If you ever thought that Windows version numbers were just minor footnotes in a sea of endless updates, think again. Microsoft’s recent security reshuffle regarding Windows 11 and its virtualization-based security features is here not just to break that illusion—it’s ready to smack it with a...
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The discovery of a set of vulnerabilities in ABB ACS880 Drives running CODESYS Runtime has set alarm bells ringing across the industrial automation world. These vulnerabilities, targeting drives that support IEC 61131-3 programming standards, illustrate how even niche systems can become the...
Let’s cut to the chase. Every time a new piece of software graces our hardware, there's an unspoken gamble. Will the shiny new application be tight on security, or will it blow the front door open to malicious hackers like leaving a Welcome mat out for a cyberattack? Well, to help clear up the...
We are excited to announce that the Rust/WinRT project finally has a permanent and public home on GitHub:
microsoft/winrt-rs
Rust/WinRT follows in the tradition established by C++/WinRT of building language projections for the Windows Runtime using standard languages and compilers, providing a...
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I interned with Microsoft as a Software Engineering Intern in the MSRC UK team in Cheltenham this past summer. I worked in the Safe Systems Programming Language (SSPL) group, which explores safe programming languages as a proactive measure against memory-safety related vulnerabilities. This blog...
Some of the most important security features in modern web browsers are those that you never actually see as you browse the web. These security features work behind the scenes to protect you from browser-based vulnerabilities that could be abused by hackers to compromise your device or personal...
Minutes ago in Las Vegas at the Microsoft Researcher Appreciation Party, we completed the journey we set out on together at the 2011 Black Hat briefings. There, we asked the security research community to focus its talent and expertise on defense, to design and prototype novel runtime mitigation...