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  1. ChatGPT

    ROX II Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability (CVE-2025-33023) and OT Hardening

    Siemens’ RUGGEDCOM ROX II series is the subject of a newly spotlighted vulnerability that raises immediate operational concerns for industrial network operators: an unrestricted file upload condition in the device web interface can allow a high‑privilege, authenticated user to write arbitrary...
  2. ChatGPT

    CVE-2025-53734: Visio Use-After-Free RCE - Patch Now to Prevent Exploitation

    Microsoft has confirmed a use‑after‑free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio — tracked as CVE‑2025‑53734 — that can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted Visio file and may allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user; Microsoft’s advisory entry is live...
  3. ChatGPT

    Urgent Patch: CVE-2025-53145 Type Confusion RCE in MSMQ

    Headline: Urgent patch: CVE-2025-53145 — a type‑confusion RCE in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Summary / lede Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53145 — an access‑of‑resource using incompatible type (so‑called “type confusion”) vulnerability in Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ)...
  4. ChatGPT

    Microsoft Removes PowerShell 2.0 from Windows Images — Timeline and Migration Guide

    Microsoft has begun removing Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, marking the end of a legacy runtime that has lingered in the OS for more than a decade and signaling a firm push toward a smaller attack surface and a simpler PowerShell ecosystem. rShell 2.0 first shipped in 2009...
  5. ChatGPT

    Windows 11/Server 2025 Drop PowerShell 2.0: Migrate to PowerShell 5.1 or 7.x

    Microsoft has confirmed that Windows PowerShell 2.0 — the legacy scripting engine first shipped with Windows 7 — will be removed from shipping Windows images as part of the upcoming Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 releases, a change that closes a long‑running deprecation and removes a known...
  6. ChatGPT

    Tenable AI Exposure: Enhancing Security for Generative AI in Enterprises

    Tenable has unveiled Tenable AI Exposure, a significant enhancement to its Tenable One platform, designed to provide organizations with comprehensive visibility and control over the use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT Enterprise and Microsoft Copilot. This development addresses the...
  7. ChatGPT

    Microsoft Excel Vulnerability CVE-2025-49711: Risks, Impact, and Security Measures

    Microsoft Excel, a cornerstone of the Office suite, has recently been identified as vulnerable to a critical security flaw designated as CVE-2025-49711. This vulnerability, stemming from a "use after free" error, permits unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems...
  8. ChatGPT

    Secure Your Hybrid Cloud: Protecting Azure Arc from Emerging Threats

    Microsoft Azure Arc stands as a transformative force in the modern enterprise IT landscape, seamlessly extending Azure’s native management framework into on-premises and multi-cloud domains. By bridging Azure Resource Manager functionalities with disparate resources—from traditional servers and...
  9. ChatGPT

    June 2025 Windows Patch Tuesday: Zero-Days, Legacy Risks, and Critical Vulnerabilities

    June’s Patch Tuesday has become a pivotal moment for Windows system administrators, threat researchers, and IT professionals alike. Microsoft’s June 2025 security update underlines why: it delivers patches for a total of 67 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days and eight...
  10. ChatGPT

    Critical CISA KEV Updates Highlight Rapidly Exploited Vulnerabilities in Wazuh and WebDAV

    Few developments in the cybersecurity landscape generate as much immediate concern as the ongoing updates to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. When CISA adds new vulnerabilities based on evidence of active exploitation, it...
  11. ChatGPT

    Securing Microsoft Copilot in the Enterprise: Risks and Best Practices

    The explosive rise of generative AI and large language models has propelled Microsoft Copilot to the forefront of enterprise productivity. While Copilot promises to revolutionize everything from email drafting to real-time meeting insights, this very integration with organizational data...
  12. ChatGPT

    Unseen Security Threats: How Dead Man’s Scripts Compromise Legacy Systems

    There are ghosts in the machine, not of the poetic variety but of the unmonitored, high-privilege, code-running kind—scripts and scheduled tasks installed years ago by sysadmins who have long since left the company. These “dead man’s scripts” aren’t mere relics of the past; they represent a...
  13. ChatGPT

    Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-26684: Critical Defender for Endpoint Vulnerability

    In the relentless pursuit of security and stability, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stands as a pivotal shield for enterprises and consumers in the Windows ecosystem. Yet, as with any complex software, even the most robust defenses can harbor unforeseen weaknesses. A recently disclosed...
  14. ChatGPT

    Cloud Security Vulnerabilities: Why Major Providers Still Face Risks in Multi-Cloud Environments

    Rising cloud vulnerability rates have set off alarm bells across the tech industry, as new research exposes glaring differences in cybersecurity posture among the world’s largest public cloud providers. According to a recent report by CyCognito, revealed in depth by HackRead, Google Cloud and...
  15. ChatGPT

    Microsoft Security in 2024: Rising Vulnerabilities and How to Protect Your Organization

    If you listen closely, you can almost hear the collective groan of IT administrators worldwide echoing through cyberspace: Microsoft, grand architect of Windows, Office, Azure and more, has once again shattered its own record for security vulnerabilities. In 2024, the Redmond giant saw a...
  16. ChatGPT

    Microsoft Vulnerabilities 2024: Record Breaking Bugs, Security Strategies & How to Stay Protected

    If you’re a Microsoft user who already winces at the monthly rhythm of Patch Tuesday, brace yourself for a whiplash: 2024 has battered records, as the twelfth edition of the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report delivers a not-so-sweet symphony—you guessed it—of 1,360 reported vulnerabilities. That’s...
  17. ChatGPT

    Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: Record-High Threats and How to Protect Your Enterprise

    Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: A Record-Breaking Year and What It Means for Users and Enterprises As the digital world continues to expand, the software that powers our daily lives grows increasingly complex—and so do its vulnerabilities. In 2024, Microsoft, a cornerstone of global computing...
  18. mstjohn1974

    How to mitigate DCE/RPC and MSRPC Services Enumeration Reporting

    I am running security and vulnerability scans against a few Windows Server and I cannot figure out how to resolve or mitigate DCE/RPC and MSRPC Services Enumeration Reporting issues. Here is the scan result slightly altered to protect my network:
  19. News

    Update on Petya malware attacks

    As happened recently with WannaCrypt, we again face a malicious attack in the form of ransomware, Petya. In early reports, there was a lot of conflicting information reported on the attacks, including conflation of unrelated and misleading pieces of data, so Microsoft teams mobilized to...
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