Security News

Windows 10 Will Now Let You Reset Forgotten Password Directly From the Lock Screen (The Hackers News)
2017-07-17 00:08

Microsoft is making every effort to make its Windows 10 Fall Creators Update bigger than ever before by beefing up its security practices and hardening it against hackers and cyber attacks in its...

Old Kerberos Bypass Flaw Patched in Windows, Linux (Security Week)
2017-07-14 11:04

A 20-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability affecting some implementations of the Kerberos protocol has been patched in Windows, Linux and BSD operating systems. read more

Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10 Released — Yes, You Read it Right (The Hackers News)
2017-07-14 00:33

Windows and Linux in the same line? Yes, you heard that right... and that too, on the same computer and within the same operating system. Two months ago, Microsoft announced its plans to let its...

Windows 10 Boosts Protections Against Code Injection Attacks (Security Week)
2017-07-13 12:23

Enhancements in Windows 10 Creators Update include improvements in Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) to keep users protected from threats such as Kovter and Dridex...

Critical Flaws Found in Windows NTLM Security Protocol – Patch Now (The Hackers News)
2017-07-12 00:23

As part of this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security patches for a serious privilege escalation vulnerability which affect all versions of its Windows operating system for...

Swiss users targeted with Windows, macOS banking Trojan (Help Net Security)
2017-07-11 16:41

Swiss users are once again hit with emails delivering banking malware, for both Windows and macOS systems. Trend Micro researchers believe the campaign to have been mounted by the threat actors...

Week in review: Windows 10 against crypto ransomware, satellite phone comms decryption (Help Net Security)
2017-07-10 01:40

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: 66% of US law firms reported a breach in 2016 The majority of US-based law firms are not only exposed in a wide...

Wikileaks Unveils CIA Implants that Steal SSH Credentials from Windows & Linux PCs (The Hackers News)
2017-07-06 11:41

WikiLeaks has today published the 15th batch of its ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing two alleged CIA implants that allowed the agency to intercept and exfiltrate SSH (Secure Shell)...

Microsoft Forces Users to Review Windows 10 Privacy Settings (Security Week)
2017-07-04 13:34

Windows 10 users who haven’t installed the Creators Update will soon be notified to review their privacy settings and to install the latest feature update to remain secure, Microsoft announced. read more

Windows 10 will use protected folders to thwart crypto ransomware (Help Net Security)
2017-07-03 15:29

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (the next major update of Microsoft’s popular OS) is scheduled to be released in September, and will come with major new end-to-end security features. As announced...