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Patch Tuesday
Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day (CVE-2024-49138)

On December 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft resolved 71 vulnerabilities in a variety of its products, including a zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) that’s been exploited by …

Microsoft
Microsoft: “Hack” this LLM-powered service and get paid

Microsoft, in collaboration with the Institute of Science and Technology Australia and ETH Zurich, has announced the LLMail-Inject Challenge, a competition to test and improve …

Patch Tuesday
December 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: The secure future initiative impact

December 2024 Patch Tuesday is now live: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) It seems like 2024 just started, but the final Patch Tuesday of the year is almost …

Windows Recall
Microsoft asks Windows Insiders to try out the controversial Recall feature

Participants of the Windows Insider Program that have a Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PC can now try out Recall, the infamous snapshot-taking, AI-powered feature that …

HNS
Yubico Enrollment Suite boosts security for Microsoft users

Yubico announced Yubico Enrollment Suite for Microsoft users, including Yubico FIDO Pre-reg and the new YubiEnroll. These solutions integrate with Microsoft’s Entra ID, …

Microsoft
Microsoft announces Zero Day Quest hacking event with big rewards

Microsoft is enhancing its bug bounty initiatives with the launch of the Zero Day Quest hacking event. With $4 million in potential rewards, it focuses on driving research in …

Windows 11 security features
Microsoft announces new and improved Windows 11 security features

Microsoft has implemented some and is working on delivering several other security-related features and improvements for Windows 11. Administrator protection will allow users …

Windows 365 Link
Windows 365 Link Cloud PC: Connect securely to Windows 365

Microsoft unveiled Windows 365 Link, their first purpose-built Cloud PC device for instant, secure connection to Windows 365. Sign-in screen with USB security key option …

AI
Using AI to drive cybersecurity risk scoring systems

In this Help Net Security video, Venkat Gopalakrishnan, Principal Data Science Manager at Microsoft, discusses the development of AI-driven risk scoring models tailored for …

Patch Tuesday
Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-43451, CVE-2024-49039)

November 2024 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has dropped fixes for 89 new security issues in its various products, two of which – CVE-2024-43451 and CVE-2024-49039 …

patch tuesday
November 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: New servers arrive early

November 2024 Patch Tuesday is now live: Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-43451, CVE-2024-49039) Microsoft followed their October precedent set with …

email
Russian hackers deliver malicious RDP configuration files to thousands

Midnight Blizzard – a cyber espionage group that has been linked to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) – is targeting government, academia, defense, …

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