Microsoft

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2019
Microsoft will add new file types to the list of blocked ones in Outlook on the Web

Microsoft announced last week it is going to expand the list of file extensions that are blocked in Outlook on the web. Microsoft announced that it will immediately block other file extensions for its Outlook web users, it will impossible for them to download this type of attachments. Microsoft pointed out that the newly blocked […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2019
0patch will provide micropatches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 after EoS

With the end-of-life of Windows 7 and Server 2008, their users will no more receive security patches, the only way to remain protected is to trust in micropatches. On January 14, 2020, support for Window 7, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end, this means that users will no longer receive security updates. In order to address security […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2019
Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2019

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address a total of 77 vulnerabilities, 14 rated as Critical, 62 as Important, and only 1 as Moderate in severity. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 that address a total of 77 vulnerabilities, 14 rated as Critical, 62 as Important, and only 1 as Moderate in severity. Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2019
Linux worm spreading via Exim servers hit Azure customers

On Friday, security experts at Microsoft warned of a new Linux worm, spreading via Exim email servers, that already compromised some Azure installs. Bad actors continue to target cloud services in the attempt of abusing them for several malicious purposes, like storing malware or implementing command and control servers. Microsoft Azure is not immune, recently […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2019
Microsoft warns of spam campaign exploiting CVE-2017-11882 flaw

Microsoft is warning of an active spam campaign targeting European languages that leverages an exploit to infect simply by opening the attachment. Microsoft issued a warning on Friday about an ongoing spam campaign that is targeting European users. Spam messages are carrying weaponized RTF documents that could infect users with malware without any user interaction, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2019
Microsoft warns for the second time of applying BlueKeep patch

Microsoft issued a new warning for users to update their systems to address the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. Microsoft issued a new warning for users of older Windows OS versions to update their systems in order to patch the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0708, impacts the Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2019
0patch issued a micropatch to address the BlueKeep flaw in always-on servers

0patch, released a security patch to address the BlueKeep vulnerability, that can be deployed by administrators to protect always-on servers. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for May 2019 address nearly 80 vulnerabilities, including an RDS vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep that can be exploited to carry out WannaCry-like attack. The issue is a remote code execution flaw in Remote Desktop […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2019
SandboxEscaper disclosed 3 Microsoft zero-day flaws in 24 hours

Yesterday SandboxEscaper publicly disclosed a Windows zero-day vulnerability, now she disclosed other two unknown issues in less than 24 hours. Just Yesterday, the popular developer SandboxEscaper publicly disclosed a Windows zero-day vulnerability in the Task Manager, now in less than 24 hours the revealed two more unpatched Microsoft zero-day flaws. The two new zero-day issues […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2019
Microsoft renewed its Attack Surface Analyzer, version 2.0 is online

Microsoft has renewed its Attack Surface Analyzer tool to take advantage of modern, cross-platform technologies. The first version of the Attack Surface Analyzer 1.0 was released back in 2012, it aims at detecting and changes that occur in the Windows operating systems during the installation of third-party applications.  The Analyzer has been released on GitHub, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2019
Microsoft removes Password-Expiration Policy in security baseline for Windows 10

Microsoft presented a series of security enhancements for its Windows 10, including the removal of the password-expiration policy.  Microsoft announced the removal of the password-expiration policy from its operating system starting with the next Windows 10 feature update (Windows 10 version 1903, a.k.a., “19H1” ) and Windows Server version 1903. The idea behind this change […]