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Microsoft’s battle with SandboxEscaper zero days turns into grim Groundhog Day
Why is SandboxEscaper releasing vulnerabilities in such an irresponsible way? It matters not – Microsoft must patch what’s in front of it whatever the backstory.
Critical Adobe Flash player bug and more in June’s Patch Tuesday
June patch Tuesday features fixes from Adobe and Microsoft for critical flaws including a remote code vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player.
Microsoft dismisses new Windows RDP ‘bug’ as a feature
Researchers have found an unexpected behavior in a Windows feature designed to protect remote sessions.
A million devices still vulnerable to ‘wormable’ RDP hole
An internet-wide scan has revealed almost one million devices vulnerable to CVE-2019-0708.
Don’t break Windows 10 by deleting SID, Microsoft warns
Sometimes it’s best not to tinker under the hood – especially when it comes to security IDs.
UPDATE NOW! Critical, remote, ‘wormable’ Windows vulnerability
Microsoft has fixed an RDP vulnerability that can be exploited remotely, without authentication and used to run arbitrary code.
Microsoft fixes Intel ZombieLoad bug with Patch Tuesday updates
May 2019 Patch Tuesday fixed 79 vulnerabilities, 19 of which are classed as Critical. Here’s a summary of the most notable ones.
Windows 10 brings password-free access another step closer
Microsoft has put another nail in the password’s coffin by winning a certification that will make it easier to log into Windows machines.
Microsoft drops password expiration from Windows 10 security
Microsoft has recognised that users don’t actually change their passwords when prompted, they just tweak them. And that doesn’t help anyone.