Security News

Microsoft purges 3,000 tech support scams hiding on TechNet
2018-09-12 13:03

Microsoft has taken down thousands of ads for tech support scams that infested the company’s TechNet support domain.

September 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-day
2018-09-12 09:06

Microsoft’s September 2018 Patch Tuesday has brought fixes for a little over 60 security vulnerabilities, 17 of which are critical and one is being actively exploited in the wild. The software...

Microsoft Patches Three Actively Exploited Bugs as Part of Patch Tuesday
2018-09-11 21:04

Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday release tackles three vulnerabilities actively being exploited in the wild.

Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Disclosed via Twitter
2018-09-11 19:55

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for September 2018 address over 60 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day disclosed by a researcher and exploited shortly after by a threat actor. read more

Microsoft Issues Software Updates for 17 Critical Vulnerabilities
2018-09-11 18:48

Times to gear up your systems and software. Just a few minutes ago Microsoft released its latest monthly Patch Tuesday update for September 2018, patching a total of 61 security vulnerabilities,...

Microsoft extends security patch support for some Windows 7 users
2018-09-11 09:20

Microsoft will provide security updates until 2023 to help business customers migrate to Windows 10 - if they pay.

September Patch Tuesday forecast: Evaluate third-party updates alongside Microsoft release
2018-09-10 11:45

There’s some good and some bad news for the Patch Tuesday forecast this month. The good news is a number of vendors have just released last week, clearing the slate for what might be a fairly...

Microsoft to Charge for Windows 7 Security Updates
2018-09-07 12:03

Microsoft this week revealed plans to offer paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for three years after traditional support for the operating system will officially end. read more

Security Compass expands support for OpSec, adding Microsoft Azure to its knowledge library
2018-09-06 18:29

Security Compass announced it has expanded on operational security (OpSec) requirements available in the SD Elements’ knowledge library, with support for Microsoft Azure and other application...

Microsoft obliquely acknowledges Windows 0-day bug published on Twitter
2018-08-29 16:18

Flaw allows a local user to obtain System privileges.