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Researchers claim they can stop malware before it executes. Black Hat EndGame vulnerability researchers Cody Pierce, Matt Spisak, and Kenneth Fitch have created a defence framework to protect against deeper modern attacks. The security trio with roots in the HP Zero Day Initiative, the National Security Agency, and the Department of Defence, have extended a hardware […]
Attack from the ’90s resurfaces more deadly than before. A flaw in how Windows handles old authentication procedures for shared network resources can leak a user’s Microsoft account username and password, or VPN credentials if the user is using a VPN to surf the Internet. The exploit relies on an attacker embedding a link to an […]
Microsoft has been sued again — This time by three users in the United States and one from Israel! The technology giant Microsoft has been sued again for its frustrating Windows 10 upgrade tactics. The first in the list is a lawsuit from Florida, United States and second lawsuit comes all the way back from the Haifa city […]
Whether you have a desktop PC or a server, Microsoft’s free Diskspd utility will stress test and benchmark your hard drives. It helps us find which of our hard drives is the fastest, and is it really as fast as the manufacturer promised. Downloading The Diskspd Microsoft offers this excellent tool for free, and you can […]
Office exploit kits updates drop support for CVE-2012-0158. Two newer vulnerabilities targeting the Microsoft Office suite have become very popular in recent months, as Office exploit kit makers have updated their code and added support for the newer CVE-2015-1641 and CVE-2015-2545 exploits. For more than four years, APT groups and cyber-crime gangs have been very attached […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has released a security update that has patched a backdoor in Windows RT operating system. This flaw allowed the users to install non-Redmond approved operating systems like Linux and Android on Windows RT tablets. In its latest Patch Tuesday security update, Microsoft closed a backdoor left open in Windows RT–Windows 8.x ported to devices […]
Patch Tuesday wasn’t just about browser bugs. Microsoft has quietly killed a vulnerability that can be exploited to unlock ARM-powered Windows RT tablets and boot non-Redmond-approved operating systems. The Register has learned that one of the security holes addressed this week in the July edition of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday closes a backdoor left in Windows RT […]
Introducing vulnerability of the year: CVE-2016-3238. Microsoft patched today a critical security vulnerability in the Print Spooler service that allows attackers to take over devices via a simple mechanism. The vulnerability affects all Windows versions ever released. Security firm Vectra discovered the vulnerability (CVE-2016-3238), which Microsoft fixed in MS16-087. At its core, the issue resides in […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has signed a deal with SUSE Linux to enter into a new partnership. This step is expected to strengthen Microsoft’s position as a leading service provider among the Linux users. The new development also renewed the older agreements between the two technology companies. Writing a new chapter in its love story with Linux, […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft’s Windows 10 free upgrade campaign will dry out on July 29. There is a method that will allow you install Windows 10 Enterprise edition on your machine. The free Windows 10 OS will be available to you on a 90-day trial period. Microsoft has been very determined to push their Windows 10 […]
The two zero-days were fixed in the summer of 2015.Project Zero researchers revealed this week that they helped Microsoft patch 16 security issues relating to how font processing operations are handled in the Windows kernel, 2 of which were zero-day vulnerabilities at the time they were discovered. Project Zero is an initiative to help improve […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has released the .NET Core 1.0 for Linux, Windows, and macOS. This announcement adds a new chapter in Microsoft’s love affair with Linux and open source. While Red Hat’s RHEL Linux distribution currently supports .NET Core 1.0, Microsoft is working to bring the same ability to Debian, Ubuntu, and CentOS. Back in November 2014, […]
Microsoft was sued by a business woman in California after she witnessed automatic update on her computer which made it slow and hard to use! A California resident filed a lawsuit against Mircosoft for automatically updating her business computer to Windows 10 making it slow and unreliable. In return, she won $10,000 after Microsoft decided to […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft’s investments in cloud-based open source technologies is now paying off. Thanks to the high demand for Linux on Azure, more Linux-lovers are choosing Redmond’s cloud platform. As a result, today, about one-third of Azure virtual machines are running Linux. If you think that Microsoft’s love for Linux and open source is selfless, think […]
Sysadmins should disable OLE object execution. Malware coders have found a macro-like infection method that abuses the Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) system to trick users into running malicious scripts. The Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) system is a proprietary Microsoft technology used in some of the company’s software products, which allows users to […]
Short Bytes: Checked C helps a programmer avoid common mistakes while dealing with pointers in C. Microsoft’s Checked C research project aims to make the system software more reliable and secure. To do the same, Microsoft has open sourced Checked C, an extension of C programming language that adds the static and dynamic checking to […]
LinkedIn, world’s first professional social network will now be working under the ownership of technology giant Microsoft but does this raise concerns about users’ privacy? Microsoft is taking over the ownership for the world renowned professional social network LinkedIn in a $26.2 billion deal at $196 per share. Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said in a statement […]
Microsoft says it’s for debugging, not spying. Internet users have pulled out the pitchforks and are once again at odds with Microsoft regarding telemetry data, but this time around it’s because the company updated Visual Studio 2015, which is now adding secret telemetry code in the C++ binaries compiled by every developer. The issue surfaced in […]
US-CERT warns about a rise in macro malware. Following numerous reports from various security firms about a large number of malware that uses macro scripts in Office documents to spread, the US-CERT team has issued an official alert to all organizations about this resurging threat. Macros are not malicious by nature, being added to automate various […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has released its own FreeBSD distribution and offered official support to Azure users. The kernel level changes/investments made by Redmond will be up-streamed into the official FreeBSD 10.3 release. Justin T. Gibbs, the FreeBSD Foundation’s President, called its an important milestone for the community. Wwriting the latest chapter of its love affair with open […]
US Nuclear Operations Computing System is the World’s Most Outdated one — Reports US Government Accountability Office! Apparently, the world’s most technologically advanced country is relying upon technology was declared obsolete in Reagan era, such as the 8-inch floppy discs. It is being reported that the Strategic Automated Command and Control System of the US […]