Security News

Microsoft Patches for CPU Flaws Break Windows, Apps
2018-01-08 16:22

Users have complained that the updates released by Microsoft last week for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities cause problems on computers with AMD processors. read more

Windows Hello Face Recognition Tricked by Photo
2017-12-21 12:22

The facial recognition-based authentication system in Windows Hello has been bypassed by researchers using a printed photo, but the method does not work in the latest versions of Windows 10. read more

Project Zero Chains Bugs for ‘aPAColypse Now’ Attack on Windows 10
2017-12-19 16:00

Google’s Project Zero team dubs a new WPAD-related attack as an “aPAColypse Now” that allows a local attacker to compromise a targeted and fully patched Windows 10 PC.

GCHQ Found -- and Disclosed -- a Windows 10 Vulnerability
2017-12-19 12:06

Now this is good news. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) -- part of GCHQ -- found a serious vulnerability in Windows Defender (their anti-virus component). Instead of keeping it...

Pre-Installed Password Manager On Windows 10 Lets Hackers Steal All Your Passwords
2017-12-16 08:33

If you are running Windows 10 on your PC, then there are chances that your computer contains a pre-installed 3rd-party password manager that lets attackers steal all your credentials remotely....

Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows Security Update For A Critical Vulnerability
2017-12-08 06:48

If your computer is running Microsoft's Windows operating system, then you need to apply this emergency patch immediately. By immediately, I mean now! Microsoft has just released an emergency...

Process Doppelgänging: New Malware Evasion Technique Works On All Windows Versions
2017-12-07 12:03

A team of security researchers has discovered a new malware evasion technique that could help malware authors defeat most of the modern antivirus solutions and forensic tools. Dubbed Process...

Windows 10 Security Feature Broken, CERT/CC Warns
2017-11-21 13:33

Entropy Alert: Non-Random ASLR Leaves Systems Open To Buffer Overflow AttacksRecent versions of Windows have a security problem: They're not random enough, CERT/CC warns. The problem centers on...

Windows 10 Security Feature Broken, US-CERT Warns
2017-11-21 13:03

Entropy Alert: Non-Random ASLR Leaves Systems Open To Buffer Overflow AttacksRecent versions of Windows have a security problem: They're not random enough, US-CERT warns. The problem centers on...

US-CERT Warns of ASLR Implementation Flaw In Windows
2017-11-20 22:30

US-CERT is warning of a vulnerability in Microsoft’s implementation of Address Space Layout Randomization that affects Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.