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Patching problems: The “return” of a Windows Themes spoofing vulnerability
Despite two patching attempts, a security issue that may allow attackers to compromise Windows user’s NTLM (authentication) credentials via a malicious Windows themes …
Enhancing security through proactive patch management
Despite its importance, patching can be challenging for organizations due to factors such as the sheer volume of patches released by software vendors, compatibility issues …
February 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Zero days are back and a new server too
UPDATE: February 13, 14:55 ET – February 2024 Patch Tuesday is live. January 2024 Patch Tuesday is behind us. A relatively light release from Microsoft with 39 CVEs …
A zero-day vulnerability (and PoC) to blind defenses relying on Windows event logs
A zero-day vulnerability that, when triggered, could crash the Windows Event Log service on all supported (and some legacy) versions of Windows could spell trouble for …
Micropatches: What they are and how they work
In this Help Net Security video, Mitja Kolsek, CEO at Acros Security, discusses micropatches, a solution to a huge security problem. With micropatches, there are no reboots or …
Qbot – known channel for ransomware – delivered via phishing and Follina exploit
More than a week has passed since Microsoft acknowledged the existence of the “Follina” vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190), after reports of it being exploited in the …
Attackers are leveraging Follina. What can you do?
As the world is waiting for Microsoft to push out a patch for CVE-2022-30190, aka “Follina”, attackers around the world are exploiting the vulnerability in a …
Zoom zero-day flaw allows code execution on victim’s Windows machine
A zero-day vulnerability in Zoom for Windows may be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim’s computer. The attack doesn’t trigger a …
Micropatches block exploitation of Windows zero-days under attack
While we wait for Microsoft to provide fixes for the two new Windows RCE zero-days that are being exploited in “limited targeted Windows 7 based attacks,” ACROS …
Malware peddlers hit Office users with old but reliable exploit
Emails delivering RTF files equipped with an exploit that requires no user interaction (except for opening the booby-trapped file) are hitting European users’ inboxes, …
New infosec products of the week: April 5, 2019
Free cybersecurity threat assessment for midsize and large organizations Cynet unveiled the Cynet Threat Assessment program. The free offering for organizations with 500 or …
0patch PRO simplifies Windows security patching
ACROS Security, a globally recognized provider of security micropatches, launched 0patch PRO, a service that simplifies security patching on Windows platform for Enterprises …