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Run 'Kali Linux' Natively On Windows 10 — Just Like That!
2018-03-06 13:18

Great news for hackers. Now you can download and install Kali Linux directly from the Microsoft App Store on Windows 10 just like any other application. I know it sounds crazy, but it's true! Kali...

Microsoft releases Spectre fixes for Windows 10 on Skylake CPUs
2018-03-02 16:49

Microsoft has pushed out a new set of Spectre (variant 2) security updates. For the moment, these are just for some devices running on Skylake CPUs and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update or Windows...

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

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....

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...

Windows 10 Detects Reflective DLL Loading: Microsoft
2017-11-15 18:30

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

Microsoft Publishes Standards for "Highly Secure" Windows 10 Devices
2017-11-07 16:17

Microsoft this week published information on the standards a Windows 10 device is required to meet to be considered highly secure. read more