Security News

Windows Analytics Helps Assess Risk of Meltdown, Spectre Attacks
2018-02-14 17:56

Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to help IT professionals better assess whether their Windows devices are protected against the industry-wide Meltdown and Spectre attack techniques. read more

Microsoft Patches 50 Flaws in Windows, Office, Browsers
2018-02-13 20:30

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for February 2018 address 50 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and the company’s web browsers, but this time the list does not appear to include any zero-day...

Microsoft to provide Windows Defender ATP for older OS versions
2018-02-13 19:51

Microsoft will backport Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to meet the security needs of organizations that have not yet entirely switched to Windows 10. Windows Defender ATP...

Zero-Day in Telegram's Windows Client Exploited for Months
2018-02-13 15:40

A zero-day vulnerability impacting Telegram Messenger’s Windows client had been exploited in malicious attacks for months before being discovered and addressed.  read more

Microsoft Brings Windows Defender ATP to Windows 7, 8.1
2018-02-13 13:15

Microsoft on Monday announced plans to make Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 devices. read more

Windows 10 Ransomware Protection Easily Bypassed, Researcher Says
2018-02-06 15:36

It’s rather trivial to bypass the anti-ransomware feature that Microsoft introduced in its Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, a security researcher claims.  read more

Crypto-Mining Botnet Ensnares 500,000 Windows Machines
2018-02-02 10:39

Focused on mining Monero crypto-currency, a new botnet has managed to ensnare over half a million machines to date, Proofpoint reports. read more

New Windows patch disables Intel’s bad Spectre microcode fix
2018-01-29 17:08

Registry keys can also be used to selectively enable or disable the microcode fix.

Beware! Undetectable CrossRAT malware targets Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems
2018-01-25 12:48

Are you using Linux or Mac OS? If you think your system is not prone to viruses, then you should read this. Wide-range of cybercriminals are now using a new piece of 'undetectable' spying malware...