Security News

Microsoft's National Cybersecurity Policy Framework: Practical Strategy or Non-Starter?
2018-08-13 19:06

Microsoft's Cybersecurity Policy Framework Has Good Intentions, But it is Difficult to See What It Actually Brings to the Table read more

Microsoft's new framework could help policymakers better understand cybersecurity
2018-08-10 14:50

The firm's new Cybersecurity Policy Framework aims to provide building blocks and best practices from organizations around the world.

Microsoft to hackers: Finding Hyper-V bugs is hard. Change my mind. PS: Here's a head start...
2018-08-09 00:53

Prove us wrong, kids, and bag $250,000 Black Hat Not that many moons ago, Microsoft was seemingly reluctant to open a bug bounty program. It also once described Linux as a cancer. Now it claims to...

Microsoft Adds Direct Trust for Let’s Encrypt
2018-08-07 17:55

Let’s Encrypt certificates can now stand on their own for almost all newer versions of operating systems, browsers and devices.

How to add a trusted Certificate Authority certificate to Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge
2018-08-06 19:08

Adding a trusted Certificate Authority certificate to your browser to suppress intrusive security warnings will allow your users better peace of mind.

Microsoft Edge adds WebAuthn as passwords near the end
2018-08-02 11:41

Microsoft’s Edge browser has finally joined Mozilla Firefox and Google’s Chrome in supporting a working version of the emerging WebAuthn.

Microsoft Uncovers Multi-Tier Supply Chain Attack
2018-07-27 13:23

Microsoft has shared details of a new attack that attempted to spread crypto-mining malware to a large number of users by compromising the software supplying partner of an application developer. read more

Veeam Backup v2 for Microsoft Office 365 delivers data protection and recovery
2018-07-25 10:46

Veeam Software released new Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v2. This release now protects Microsoft OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, and SharePoint on-premises installations, in...

If at first you, er, make things worse, you're probably Microsoft: Bug patch needed patching
2018-07-23 21:34

VBScript hole 'fixed' in May actually left open for months A remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows VBScript engine was left open for exploitation for two months after it was...

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter make leaving easier
2018-07-23 11:46

The Data Transfer Project will allow users to move their data easily between participating services.