Security News

DHS Issues Alert for Windows 'BlueKeep' Vulnerability
2019-06-17 18:07

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday issued an alert for the Windows vulnerability tracked as BlueKeep and...

Google Researcher Details Windows Cryptographic Library Bug
2019-06-12 19:18

Flaw Could Cause Denial-of-Service Event in Windows Fleet, Researcher ClaimsA Google security researcher has disclosed what he calls an unpatched bug in the main cryptographic library used in...

Critical Microsoft NTLM vulnerabilities allow remote code execution on any Windows machine
2019-06-11 16:57

The Preempt research team found two critical Microsoft vulnerabilities that consist of three logical flaws in NTLM, the company’s proprietary authentication protocol. These vulnerabilities allow...

Near-Ubiquitous Critical Microsoft RCE Bugs Affect All Versions of Windows
2019-06-11 16:00

The two CVEs allow bypasses to get around NTLM relay attack mitigations.

Microsoft Pushing for a Passwordless Windows 10
2019-06-11 15:12

Microsoft wants to make its Windows platform passwordless and the latest Windows 10 release marks one step closer to that goal.  read more

SandboxEscaper Debuts ByeBear Windows Patch Bypass
2019-06-07 15:27

SandboxEscaper is back, with a second bypass for the recent CVE-2019-0841 Windows patch.

Hacker Discloses Second Zero-Day to Bypass Patch for Windows EoP Flaw
2019-06-07 10:48

An anonymous security researcher going by the name of SandboxEscaper today publicly shared a second zero-day exploit that can be used to bypass a recently patched elevation of privilege...

Windows 10 passwords won't expire: Why Microsoft says this will make your account safer
2019-06-06 15:37

Changing passwords frequently is not only a pain, but also unsafe, according to Microsoft. Here's why the company's decision to remove password expirations is a good one.

Researcher Posts Demo of BlueKeep Exploit of Windows Device
2019-06-06 14:48

Meanwhile, NSA Issues Alert Stressing Urgency of PatchingA security researcher has posted a demonstration showing how an attacker could exploit the BlueKeep vulnerability to take over a Windows...

Microsoft dismisses new Windows RDP ‘bug’ as a feature
2019-06-06 11:56

Researchers have found an unexpected behavior in a Windows feature designed to protect remote sessions.