Security News
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 is warning of a vulnerability in Microsoft’s implementation of Address Space Layout Randomization that affects Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) isn’t properly applied on versions of Microsoft Windows 8 and newer, an alert from Carnegie Mellon University-run CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC)...
Windows 10 Creators Update can detect reflective Dynamic-Link Library (DLL) loading in a variety of high-risk processes, including browsers and productivity software, Microsoft says. read more
A recently disclosed vulnerability that allows an attacker to abuse the quarantine feature of anti-virus products to escalate privileges doesn’t affect Windows Defender, Microsoft says. read more
Microsoft this week published information on the standards a Windows 10 device is required to meet to be considered highly secure. read more
Courtesy of the Windows Defender Exploit Guard that ships with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, systems running Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system can fend off emerging threats, Microsoft...
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: NotPetya successor Bad Rabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine Bad Rabbit ransomware, apparently modeled on NotPetya, has...
With last week’s release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, users get a new feature aimed at stopping ransomware from encrypting their most important files. It’s called controlled folder access,...
A newly discovered hooking technique can go completely undetected by the current implementation of PatchGuard, CyberArk security researchers warn. read more