There are several ways to lock your Windows 10 PC, but did you know that you do it with an onscreen shortcut you create? Creating a shortcut to lock your Windows 10 PC can come in handy if you want ... Read more
There is no doubt that YubiKey is a great tool for consumers. As we explained, it can help you stay secure and add another layer of two-factor authentication to your personal accounts like Twitter, Instagram, a Microsoft Account, and so ... Read more
Microsoft has taken an important new step to help customers protect themselves against the “Hafnium” Exchange vulnerability with the release of a new one-click mitigation tool. This follows the release of a previous update for its Exchange Server platform aimed ... Read more
The United States has warned that Microsoft's Exchange email service, used by businesses, has been the target of a hack, and warns that there is an "active threat", with reportedly tens of thousands of US organisations at risk. A number ... Read more
At Ignite 2021, Microsoft is promoting the Zero Trust security mindset. With recent security breaches in mind, Microsoft believes the Zero Trust security mindset helps address and encompass "all types of threats, both outside in and inside out," and is ... Read more
Microsoft's Bing mobile apps, available on Android and iOS, have been the victim of a data leak. Security researchers found an Elastic server that had its password protection removed, reportedly as a "misconfiguration" of the server, which has resulted in ... Read more
Windows Security provides built-in security protections within Windows 10. Although normally best left to its own devices in the background, you might want to manually invoke Security's scanning from time-to-time. The quickest way to scan the contents of a specific ... Read more
On Windows 10, the File History feature allows you to back up copies of files and folders to secure locations in the case you delete something by accident. By default, the File History feature will back up the files that ... Read more
PCs that support Microsoft's custom Secured-core PC architecture are better protected from the new "Thunderspy" Thunderbolt vulnerability, which according to researchers can only be fixed with silicon redesign.
A hacker has claimed to have stolen over 500GB of data from private repositories stored on Microsoft's GitHub account. Microsoft, which owns GitHub, hasn't publicly commented on the breach, which does not appear to impact any of the company's major ... Read more
Zoom releases version 5.0 update that includes new security and privacy features for videoconferencing.
Microsoft engineers have developed an efficient system that can differentiate between security and non-security software bugs with 99% precision.
To protect healthcare providers and front line workers in the fight against COVID-19, Microsoft announced today that they are making their AccountGuard threat notification service available to healthcare providers and humanitarian organizations worldwide at no cost. Organizations can begin signing ... Read more
Zoom has updated their application to give users more flexibility on how their calls are routed and the location of servers, but the company has still more questions to answer.
the latest security and privacy updates from Zoom.
Today, security expert Brian Krebs posted on this blog that Microsoft has apparently purchased the domain corp.com. The domain went up for auction at a starting price of $1.7 million when it was listed by its Wisconsin native, Mike O'Connor, ... Read more
It's been almost a year and a half since Microsoft first announced that they will disable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 during the first half of 2020 by default for Microsoft's browsers. However, with the impact of Covid-19 ... Read more
Microsoft has announced support for ONVIF compliant cameras is coming to Windows 10, which will allow users to pair an ONVIF Profile S compliment network camera to their devices.
Microsoft knows that its customers own their own data and should be notified whenever an unauthorized person or entity is trying to access that information.
Microsoft announced earlier this week that Azure Sentinel, the company's cloud-native SIEM is now generally available.
the company has just announced the Azure Security Lab, which will welcome security researchers willing to test Azure’s security in exchange of financial rewards.