Security News

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Fixes 19 Critical Vulnerabilities (Threatpost)
2017-07-11 20:36

Microsoft releases a total of 57 security patches, part of its July Patch Tuesday, with 20 rated critical.

Microsoft Addresses NTLM Bugs That Facilitate Credential Relay Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-07-11 17:43

Microsoft today addressed two NTLM-related vulnerabilities privately disclosed by Preempt Security. The flaws allow for credential relay attacks.

Microsoft Forces Users to Review Windows 10 Privacy Settings (Security Week)
2017-07-04 13:34

Windows 10 users who haven’t installed the Creators Update will soon be notified to review their privacy settings and to install the latest feature update to remain secure, Microsoft announced. read more

French Regulator Accepts Microsoft's Data Protection Improvements to Windows 10 (Security Week)
2017-07-03 12:09

CNIL Accepts Microsoft's Data Protection Improvements to Windows 10 read more

Microsoft Tackles Ransomware with Controlled Folder Access (Security Week)
2017-06-30 19:43

In the wake of global malicious attacks such as WannaCry and NotPetya, Microsoft this week announced a new feature meant to keep users’ data safe from ransomware and other type of malware. read more

Microsoft Fixes Privilege Escalation Flaw in Azure AD Connect (Security Week)
2017-06-29 13:37

Microsoft has released an update for Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect to address an “important” vulnerability that can be exploited to hijack the accounts of privileged users. read more

Microsoft to Make EMET Native to Windows 10 (Security Week)
2017-06-29 06:48

Microsoft is no longer interested in retiring its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) but will instead make it native to Windows 10, the tech giant announced this week. read more

Microsoft Issues ‘Important’ Security Fix for Azure AD Connect (Threatpost)
2017-06-28 18:52

Microsoft is warning customers of an “important” update to its Azure AD Connect service that could allow for an elevation of privilege attack against affected systems.

Microsoft Adding Artificial-Intelligence Based Advanced Antivirus to Windows 10 (The Hackers News)
2017-06-28 09:18

Microsoft is making every effort to make its Windows operating system more secure and advanced than ever before by beefing up its security practices and hardening it against hackers and cyber...

Microsoft bringing EMET back as a built-in part of Windows 10 (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-27 19:47

The built-in exploit mitigations are getting stronger and easier to configure.