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Microsoft ends support for Windows 8, IE8 through 10: What does this mean for you?

Slowly but surely, Microsoft is pushing users towards Windows 10 and its new browser, Microsoft Edge. The way through this is by stop providing technical support and security …

Microsoft warns of imminent end of support for all but the latest Internet Explorer versions

Windows users who still prefer Internet Explorer to all other browsers have been urged by Microsoft to update to the latest (and last) version of the browser (v11), as the …

Microsoft pushes out security updates, plugs holes actively exploited by attackers

Microsoft released twelve patches fixing over 50 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Active Directory Service, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Journal, …

Microsoft issues emergency patch for IE flaw exploited in the wild

Microsoft has pushed out an emergency out-of-band Internet Explorer update, which fixes a critical memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2015-2502) that is being actively …

Angler EK exploits recently patched IE bug to deliver ransomware

“If they haven’t already, Internet Explorer users would do well to implement the security update provided by Microsoft last month, as among the fixed vulnerability …

High severity Internet Explorer 11 vulnerability identified after Hacking Team breach

After analyzing the leaked data from last week’s attack on Hacking Team, Vectra researchers discovered a previously unknown high severity vulnerability in Internet …

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

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

Microsoft patches Windows, IE, Office, SharePoint

This month Microsoft has released 14 new bulletins, 5 of which are rated as Critical, 9 as Important. As a déjà vu from last month, a critical remote code execution …

Critical IE 11 bug can be used for effective phishing attacks

A hacker has discovered a universal Cross Site Scripting (XSS) flaw that affects Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1, and which could allow attackers to execute …

Unlock your digital world with True Key

Intel Security recently previewed True Key, a new way to unlock your digital world. It combines both password management with simple and secure multi-factor …

IE “Unicorn” bug actively exploited in the wild

Last week, in its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft patched a number of serious vulnerabilities, including one that is nearly two decades old, dating back to Microsoft IE 3.0. …

Microsoft patches Windows, IE, Word, SharePoint and IIS

This month Microsoft is publishing 14 bulletins with new versions and patches for its software, operating systems and applications. This is one fewer bulletin than Microsoft …

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