Security News

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...

Skype, Slack and Other Popular Windows Apps Vulnerable to Critical Framework Bug
2018-01-25 00:16

The team behind the popular open-source framework Electron warns a remote code execution flaw could compromise user privacy.

Critical Flaw Hits Popular Windows Apps Built With Electron JS Framework
2018-01-24 12:33

A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Electron—a popular web application framework that powers thousands of widely-used desktop applications including Skype, Signal,...

Spectre updates will slow down Windows servers and PCs running older versions of the OS
2018-01-10 22:13

While Intel continues to play down the slowing effect the patches for Meltdown and Spectre can have on machines using their CPUs, Microsoft has finally shared some – though still not definite –...

Microsoft Pauses Windows Security Updates to AMD Devices
2018-01-10 14:22

Security Update Leaves Some Devices Unbootable; Microsoft Blames AMDMicrosoft has paused issuing security updates to some Windows PCs with AMD chipsets after at least one update - meant to add...