Security News

It's November 2018, and Microsoft's super-secure Edge browser can be pwned eight different ways by a web page
2018-11-14 00:02

Look, we're tired of doing these headlines too, but for there's patching to do Microsoft and Adobe have delivered the November edition of Patch Tuesday with another sizable bundle of security fixes.…

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Bug in Win7, Server 2008 and 2008 R2
2018-11-13 22:10

Microsoft’s November Patch Tuesday fixes include mitigation against a zero-day vulnerability leaving Windows 7, Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 open to attack.

Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Windows Vulnerability
2018-11-13 21:47

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2018 address more than 60 vulnerabilities, including zero-days and publicly disclosed flaws. read more

Microsoft mistake leaves Windows 10 users fuming
2018-11-12 11:40

Microsoft Windows 10 users were livid late last week after Microsoft mistakenly told them that their licenses were invalid.

Round two: Microsoft prepares to release Windows 10 October 2018 Update… again!
2018-11-09 06:45

Thanksgiving comes early this year, but the Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update is coming late. Should we be thankful? Let’s revisit the short history of this release, talk about a serious...

Microsoft Releases Guidance for Users Concerned About Flawed SSD Encryption
2018-11-07 16:36

After security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the encryption mechanism of several types of solid-state drives (SSDs), Microsoft decided to explain how one can enforce software...

Top 20 application vulnerabilities in the enterprise are dominated by Adobe and Microsoft
2018-11-07 15:03

Among the 20 application vulnerabilities, half were for Adobe Flash and 20% were by Microsoft Office.

Most impersonated brands in email attacks? Microsoft and Amazon
2018-11-02 06:45

Nearly two-thirds of all advanced email attacks used emails impersonating Microsoft or Amazon, according to new research by Agari. Microsoft was impersonated in 36 percent of all (brand) display...

PoC Exploit Compromises Microsoft Live Accounts via Subdomain Hijacking
2018-11-01 15:44

Poor DNS housekeeping opens the door to account takeover.

Microsoft's security tactics focus on customers, transparency, and working with its tech competitors
2018-10-31 19:26

Diana Kelley, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO, talks about the company's approach to data security, collaborating with its major tech competitors, and why the cloud is a security imperative.