Security News

Windows 10 helps stop spread of ransomware, Microsoft security researcher says (TechRepublic)
2017-01-31 16:35

Ex top Mozilla dev to Windows users: Ditch all antivirus except Microsoft's Defender (ZDNet)
2017-01-27 20:20

Microsoft Issues Record Low Number of Patch Tuesday Bulletins (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 20:52

Microsoft patched vulnerabilities that were tied to a variety of its products including Office 2016, its Edge browser and its Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).

Microsoft Patches Two Critical Security Vulnerabilities (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 20:52

Microsoft patched two vulnerabilities rated critical that tied to Office 2016, its Edge browser and its Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).

Microsoft, Google to Block Flash by Default in Edge, Chrome (Threatpost)
2016-12-15 18:46

Microsoft followed Google's lead and said it will soon block Flash Player by default in the Edge browser.

Microsoft Patches Publicly Disclosed IE, Edge Vulnerabilities (Threatpost)
2016-12-13 20:27

Microsoft patched a half-dozen critical browser vulnerabilities that have been publicly disclosed, but apparently not used in attacks as of yet.

Microsoft Silently Fixes Kernel Bug That Led to Chrome Sandbox Bypass (Threatpost)
2016-11-30 21:10

Microsoft appears to have silently fixed a two-year-old bug in in Windows Kernel Object Manager that could have allowed for the bypass of privileges in Google's Chrome browser.

Microsoft Cutting Off SHA-1 Support in February for Edge, IE 11 (Threatpost)
2016-11-22 18:23

Microsoft confirmed Feb. 14, 2017 is the cutoff date for SHA-1 support in its Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers.

Office 365 Vulnerability Identified Bogus Microsoft.com Email as Valid (Threatpost)
2016-11-21 19:07

An email scam tricked Yandex email recipients into thinking phishing emails were certified legit and from the Microsoft.com domain.

Cloud adoption hits all-time high, Microsoft and Google dominate (Help Net Security)
2016-11-16 12:30

With continued growth in use of Office 365 and G Suite, overall cloud adoption has hit an all-time high, according to Bitglass. Fifty-nine percent of organizations worldwide now use one of these...