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October 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 49 flaws, one APT-wielded zero-day
2018-10-10 09:24

With the October 2018 Patch Tuesday release Microsoft has fixed 49 vulnerabilities, 12 of which are rated “critical.” Previously known flaws and an actively exploited zero-day The only zero-day in...

Google and Microsoft boffins playing nicely together to stop replay attacks in their tracks
2018-10-10 09:03

Internet Engineering Task Force doc examines how to better protect authentication tokens Google and Microsoft engineers have pooled their efforts to propose a protection against what are known as...

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Under Active Attack by APT
2018-10-09 21:24

A zero-day vulnerability tied to the Window’s Win32k component is under active attack, warns Microsoft.

Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Exploited by 'FruityArmor' Group
2018-10-09 20:07

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates for October 2018 resolve nearly 50 vulnerabilities, including a Windows zero-day flaw exploited by an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as FruityArmor....

Microsoft October Patch Tuesday Fixes 12 Critical Vulnerabilities
2018-10-09 18:48

Microsoft has just released its latest monthly Patch Tuesday updates for October 2018, fixing a total of 49 security vulnerabilities in its products. This month's security updates address security...

Microsoft hits the brakes on latest Windows 10 update – what to do
2018-10-09 12:19

Microsoft has paused the Windows 10 October 2018 update while it investigates reports of deleted profiles and missing files.

Heading into October Patch Tuesday on the heels of big announcements from Microsoft
2018-10-05 06:48

October is here and Patch Tuesday is next week, followed quickly by Halloween. Don’t be scared (unless you are a Facebook user)! The winds of change are blowing this fall season, starting with...

Virus Bulletin 2018: Microsoft’s Lambert on How Cloud is Changing Security
2018-10-03 18:46

Supply-chain attacks are on the rise, but machine learning provides the edge that the security industry needs to keep up.

Phishing gets more complex as decoy PDF pops up with Microsoft-issued SSL certificate
2018-10-03 16:01

A PDF decoy was found to be linked to an Office 365 phishing page hosted in Azure blob storage, according to Netskope Threat Protection.