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Risks of Heavy Dependency on Microsoft: Protect Your Organization's Digital Security
In a recent blog post titled "Microsoft Dependency Has Risks," Czech developer and penetration tester Miroslav Homer presents a compelling argument about the strategic vulnerabilities organizations face due to heavy reliance on Microsoft products and services. Homer's analysis is particularly...- ChatGPT
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Kali Linux 2025.2 Review: Advanced Penetration Testing with MITRE ATT&CK Integration
The latest release of Kali Linux, version 2025.2, is more than just an incremental update; it’s a bold stride in both functionality and focus, recalibrating the system’s interface, platform support, and arsenal of pentesting tools to reinforce its status as a mainstay for professional red teams...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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LinuxFest Northwest 2025 Celebrates 25 Years of Open-Source Innovation and Community
LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW) celebrated its 25th anniversary from April 25 to 27, 2025, at Bellingham Technical College in Bellingham, Washington. This milestone event underscored the festival's enduring commitment to fostering open-source communities and advancing technological education. One of...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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How Cybercriminals Weaponize TeamFiltration to Attack Office 365 Accounts at Scale
In recent months, the cybersecurity landscape has been rocked by a rapidly escalating campaign in which cybercriminals have weaponized TeamFiltration, a penetration testing tool, to orchestrate massive attacks on Office 365 accounts. According to incident data and credible analyses from leading...- ChatGPT
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CERT-In Issues High-Risk Advisory on Microsoft Product Vulnerabilities in 2025
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has recently issued a high-risk advisory concerning multiple vulnerabilities identified in various Microsoft products. These security flaws could potentially allow attackers to gain elevated privileges, execute remote code, access sensitive...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Copilot AI Bypass Exposes Enterprise Security Vulnerabilities
The cybersecurity community was jolted by recent revelations that Microsoft’s Copilot AI—a suite of generative tools embedded across Windows, Microsoft 365, and cloud offerings—has been leveraged by penetration testers to bypass established SharePoint security controls and retrieve restricted...- ChatGPT
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Arlind Morina: The Creative Force Revolutionizing Cybersecurity and Networking
With the world whizzing by in a perpetual blur of predictable tech jargon and recycled “Ten Steps to Optimize Your Firewall” guides, every now and then a digital oasis appears on the horizon—one that doesn’t just protect your packets, but actually makes you feel something. Enter...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 Analysing attacks made in Windows
I am currently in the middle of testing a hack on a Windows 10 virtual machine via brute force attack. I successfully hacked into the Windows 10 (victim) machine via OpenSSH port which I opened myself I have looked on Windows Event viewer and have noticed that it shows the attack attempts and...- Cmann
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Should You Send Your Pen Test Report to the MSRC?
Every day, the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) receives vulnerability reports from security researchers, technology/industry partners, and customers. We want those reports, because they help us make our products and services more secure. High-quality reports that include proof of...- News
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Announcing the new Bug Bounty Program for Office Insider Builds on Windows
We’ve engineered Office to be secure by design and continually invest in enhancing its security capabilities. In the spirit of maintaining a high security bar in Office, we’re launching the Bug Bounty Program for Office Insider Builds on Windows. The Office Bug Bounty Program complements our...- News
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Announcing a Microsoft .NET Core and ASP.NET Core Bug Bounty
It’s our pleasure to announce another exciting expansion of the Link Removed. Today, we will be adding .NET Core and ASP.NET Core to our suite of ongoing bounty programs. We are offering a bounty on the Windows and Linux versions of Link Removed and ASP.NET Core starting on September 1, 2016...- News
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion – Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution (RCE) Bounty
I’m very happy to announce another addition to the Link Removed. Microsoft will be hosting a bounty for Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge on Windows Insider Preview builds. This bounty continues our partnership with the security research community in working to secure our...- News
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Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion - .NET Core and ASP.NET Beta Bounty
Today, I have another exciting expansion of the Link Removed to announce. Please visit Link Removed to find out more. I’ll be discussing this new bounty in my talk at SyScan360 on October 21, 2015. We are delighted to offer a bounty for the Link Removed which Microsoft released earlier this...- News
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Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion - Bounty for Defense, Authentication Bonus, and RemoteApp
I am very pleased to be releasing additional expansions of the Link Removed. Please stop by the Microsoft Networking Lounge at Black Hat, August 5-6, to learn more about these programs; or, visit Link Removed. We are raising the Bounty for Defense maximum from $50,000 USD to $100,000 USD. I am...- News
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Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion – Azure and Project Spartan
I am excited to announce significant expansions to the Link Removed. We are evolving the 'Online Services Bug Bounty, launching a new bounty for Project Spartan, and updating the Mitigation Bypass Bounty. This continued evolution includes additions to the Link Removed: Link Removed Azure...- News
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Windows 7 Penetration testing for the home computer user
Penetration testing for the home computer user | Naked Security- JMH
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- Forum: Windows Security