Microsoft

Samsung disables Windows Update, undermines the security of your devices

June 25, 2015

Another example of how vendors sometimes choose to improve usability to the detriment of user security has been recently discovered by security researcher and Microsoft MVP …

HP releases exploit code for IE zero-day that Microsoft won’t patch

June 23, 2015

Despite having paid $125,000 for information about an Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR) vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer, Microsoft has decided against …

Microsoft’s anti-surveillance website was hacked

June 18, 2015

Digital Constitution – a dedicated website Microsoft set up to keep users informed of its efforts to counter US government’s attempts to access customer emails the …

Microsoft flags Ask toolbar as unwanted and dangerous

June 12, 2015

From this month on, all versions of Ask.com’s infamous browser toolbar except the very last will be detected as unwanted software by Microsoft security products and …

Microsoft releases critical patches, improves IE security

June 10, 2015

This June Patch Tuesday we have a slightly smaller patch load from Microsoft, taking us back to more historic average releases of eight bulletins. We have just two critical …

On Windows 10, apps can actively defend users from malware

June 10, 2015

“With Windows 10, Microsoft will be adding a new layer of protection against dynamic script-based malware and non-traditional avenues of cyberattack: the Antimalware …

Windows 10: More security with non-stop patching

June 8, 2015

Microsoft is ready to abandon the longstanding patching schedule that saw patches and security updates being delivered on the second Tuesday of every month. With the advent of …

APT group’s malware retrieved C&C IP addresses from Microsoft’s TechNet portal

May 14, 2015

“A China-based APT group has been using Microsofts TechNet web portal to host encoded Command and Control IP addresses for its BLACKCOFFEE malware, FireEye researchers …

May Patch Tuesday delivers critical and important fixes

May 13, 2015

In this month’s Patch Tuesday Microsoft has released 13 security bulletins addressing 48 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office, and Silverlight.Over half …

Microsoft announces bug bounties for Spartan, Azure

April 23, 2015

As the official launch of Windows 10 approaches, Microsoft has launched a new bug bounty related to its Technical Preview version, and is asking bug hunters to analyze its new …

Attackers actively downing Microsoft’s IIS web servers

April 17, 2015

Attackers are actively exploiting a DoS vulnerability (CVE-2015-1635) affecting Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) extensible web server, SANS ISC CTO …

Microsoft releases 11 security bulletins

April 15, 2015

Administrators and security teams are in for a busy day tackling 11 Microsoft security bulletins, Adobe updates and Oracle has pre-announced that their quarterly update …