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Gojdue Variant Eludes Microsoft, Google Cloud Protection, Researchers Say
2018-02-08 15:50

Researchers have identified a new ransomware strain that went undetected by built-in malware protection used by cloud heavyweights Microsoft and Google as recently as January.

Microsoft Patch Nukes Bad Intel Firmware Fix
2018-01-29 14:48

Fix for Spectre May Result in Lost or Corrupted DataHow bad does a third-party fix have to be for Microsoft to issue a rare, weekend update that helps IT administrators disable it? A security...

Microsoft Patch Nukes Bad Intel Firmware
2018-01-29 14:03

Fix for Spectre May Result in Lost or Corrupted DataHow bad does a third-party fix have to be for Microsoft to issue a rare, weekend update that helps IT administrators disable it? A security...

Microsoft Disables Spectre Mitigations Due to Instability
2018-01-29 06:07

Out-of-band Windows updates released by Microsoft over the weekend disable mitigations for one of the Spectre attack variants as they can cause systems to become unstable. read more

Facebook, Microsoft announce new privacy tools to comply with GDPR
2018-01-26 18:59

In four months the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, and companies are racing against time to comply with the new rules (and avoid being brutally fined if they fail)....

Attackers Use Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities to Spread Zyklon Malware
2018-01-17 23:26

Hackers are exploiting three Microsoft Office vulnerabilities to spread the Zyklon HTTP malware .

Hackers Exploiting Three Microsoft Office Flaws to Spread Zyklon Malware
2018-01-17 18:33

Security researchers have spotted a new malware campaign in the wild that spreads an advanced botnet malware by leveraging at least three recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office....

Abandoned by Microsoft, Equation Editor gets “security-adopted” by micropatch pros
2018-01-16 21:48

Last week, Microsoft did away with Equation Editor, a tool that has been part of Microsoft Office for over 17 years. The reason behind the move? A remote code execution vulnerability actively...

Microsoft Brings End-to-End Encryption to Skype
2018-01-12 16:09

Microsoft this week announced that end-to-end encrypted communications are now available for preview to Skype insiders. Called Private Conversations, the newly introduced feature secures both text...

Microsoft plugs 56 vulns, including Office flaw exploited in attacks
2018-01-10 20:51

As part of the January 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 56 CVE-listed vulnerabilities, including the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, and an Office bug actively exploited by...