Microsoft fixes 25 critical issues in August Patch Tuesday
The Microsoft August 2017 Patch Tuesday update has landed and contains patches for 48 vulnerabilities, 25 of which are for critical issues. 27 of the vulnerabilities can be …
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The anatomy of a completely fileless attack
The use of fileless malware is definitely on the rise, and it’s used both by targeted threat actors and cybercriminals. Trend Micro researchers, though, are keen to …
Microsoft offers rewards for Windows bugs
Microsoft is asking researchers to look for bugs inside the latest Windows 10 version (Insider Preview slow ring). Remote code execution bugs can net finders up to $15,000, …
EternalBlue vulnerability scanner statistics reveal there are exposed hosts worldwide
After the recent massive WannaCry ransomware campaign, Elad Erez, Director of Innovation at Imperva, was shocked at the number of systems that still sported the Microsoft …
Swiss users targeted with Windows, macOS banking Trojan
Swiss users are once again hit with emails delivering banking malware, for both Windows and macOS systems. Trend Micro researchers believe the campaign to have been mounted by …
Windows 10 will use protected folders to thwart crypto ransomware
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (the next major update of Microsoft’s popular OS) is scheduled to be released in September, and will come with major new end-to-end …
Eternal Blues: A free EternalBlue vulnerability scanner
It is to be hoped that after the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks, companies will finally make sure to install – on all their systems – the Windows update that …
End-to-end email encryption with no central point of attack
A seamless, easy-to-use, and secure end-to-end encrypted business collaboration tool with no central point of attack is a holy grail for every business, and Boston-based …
A Windows XP bug makes it possible to recover files encrypted by WannaCry
In an unusual turn of events, a Windows bug has been found to work in favor of victims instead of attackers, allowing WannaCry victims that run Windows XP to decrypt the files …
WannaCry is a painful reminder of why enterprises must stay current on software updates
WannaCry is a wake-up call for the excessive numbers of companies needlessly dragging their feet over Windows 10 migrations. Certainly since Friday, we’ve seen an upswing in …
