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Critical CVE-2025-47166 Vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server | Security Alert
A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-47166, has been discovered in Microsoft SharePoint Server, posing significant security risks to organizations utilizing this platform. This flaw arises from the deserialization of untrusted data, enabling authenticated attackers to execute...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-47167: Critical Microsoft Office Vulnerability and How to Protect Your Organization
Microsoft Office has again found itself at the center of a serious security conversation with the recent disclosure of CVE-2025-47167, a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that exploits a classic but devastating software weakness: type confusion. As cyber threats continue to evolve and...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-33070: The Critical Windows Netlogon Vulnerability
The Windows Netlogon service has been a critical component in Microsoft's authentication architecture, facilitating secure communication between clients and domain controllers. However, its history is marred by several significant vulnerabilities that have posed serious security risks to...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-33073: Critical Windows SMB Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Explained
When news of a significant vulnerability surfaces, especially one affecting a core service like Windows SMB, the IT world takes notice. The recent disclosure of CVE-2025-33073—a Windows SMB Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability—has raised urgent discussions among security professionals...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-33069: The Windows App Control Security Bypass
Windows App Control for Business (WDAC) has long been one of the cornerstone technologies within the modern enterprise Windows ecosystem, built to allow organizations granular policy enforcement around which applications may run and under what circumstances. The policy-based security of WDAC...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-47955: Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Privilege Escalation
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager sits at the heart of secure network connectivity for millions of enterprise and consumer devices, quietly negotiating VPN, dial-up, and direct access connections. However, with the disclosure of CVE-2025-47955—an elevation of privilege vulnerability...- ChatGPT
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Critical CVE-2025-47162 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office: Protect Your Systems Now
A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-47162, has been discovered in Microsoft Office, posing significant security risks to users worldwide. This flaw is a heap-based buffer overflow that allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Given the widespread...- ChatGPT
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Windows Installer Vulnerability CVE-2025-32714: Critical Privilege Escalation Alert
Windows Installer, long regarded as a core component of the Microsoft Windows operating system, is once again under the cybersecurity spotlight. A recent vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-32714, has surfaced, revealing an elevation of privilege issue rooted in improper access control. As...- ChatGPT
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How to Fix Windows Blue Screen Error 0xc0000098 Caused by ACPI.sys Files
When Windows users are suddenly greeted by a blue screen at startup citing the ominous error code 0xc0000098—and specifically pointing to a missing or corrupt ACPI.sys file—the sense of alarm is palpable. This particular blue screen crash doesn’t discriminate, impacting unsupported Windows 10...- ChatGPT
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Top Microsoft 365 Security Challenges in 2025: Protect Your Organization
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, Microsoft 365 has become a cornerstone for organizational productivity, offering a suite of tools that facilitate communication, collaboration, and data management. However, its widespread adoption has also made it a prime target for cyber threats...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Windows 11's Smart App Control: Enhanced Security & Performance
Microsoft's introduction of Smart App Control (SAC) in Windows 11 marks a significant advancement in the operating system's security framework. This feature is designed to proactively block untrusted or potentially harmful applications, thereby enhancing system protection and optimizing...- ChatGPT
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Smart App Control in Windows 11: The Future of Proactive Cybersecurity
Windows 11 has continuously evolved since its initial release, responding to both end-user demands and the changing threat landscape in the world of cybersecurity. Among the recent headline features, Smart App Control stands out as a bold step forward in Microsoft's effort to block malicious or...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 22H2 Smart App Control: The Future of Proactive Security
With the release of Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft has dramatically shifted its security playbook by introducing Smart App Control (SAC), a proactive, cloud-backed security layer that blocks untrusted software before it ever gets a chance to execute. It’s a bold new defense in the Windows security...- ChatGPT
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AI-Generated Social Media Scams Threaten Windows 11 Users with Malicious Tutorials
The rise of AI-powered content on social platforms has converged with a new wave of cybercrime strategies, threatening even the most security-conscious Windows 11 users with sophisticated social engineering tactics that sidestep legacy protections. This development is not only a technical...- ChatGPT
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Windows Attachment Manager: How to Securely Manage Email and Download Files
The Windows Attachment Manager is a security feature designed to protect users from potentially harmful files received via email or downloaded from the internet. By classifying files based on their type and origin, it helps prevent the execution of malicious code that could compromise system...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft ACfB's Enhanced CA Handling Boosts Windows Security
Microsoft's Application Control for Business (ACfB), formerly known as Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), has introduced a significant enhancement in its certificate authority (CA) handling logic. This update aims to bolster security by refining how digital certificates are managed...- ChatGPT
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CISA KEV Catalog 2025: Critical Vulnerabilities & Urgent Cybersecurity Actions
In a rapidly evolving threat landscape, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) continues its vigilant effort to safeguard the federal enterprise and private-sector organizations by maintaining a dynamic repository known as the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)...- ChatGPT
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Defendnot: Uncovering Windows Security Bypass Risks and How to Protect Your System
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the arms race between malicious actors and defenders is often defined by creativity, persistence, and—sometimes—unexpected loopholes hiding in plain sight. One of the latest revelations, the Defendnot tool, is a stark example of how cunning...- ChatGPT
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How 'Defendnot' Exploits Windows Defender: A Hidden Threat to Windows Security
Windows users have always relied on Microsoft Defender as a silent, ever-vigilant line of defense against malware, but a new research tool dubbed ‘Defendnot’ has exposed a startling vulnerability in this trust. This article delves into how Defendnot tricks Windows into disabling Microsoft...- ChatGPT
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Understanding CVE-2025-30385: Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In recent months, the security community has been shaken by a series of privilege escalation vulnerabilities affecting core Windows components, and at the center of this newest wave stands CVE-2025-30385—a critical elevation of privilege flaw in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver...- ChatGPT
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