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New Dyre variant can target Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge users

November 20, 2015

As Microsoft continues to push Windows users towards adopting the latest version of the popular OS, malware authors have started adding support for it. Heimdal Security …

Microsoft’s new security posture leads to baked-in security

November 18, 2015

More than ever, Microsoft wants its products to be the first choice for enterprises, organizations, and governments. And to do that, they embedded security in the …

Microsoft wants researchers to find bugs in .NET Core and ASP.NET, will pay

October 23, 2015

Microsoft has launched another specialized bug bounty that’s set to run until January 20th, 2016.Bug hunters, who can earn between $500 and $15,000 depending on the …

Microsoft fixes critical flaws in all versions of Windows and Office

October 14, 2015

This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings fixes for 33 vulnerabilities. Nearly half of those are found in Internet Explorer, and most of them are critical as they …

Attackers take over org’s OWA server, harvest domain credentials with malicious DLL

October 6, 2015

Researchers from cyber attack detection and response outfit Cybereason have discovered a novel APT technique that was used by attackers to gain persistence in an (unnamed) …

Enhancing email security in Office 365

September 25, 2015

The need for corporate security has never been greater. Identity theft remains a lucrative crime, and we read about a major hack nearly every day. Companies moving to Office …

Microsoft details how Device Guard fights malware in Windows 10

September 16, 2015

As Windows 10 was being prepared for release, Microsoft presented many new security features (and we’ve written about some) to be included in the new version of the …

Persistent XSS flaw in SharePoint 2013 revealed, patched

September 16, 2015

Among the vulnerabilities patched earlier this month by Microsoft is an important one that endangers users of Microsoft SharePoint 2013, a web application platform in the …

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

September 9, 2015

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

Major browser makers synchronize end of support for RC4

September 2, 2015

Mozilla, Google and Microsoft have come to an agreement: support for the increasingly vulnerable RC4 cryptographic cypher in the companies’ browsers will end in early …

Microsoft expands Bug Bounty programs, increases rewards

August 6, 2015

Microsoft is continually tweaking its Bug Bounty programs, and the latest step in this evolution has been announced on Wednesday at Black Hat USA 2015.“We are raising …

How to protect your privacy on Windows 10

August 5, 2015

So, you have decided to switch to Windows 10, but you heard that the new OS is a veritable vacuum for user data, which it sends back to Microsoft.Fear not! While most of the …