Security News

How to protect your business from cyberattacks that exploit Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol
2019-09-25 13:11

The industry wide use of Remote Desktop Protocol makes it a tempting target for hackers, says a new report from threat detection company Vectra.

Microsoft Makes Azure Sentinel Generally Available
2019-09-25 11:58

Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Azure Sentinel, a cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) platform aimed at identifying and blocking threats. read more

Microsoft rushes out fix for Internet Explorer zero-day
2019-09-25 11:48

Microsoft has rushed to patch two flaws affecting IE versions 9 to 11, one of which the company says is being exploited in real attacks.

Microsoft drops emergency Internet Explorer fix for actively exploited zero-day
2019-09-24 08:14

Microsoft has unexpectedly released out-of-band security updates to fix vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Defender. The IE zero-day bug is deemed “critical”, as it’s being...

Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for IE 0-Day and Windows Defender Flaw
2019-09-24 08:03

It's not a Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft is rolling out emergency out-of-band security patches for two new vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical Internet Explorer zero-day that cyber...

Microsoft Patches Internet Explorer Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
2019-09-24 07:07

Microsoft on Monday released patches for two vulnerabilities, including an Internet Explorer zero-day and a denial-of-service (DoS) flaw affecting Microsoft Defender. read more

Microsoft Internet Explorer Zero-Day Flaw Addressed in Out-of-Band Security Update
2019-09-23 20:29

Microsoft has issued a patch for an Internet Explorer remote code execution flaw that is being actively exploited in the wild.

Microsoft to Provide Free Security Updates for Voting Systems Running Windows 7
2019-09-23 18:19

Microsoft will continue to provide some Windows 7 machines with security updates beyond the January 2020 end-of-support date, and voting systems are among them, the company has announced. read more

Microsoft Silent Update Torpedoes Windows Defender
2019-09-19 16:47

Microsoft broke its built-in antivirus utility, thanks to a patch for a different issue.

Microsoft Rushes to Fix Bug That Broke Windows Defender Scans
2019-09-19 12:08

Microsoft has rushed to fix a bug that prevented users from running a quick scan or a full system scan with Windows Defender. Many users reported this week that after they installed the latest...