cybersecurity awareness

Scams are no longer a background nuisance for freelancers and microbusinesses — they are an everyday, costly risk that can bankrupt a one‑person shop as easily as it disrupts a multinational. Overview ESET’s practical primer for micro businesses lays out why the “too small to matter” assumption...

Windows users across the UK and beyond have been told to "make a change or risk exposure" after consumer groups and security agencies issued blunt warnings about the growing danger of running unsupported or unpatched Windows installations — advice that, in some cases, explicitly recommends...

A consumer‑facing warning telling people to take “extreme caution” with certain Windows installations has quickly become the dominant narrative in local and national coverage — and for good reason: Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows 10, multiple actively‑exploited legacy flaws...

In a recent revelation, security consultant Haakon Gulbrandsrud of Binary Security uncovered a significant vulnerability within Microsoft Azure's API Connections functionality. This flaw potentially allowed users with minimal privileges to access sensitive data across various Azure services...

A recent security disclosure has unveiled a critical vulnerability within Microsoft 365's PDF export functionality, enabling attackers to perform Local File Inclusion (LFI) attacks and access sensitive files on the server. This flaw, now patched by Microsoft, underscores the importance of...

The growing sophistication of phishing attempts targeting Microsoft 365 and Outlook users underscores a significant challenge facing both individual users and IT administrators: even widely trusted productivity tools are susceptible to well-crafted scam campaigns that can bypass traditional...

The Windows Kernel serves as the core component of the Windows operating system, managing system resources and hardware communication. Its integrity is paramount to system security. However, vulnerabilities within the kernel can expose sensitive information, potentially leading to further system...

For many organizations, the expectation is that internal communications on their Microsoft 365 tenants are inherently more trustworthy—after all, who would question an authentication-free email from the company’s own domain? Yet a recent investigation by the Varonis Managed Data Detection and...

A new security threat has emerged within Microsoft’s storage infrastructure: the recently disclosed CVE-2025-33058, an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Windows Storage Management Provider. As security professionals and system administrators strive to safeguard sensitive data...

MicroDicom DICOM Viewer, a widely recognized medical imaging software, has become the focus of significant cybersecurity scrutiny following the public disclosure of a critical vulnerability. According to a disclosure by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), versions of the...

As cyber threats targeting Microsoft 365 continue to evolve, understanding and mitigating these risks is paramount for organizations relying on this platform. The recent "Microsoft 365 Security Roundup: Top 5 Threats in 2025" summit highlighted the most pressing security challenges and provided...

At the recent BSides Las Vegas 2024 conference, Bård Aase delivered an insightful presentation titled "That's Not My Name," focusing on the complexities of character encoding and its impact on digital identity representation. Drawing from his personal experiences with a name containing non-ASCII...

May 20, 2025 marked a significant moment in the ongoing quest for industrial cybersecurity resilience as the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released thirteen new Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories. These advisories serve not only as a warning to operators...

The expectation that changing your Microsoft or Azure account password will immediately invalidate previous credentials, cutting off all unauthorized access, is deeply ingrained in modern digital hygiene. However, an in-depth look into Windows’ Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) reveals a peculiarity...

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a recent vulnerability identified in SMA's Sunny Portal has raised significant concerns, particularly for organizations operating within the energy sector. This flaw, cataloged as CVE-2025-0731, underscores the critical importance of robust...

If you came here looking for a seemingly magical Windows 11 Pro “All-In-One” download, promising freedom from Microsoft accounts and sprinkled with the mysterious label “Yify,” allow me to save you several gigabytes and a visit from your company’s compliance officer: that page is more absent...

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...

The digital underworld has once again evolved its trickery, this time using a time-tested method—QR codes—to bypass modern email security and steal delicate Microsoft 365 credentials. Cybercriminals are now capitalizing on the ubiquity of QR codes, transforming an everyday tool into a weapon...

The FBI has issued a stern warning about a sophisticated data extortion scam specifically targeting corporate executives—a clarion call for organizations to scrutinize their cybersecurity measures. Criminals posing as the “BianLian Group” are allegedly dispatching extortion letters, threatening...

Understanding CVE-2021-1683: A Security Barrier Breached What is CVE-2021-1683? CVE-2021-1683 refers to a vulnerability within the Windows Bluetooth stack that fundamentally compromises the security features designed to protect users from unauthorized access. Specifically, this is categorized as...