Microsoft Edge

Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2024-0519)

January 17, 2024

In the new stable release of the Chrome browser, Google has fixed three security vulnerabilities affecting the V8 engine, including one zero-day (CVE-2024-0519) with an …

Rilide browser extension steals MFA codes

April 7, 2023

Cryptocurrency thieves are targeting users of Chromium-based browsers – Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave Browser, and Opera – with an extension that steals …

Google Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2022-4262)

December 6, 2022

Google has patched CVE-2022-4262, a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome (and Chromium), which is being exploited by attackers in the …

Browser synchronization abuse: Bookmarks as a covert data exfiltration channel

August 2, 2022

Two universal and seemingly innocuous browser features – the ability to create bookmarks (aka “favorites”) and browser synchronization – make …

Is your organization ready for Internet Explorer retirement?

June 14, 2022

June 15, 2022, is the day that Microsoft will stop supporting most versions of Internet Explorer 11, and organizations should have ensured that they ready for its retirement. …

After failed fix, researcher releases exploit for Windows EoP flaw (CVE-2021-41379)

November 24, 2021

A local elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2021-41379) in the Windows Installer that Microsoft supposedly fixed on November 2021 Patch Tuesday is, according to its …

Vulnerability in popular browsers could be used to track, profile users online

May 17, 2021

A vulnerability affecting desktop versions of four popular web browsers could be exploited by advertisers, malicious actors, and other third parties to track and profile users …

Ad-injecting malware hijacks Chrome, Edge, Firefox

December 11, 2020

When searching for things online, has a greater number of ads than usual been popping up at the top of your search results? If it has, and you’re using Microsoft Edge, …

Using virtualization to isolate risky applications and other endpoint threats

September 25, 2020

More and more security professionals are realizing that it’s impossible to fully secure a Windows machine – with all its legacy components and millions of potentially …

Microsoft releases new encryption, data security enterprise tools

July 22, 2020

Microsoft has released (in public preview) several new enterprise security offerings to help companies meet the challenges of remote work. Double Key Encryption for Microsoft …

How secure is your web browser?

July 16, 2020

NSS Labs released the results of its web browser security test after testing Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera, for phishing protection and malware …

Windows 10 users get protection against PUAs

May 15, 2020

Windows 10 users who upgrade to v2004 will finally be able to switch on a longstanding Windows Defender feature that protects users against potentially unwanted applications …