Security News

Microsoft Releases Intel Microcode Patches for Foreshadow Flaws
2018-08-23 05:56

Microsoft this week made available another round of microcode updates created by Intel for mitigating the recently disclosed speculative execution vulnerabilities tracked as Foreshadow and L1...

Microsoft's Anti-Hacking Efforts Make it an Internet Cop
2018-08-22 12:58

Intentionally or not, Microsoft has emerged as a kind of internet cop by devoting considerable resources to thwarting Russian hackers. read more

Windows 10: Microsoft and Intel patch latest Spectre CPU vulnerabilities
2018-08-22 11:27

New Windows 10 updates contain Intel's latest microcode fixes for the recently discovered Spectre variant 3a and 4 vulnerabilities.

Microsoft disrupts Fancy Bear election meddlers
2018-08-22 09:12

In a new skirmish, Microsoft took control of six internet domains that were about to be used by the group to spoof US political organisations.

Microsoft: We busted Russian Fancy Bear disinfo websites
2018-08-21 14:56

Right-leaning American think tanks reportedly targeted Microsoft has claimed it thwarted a Russian-backed phishing attack by seizing control of fake copies of right-leaning American think tanks'...

Russian Hackers Went After Conservative US Groups: Microsoft
2018-08-21 13:32

The Russian hacking unit that tried to interfere in the US presidential election has been targeting conservative US think tanks, Microsoft said. read more

Microsoft Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption in Skype
2018-08-21 13:05

Skype users on the latest version of the messaging application can now take full advantage of end-to-end encryption in their conversations, Microsoft says. read more

Microsoft Disrupts Election-Related Domains Used by Russian Hackers
2018-08-21 12:20

Microsoft on Monday announced that it took control of several domains associated with a notorious Russia-linked threat actor. The names of the domains suggest the hackers may have been using them...

SUSE and Microsoft collaborate to deliver enterprise Linux kernel optimized for Azure
2018-08-21 11:52

SUSE announced the availability of the enterprise Linux kernel tailored for Microsoft Azure. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on-demand instances now run on a custom-tuned kernel for workloads on...

Microsoft Uncovers Fresh Russian Attack Infrastructure
2018-08-21 11:02

'Fancy Bear' Mimics Domains for US Senate, International Republican InstituteWith the U.S. midterm elections approaching fast, Microsoft says it's seized six domain names tied to "Fancy Bear," a...