Security News

Microsoft lets Xbox users censor what messages they see
2019-10-16 09:46

Xbox gamers: fed up with seeing profanity in messages from other gamers? Microsoft has you covered.

Microsoft Makes Tamper Protection in Defender ATP Generally Available
2019-10-15 11:48

Microsoft is now providing all of its Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) customers with tamper protection, which is meant to prevent unauthorized changes to security features. read more

Tamper Protection prevents malware from disabling Microsoft Defender AV
2019-10-15 09:38

Microsoft Defender, the anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows, has been equipped with a new protective feature called Tamper Protection, which should prevent malware from disabling it. The...

NIST and Microsoft Partner to Improve Enterprise Patching Strategies
2019-10-11 15:14

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Microsoft this week announced a joint effort aimed at helping enterprises improve their patching strategies.  read more

Microsoft NTLM vulnerabilities could lead to full domain compromise
2019-10-10 12:58

Preempt researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities that may allow attackers to bypass a number of protections and mitigations against NTLM relay attacks and, in some cases, to achieve full...

October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug
2019-10-09 12:14

Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in October's Patch Tuesday, including several critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws.

October 2019 Patch Tuesday: A small batch of updates from Microsoft, none from Adobe
2019-10-09 09:36

As predicted by Ivanti’s Chris Goettl, October 2019 Patch Tuesday came with a relatively small number of Microsoft updates and, curiously enough, with no security updates from Adobe. There is no...

You know the deal: October 2019. Pwned by a spreadsheet. Patch your Microsoft stuff
2019-10-08 23:21

On the bright side, nothing from Adobe to install this month October brings a relatively light patch load for admins and users, thanks to Adobe's decision to sit out this month's update bonanza.…

Critical Microsoft Remote Desktop Flaw Fixed in Security Update
2019-10-08 19:55

Microsoft has released fixes for nine critical and 49 important vulnerabilities as part of Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft Patches 60 Flaws With October 2019 Security Updates
2019-10-08 18:48

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for October 2019 fix 60 vulnerabilities, but none of them appear to have been exploited in attacks and only nine are considered critical. read more