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Using Outlook? You should probably do some patching
2018-04-12 12:58

It's 2018 and previewing an email can flash your privates at the world Microsoft emitted a patch for all supported versions of Outlook on Patch Tuesday this month to prevent attackers harvesting...

Flaw in Microsoft Outlook Lets Hackers Easily Steal Your Windows Password
2018-04-12 08:32

A security researcher has disclosed details of an important vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for which the company released an incomplete patch this month—almost 18 months after receiving the...

T-Mobile Austria stores passwords as plain text, Outlook gets message crypto, and more
2018-04-01 00:00

Warning: Contains extreme stupidity Roundup While Facebook caught most of the security-related flak this week, there were other infosec stories out there.…

Two Nasty Outlook Bugs Fixed in Microsoft’s Feb. Patch Tuesday Update
2018-02-13 22:01

One of the bugs could allow a successful attack simply by a user viewing an email in Outlook's Preview pane.

Ransomware Outlook: 542 Crypto-Lockers and Counting
2018-01-25 14:03

Crypto-Lockers Remain Serious Threat Despite Recent Attack Volume DeclineAfter spiking in 2017, the volume of attacks involving ransomware has since declined, but the malware still remains a...

A Venture Capitalist's 2018 Outlook
2018-01-17 16:18

As a longtime investor in companies offering cybersecurity solutions, Alberto Yépez of Trident Capital Cybersecurity is most concerned by a lack of investment in one key area; replacing aged...

HIPAA Enforcement: The 2018 Outlook
2017-12-28 18:48

Why Making a Prediction Is So DifficultSo what actions can we expect in 2018 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights as it enforces the HIPAA privacy, security...

Bug Caused Microsoft Outlook to Send Emails in Cleartext
2017-10-12 17:06

A vulnerability that that was recently addressed by Microsoft as part of the October 2017 Patch Tuesday could result in Outlook sending emails in cleartext when S/MIME encryption was supposed to...

Buggy Microsoft Outlook Sending Encrypted S/MIME Emails With Plaintext Copy For Months
2017-10-12 01:58

Beware, If you are using S/MIME protocol over Microsoft Outlook to encrypt your email communication, you need to watch out. From at least last 6 months, your messages were being sent in both...

TrickBot Targets Outlook, Browser Data (Security Week)
2017-08-02 14:27

Soon after being found to have worm-like spreading capabilities, the TrickBot banking Trojan has expanded its attack surface to target Outlook and Web browsing data. read more