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Strengths and weaknesses of MS SmartScreen filter

Microsoft’s SmartScreen application control feature, introduced with Internet Explorer 8 and lately ported to Windows 8 is a good addition to the new OS. It might …

Patched IE zero-day and older flaw exploited in ongoing targeted attacks

With this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered the patch for the infamous Internet Explorer zero-day (CVE-2013-3893) that has been spotted being used in …

Microsoft exceedes 100 bulletins for 2013

It’s been an interesting month for the Microsoft Security watchers of the world. If your job depends on securing systems running Windows, you should be eagerly awaiting …

Microsoft hands out $128k in bug bounties

As the date of the release of the final version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8 and RT draws near, Microsoft has announced that it has paid out over $28,000 to six …

Microsoft to unveil eight bulletins on Tuesday

October is turning out to be a busy month for patches. Next week is Patch Tuesday, and both Adobe and Microsoft have published their advance notices, with one and eight …

Latest IE 0-day still unpatched, attacks exploiting it go back three months

While Microsoft is yet to issue a patch for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day (CVE-2013-3893), reports are coming in that the flaw has been exploited more widely and for a …

Microsoft, Facebook and Mozilla hunt for developers at HackWEEKDAY

This October, developers from around the globe have an opportunity to showcase their coding skills to an international audience at the HackWEEKDAY hackathon in Kuala Lumpur. …

IE 0-day attack reports push ISC to raise official threat level

Over the weekend, FireEye researchers have managed to shed some light on the in-the-wild attacks leveraging the latest discovered Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability …

Latest IE 0-day insight: Background, severity and solutions

This recently discovered Internet Explorer zero day vulnerability is bad. Users and administrators should take immediate action to mitigate the risk. Considering the timing, I …

US Internet users less vigilant than ever about their online safety

As the Internet has become a ubiquitous part of life, US consumers are less vigilant about protecting their safety online, says this year’s Microsoft Computing Safety …

Microsoft releases 13 bulletins, axes .NET patch

September’s Patch Tuesday is live! The 14 bulletins predicted have been cut to 13, with the .NET patch landing on the cutting room floor. A patch getting pulled after …

Microsoft to release 14 bulletins patching Office, Windows, IE and .NET

September’s edition of Microsoft’s patch Tuesday advance notification has emerged in all its glory. A hefty 14 bulletins are in the offing, split equally between …

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