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Internet Explorer best at blocking malware

NSS Labs released the results and analysis from its web browser security comparative evaluating the protection offered by five browsers – Safari 5, Chrome 25/26, …

Hijacking Facebook accounts via expired Hotmail accounts

Three researchers from Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, have discovered a simple way to hijack Facebook accounts by just by misusing existing features and responses …

Microsoft to release 10 bulletins

It is the week before Patch Tuesday May and Microsoft has published its Advance Notification, giving us insight into what to expect next Tuesday. There will be 10 bulletins …

Microsoft releases Fix it for critical IE8 0-day

Microsoft has released a one-click Fix it for mitigating the effect of the IE 8 zero-day vulnerability that is being used in watering hole attacks in the wild. Given that a …

IE8 0-day used in watering hole attacks

Last week a U.S. Department of Labor website was discovered to be redirecting users to sites serving a hard-to-detect variant Poison Ivy backdoor Trojan. Researchers are now …

Fake AV scammers impersonate Microsoft

Cyber scammers continue to impersonate Microsoft and try to trick users into believing that their computer is serious need of an AV solution. Webroot researchers have spotted …

Poor Skype account verification allows account hijacking

A security researcher and hacker that does by the online handle of TibitXimer claims that his Skype account has been hijacked six times in one day due to Skype’s poor …

Unlocking MS Office 2007/2010 documents

Cloud-based password unlocking service Password-Find introduced a new decrypting algorithm that unlocks half of Microsoft Office 2007/2010 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint …

Microsoft rolls out optional two-step authentication

Microsoft has announced that it will be upgrading the Microsoft account and that this upgrade will include an optional two-step verification feature. “More than a year …

Secure Microsoft Office collaboration via any device

WatchDox Apps for WatchDox Enterprise and Enterprise ES is the first offering to grant enterprise users secure Microsoft Office collaboration capabilities via any desktop, …

Microsoft patches 13 vulnerabilities

April has turned out to be a rather slow month for Patch Tuesday. There are nine bulletins addressing a total of 13 vulnerabilities, but only two of the bulletins are rated …

Microsoft to release 9 advisories on Tuesday

April 2013 advance notice is out and it forecasts an interesting patching session for Microsoft administrators. There are 9 advisories affecting 16 distinct platforms in 5 …

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