DPAPI vulnerability allows intruders to decrypt personal data
Passcape Software has discovered a DPAPI vulnerability that could potentially lead to unauthorized decryption of personal data and passwords of interactive domain users. The …
Microsoft to address six issues on Tuesday
Microsoft has dropped their July 2014 advance security notification and it looks like a relatively light month of patching. Six issues in total, 2 Critical, 3 Important, 1 …
SMBs still use Windows XP and face security risks
Almost one in five small and medium businesses worldwide are currently exposed to major security risks as they are still using Windows XP after Microsoft ended support for the …
A new defense against kernel-mode exploits
Over the past many years, there’ve been a plethora of security solutions available for Windows-based endpoints, but most of them are helpless against malicious code …
Microsoft delivers seven advisories
Patch Tuesday, June 2014 delivers seven advisories, of them, two critical, five important – one of which is the seldom seen “tampering” type. The remarkable …
Microsoft releases eight security updates
There is a lot going on in the updates from Microsoft this month, including some very interesting and long time coming changes. Also, it’s the highest volume of …
Microsoft to release eight bulletins on Tuesday
Tuesday, May 13 marks the next Microsoft security patch release. This release will contain eight bulletins, which is the most in a single release so far this year. The good …
Windows flaw allows access to data after accounts are revoked
A disabled account in Windows’ network does not take effect immediately, according to Aorato. In fact, due to design considerations disabled accounts – and the …
Microsoft updates IE against latest 0-day, updates also XP
Microsoft has issued an out of band security update to patch the zero day vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer and is being actively exploited in the …
A closer look at Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday
April’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday is on par with the prior releases this year. There are only four bulletins being released, two rated “Critical” and two rated …
Best practices for secure use of Windows XP
Microsoft’s support for Windows XP ended yesterday, April 8, 2014. However, Gartner estimates that one-third of enterprises currently have more than 10 percent of their …
Microsoft releases final security updates for Windows XP
So this is it, the last hurrah for the once beloved XP, the last kick at the can for patching up the old boat. Sure, by today’s standards it’s a leaky, …