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How to configure WMI filters for Group Policy to better manage your Windows clients
2019-08-16 19:25

Using the Windows Management Infrastructure framework, Windows admins can create filters that apply GPOs in creative ways to provide more granularity over system management in Active Directory.

20-Year-Old Bug in Legacy Microsoft Code Plagues All Windows Users
2019-08-14 17:35

A bug in an obscure legacy Windows protocol can lead to serious real-world privilege-escalation attacks.

Windows Users at Risk From High-Severity Intel Software Flaw
2019-08-14 15:00

Overall, Intel stomped out three high-severity vulnerabilities and five medium-severity flaws.

This summer's hottest sequels: BlueKeep II, III, IV and V – the latest wormable RDP holes in Microsoft Windows
2019-08-13 21:51

Plus special guest stars Adobe and SAP in this month's security fixes Patch Tuesday Microsoft, Adobe, and SAP may have just ruined more than a few summer vacation plans, thanks to a massive and...

We checked and yup, it's no longer 2001. And yet you can pwn a Windows box via Notepad.exe
2019-08-13 20:40

Google guru shows how WinXP-era text code grants total control Patch Tuesday Software buried in Windows since the days of WinXP can be abused to take complete control of a PC with the help of good...

4 New BlueKeep-like 'Wormable' Windows Remote Desktop Flaws Discovered
2019-08-13 18:34

If you are using any supported version of the Windows operating system, stop everything and install the latest security updates from Microsoft immediately. It has been disclosed that the Windows...

Google Discloses 20-Year-Old Unpatched Flaw Affecting All Versions of Windows
2019-08-13 16:18

A Google security researcher has just disclosed details of a 20-year-old unpatched high-severity vulnerability affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows, back from Windows XP to the latest...

Researchers discover 40+ insecure drivers for Windows
2019-08-13 08:40

Spurred by several past instances of attackers abusing device drivers to install a kernel rootkit or malicious firmware implants, Eclypsium researchers have decided to probe the security of a wide...

What do Windows 10 and Uber or Lyft have in common? One bad driver can really ruin your day. And 40 can totally ruin your month
2019-08-12 20:51

Powerful code signed by Microsoft littered with vulns DEF CON Too many trusted Windows 10 peripheral drivers, signed off by Microsoft and running with powerful kernel-level privileges, are riddled...

Unsecure Drivers Allow for Easy Windows Hacking: Report
2019-08-12 19:33

Study Identifies 40 Certified Drivers From 20 Vendors That Open the Door to AttacksResearchers from the security firm Eclypsium have identified 40 poorly designed drivers from 20 hardware and BIOS...