Windows

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 …

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, …

JetAudio and JetVideo media player vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution

August 28, 2015

An arbitrary code execution in the JetAudio Basic (v8.1.3) and JetVideo media players for Windows allows potential attackers to craft a malicious .asf file that could …

Attackers actively exploiting Windows bug via malicious USB devices

August 12, 2015

In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 14 bulletins and patches addressing a bucketload of vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including its new …

Corporate networks can be compromised via Windows Updates

August 6, 2015

Yesterday at Black Hat USA 2015, researchers from UK-based Context Information Security demonstrated how Windows Update can be abused for internal attacks on corporate …

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 …

Fake “Windows 10 Free Upgrade” emails deliver ransomware

August 3, 2015

“It didn’t take long for malware peddlers to take advantage of the huge interest users have shown into Windows 10. The newest version of the popular software was …

Microsoft Edge: New browser, new risks for Windows 10

July 31, 2015

Microsoft Edge, the new browser in Windows 10, represents a significant increase in the security over Internet Explorer. However, there are also new potential threat vectors …

List of approved Windows 10 compatible security products

July 31, 2015

Windows 10 is now available to users around the world, and it comes with new security features.AV-Comparatives tested a variety of software titles to see which of them are …

Check out the Windows 10 security features

July 29, 2015

Today is the day that Windows 10 becomes available to users around the world.The new (and some old-but-new again) features are already known to the public: the Start button is …

Microsoft plugs another Windows zero-day with emergency patch

July 21, 2015

Microsoft has released an emergency update that plugs a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2015-2426) that affects all supported versions of Windows and could allow …

VMware fixes host privilege escalation bug in Workstation, Player, Horizon View

July 10, 2015

VMware has issued software updates for VMware Workstation, Player, and Horizon View Client for Windows, which fix relatively serious a host privilege escalation vulnerability …