Microsoft has added a new security feature called Tamper Protection to Windows Defender, the built-in antivirus solution for modern Windows systems. Tamper Protection is designed to prevent malware …
Microsoft and NIST Team Up on Patching Guide
Microsoft and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have joined forces in order to create a new guide to help enterprises streamline to challenging patch management process. The …
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Microsoft Issues 9 Critical Security Patches
As part of this month's patch Tuesday bulletin, Microsoft has released fixes for 59 security flaws, including 9 critical vulnerabilities. So far the tech giant hasn't found evidence that any of the …
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Iran Caught Targeting US Presidential Campaign Accounts
Iranian hackers recently targeted a US presidential campaign as well as various government officials (including former officials) and journalists, an investigation by Microsoft found. Between August …
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Microsoft uncovers Nodersok malware that turns PCs into zombie proxies
Microsoft is warning that thousands of computers running Windows have been turned into zombie proxies by Nodersok, a new type of fileless malware. Since July of this year, threat actors have been …
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Outlook on the Web to Block File Extensions for PowerShell, Python, and More
In order to help protect Outlook users against malicious email attachments, Microsoft is adding another 38 file extensions to its blacklist for attachments. The company acknowledges that these …
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Microsoft Issues Windows Security Update for 0Day Vulnerability
Microsoft has released an unscheduled security update to address two security vulnerabilities in its products. One of the flaws, tracked as CVE-2019-1367, is a zero-day remote code execution (RCE) …
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Windows 7 Voting Systems to Get Free Security Updates Through 2020 Elections
Even though Windows 7 will reach end-of-life on January 14th, 2020, Microsoft will continue to provide security updates for US voting systems running this operating system. The extended support will …
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Microsoft: Cyberattacks now the top risk, say businesses
The risk of cyberattacks far outranks other threats to businesses in a new report[pdf] by Microsoft and Marsh. 79% of survey respondents stated that cyberattacks are either the top concern (22%) or a …
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Windows Defender malware scans are failing after a few seconds
The latest version of Windows Defender, the built-in anti-malware solution of Windows 10, is affected by a bug that causes Quick or Full scans to stop running after inspecting only a few files. The …
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