Convincing “Urgent Windows Error Fix” phishing email doing rounds
A pretty convincing email phishing campaign is targeting one of the largest user bases out there – those who use Microsoft’s Windows OS – by taking advantage …
Microsoft exceedes 100 bulletins for 2013
It’s been an interesting month for the Microsoft Security watchers of the world. If your job depends on securing systems running Windows, you should be eagerly awaiting …
Kaspersky Lab launches solution for multi-device security
Kaspersky Lab announced Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi-Device, a new security product that provides a way for customers to secure their Internet activity across …
Microsoft releases 13 bulletins, axes .NET patch
September’s Patch Tuesday is live! The 14 bulletins predicted have been cut to 13, with the .NET patch landing on the cutting room floor. A patch getting pulled after …
Windows 8 shouldn’t be used on government computers, say IT experts
Internal documents of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs perused by a reporter of news outlet Zeit Online show (via Google Translate) that IT professionals working for …
Popular Windows downloader has secret DDoS capability
Unbeknownst to its users and perhaps even to its developers, the popular Windows download manager Orbit Downloader has been outfitted with a DDoS component. The Orbit …
Ransomware changes Windows login credentials
So far, ransomware has mostly been spotted targeting US, Canadian, Australian and European users, but its not limited to hitting citizens of these traditionally prosperous …
Panda Security launches 2014 retail line
Panda Security launched Panda Global Protection 2014, Panda Internet Security 2014 and Panda Antivirus Pro 2014. Designed to provide complete protection with minimum impact on …
Microsoft releases critical fixes for IE and Exchange Server
There’s a remotely exploitable, publicly disclosed, critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange (MS13-061)! But wait, is it really remotely …
Windows XP’s approaching retirement will be boon for blackhats
Windows XP, one of Microsoft’s most popular products ever, is scheduled to be retired in April 2014. This means that from that moment on, no updates patching security …
Microsoft to release three critical fixes
The August 2013 Patch Tuesday advance notification includes a slightly higher volume of fixes than last month, but only 3 of 8 are critical, which is down from July’s 6 …
Microsoft gives app developers 180 days to fix bugs
This month’s Patch Tuesday has been a prolific one, and patches for a total of 34 vulnerabilities – six of which critical – have been made available for …