Security News

Sophos tells users to roll back Microsoft's Patch Tuesday run if they want PC to boot
2019-05-20 15:15

Yes, the one with the critical security fixes Brit security software slinger Sophos has advised its customers to uninstall Microsoft's most recent Patch Tuesday run – the same patches that protect...

Microsoft’s Attack Surface Analyzer now works on Macs and Linux, too
2019-05-20 05:15

Microsoft has rewritten and open-sourced Attack Surface Analyzer (ASA), a security tool that points out potentially risky system changes introduced by the installation of new software or...

News Wrap: WhatsApp, Microsoft, Intel and Cisco Flaws
2019-05-17 11:37

From a zero day flaw in WhatsApp, to Patch Tuesday fixes, Threatpost breaks down the top vulnerabilities of this week.

Office 365 user security practices are woeful, yet it's still 'Microsoft's fault' when an org is breached
2019-05-16 17:04

As soon as defences are sold as a product, hygiene suffers The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has become the latest government body to plead with admins to implement...

Microsoft Releases Attack Surface Analyzer 2.0
2019-05-16 11:11

Microsoft has rewritten its Attack Surface Analyzer tool to take advantage of modern, cross-platform technologies, the company announced this week.  read more

Sigma Systems expands its cloud-first strategy with Microsoft Azure
2019-05-16 01:00

Sigma Systems, the global leader in catalog-driven software, is pleased to announce the expansion of its cloud-first strategy with deployment of its award-winning Create-Sell-Deliver portfolio on...

Tech news roundup: Microsoft Office 365, Facebook scandal, and AI adoption
2019-05-15 17:39

Karen Roby highlights some of this weeks news coverage on TechRepublic and ZDNet. The stories include a security warning from Microsoft, a rundown of the Facebook privacy scandal and a look at the...

To Prevent Another WannaCry, Microsoft Patches Old OSs
2019-05-15 13:03

Vulnerability in XP, Windows 7 and Server 2008 Could Be 'Wormable'Microsoft has taken the extraordinary step of issuing patches for its old XP, Windows 2003, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008...

Microsoft fixes Intel ZombieLoad bug with Patch Tuesday updates
2019-05-15 12:07

May 2019 Patch Tuesday fixed 79 vulnerabilities, 19 of which are classed as Critical. Here's a summary of the most notable ones.

Microsoft plugs wormable RDP flaw, new speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities
2019-05-15 09:33

For May 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 79 vulnerabilities, 22 of which are deemed critical. Among the fixes is that for CVE-2019-0708, a “wormable” RDP flaw that is expected...