's relatively light Patch Tuesday update also fixes seven critical flaws.

December 2019 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes one actively exploited zero-day
2019-12-10 19:53

For December 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft and Adobe have released the final scheduled security updates for this year. Microsoft’s fixes Microsoft’s security releases are for Windows, Internet...

Microsoft demystifies email attack campaigns targeting organizations
2019-12-10 10:40

Email is attackers’ preferred method for gaining a foothold into organizations. Campaign views, a new type of report available to some Microsoft enterprise customers, allows security teams to see...

Compromised passwords used on 44 million Microsoft accounts
2019-12-09 12:37

44 million Microsoft Azure AD and Microsoft Services accounts were vulnerable to account hijacking due to use of compromised passwords, Microsoft has shared. The discovery was made in the first...

OpenBSD bugs, Microsoft's bad update, a new Nork hacking crew, and more
2019-12-07 10:01

Meanwhile, the DOJ sets its sights on money mules Welcome to yet another El Reg security roundup. Off we go.…

Microsoft Warns of Persistent Windows Hello for Business Orphaned Keys
2019-12-05 17:41

Microsoft this week issued guidance regarding Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) public keys that persist even after the devices they are tied to are removed from Active Directory. read more

Microsoft looks to Rust language to beat memory vulnerabilities
2019-12-04 11:41

Microsoft is pressing ahead with an ambitious plan to de-fang common vulnerabilities hiding in old Windows code with the help of Rust.

Wipro launches advanced cloud SOC services using Microsoft Azure Sentinel
2019-12-04 02:00

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the launch of advanced cloud Security Operations Centre (SOC) services using...

Microsoft Patches Vulnerability Leading to Azure Account Takeover
2019-12-03 15:08

Microsoft recently addressed an OAuth 2.0 vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take over Azure accounts. The issue impacts specific Microsoft OAuth 2.0 applications and allows an attacker...