Security News

Zero-Day Bug Fixed by Microsoft in December Patch Tuesday
2018-12-11 22:02

Microsoft patches nine critical bugs as part of December Patch Tuesday roundup.

Capitalinstall malware targets healthcare sector, delivers payload via Microsoft Azure
2018-12-11 17:00

Cloud storage providers offer virus and malware scanning, but the existence of that service is not enough to assume files from the cloud are not malicious.

Microsoft’s gutting Edge and stuffing it with Chromium
2018-12-10 11:55

Edge joins Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, Yandex, and Brave. Better for web compatibility, but if one thing breaks, they all break.

Microsoft calls for laws on facial recognition, issues principles
2018-12-10 11:07

Profits are nice, but "We don’t believe that the world will be best served by a commercial race to the bottom," says President Brad Smith.

Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation
2018-12-07 14:57

Microsoft and the AI Now Institute are both calling for regulation as facial recognition software picks up popularity.

Mastercard and Microsoft join forces to advance digital identity innovations
2018-12-07 04:00

Currently, verifying your identity online is still dependent on physical or digital proof managed by a central party, whether it’s your passport number, your proof of address, driver’s license,...

No Smoking Gun Tying Russia to Spear-Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says
2018-12-04 17:34

Not Enough Evidence That Russians Are Behind Recent Spear-Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says read more

Microsoft building Chrome-based browser to replace Edge on Windows 10
2018-12-04 10:48

It is no secret how miserably Microsoft's 3-year-old Edge web browser has failed to compete against Google Chrome despite substantial investment and continuous improvements. According to the...

Microsoft cracks down on tech support scams, 16 call centers raided
2018-12-03 11:55

Police raided 16 Indian call centers last week - a second big raid sparked by Microsoft filing complaints about tech support scammers.

Microsoft’s Office 365 MFA security crashes for second time
2018-11-29 09:59

Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory has fallen over for the second time in a week.