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Patches for Internet Explorer Zero-Day Causing Problems for Many Users

Microsoft released a new series of security patches in Internet Explorer for a zero-day bug, originally addressed on September 23. The original updates introduced some printing problems, but the new ones seem to be unstable too. Tracked as CVE-2019-1367, the default was considered to be a memory error that could lead to execution of remote […]

Zero-Day Attack Prevention: A Fundamental Pillar of Security

Preventing zero-day attack, one of a developer’s worst nightmares. In this guide, we’ll tackle the A to Zs of these attacks. Keeping your software bug-free and challenging to compromise is one of the biggest challenges that you will ever face as a developer. For every person that wants to see you succeed in this world, […]

Critical Office Zero-Day Attacks Detected in the Wild

At McAfee, we have put significant efforts in hunting attacks such as advanced persistent threats and “zero days.” Yesterday, we observed suspicious activities from some samples. After quick but in-depth research, this morning we have confirmed these samples are exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows and Office that is not yet patched. This blog post […]