powershell security

Microsoft’s December Windows 10 ESU patch (KB5071546) landed with a clear security intent — hardening PowerShell 5.1 — but within 48 hours a cluster of community reports linked the package to broken shell‑customization tools, multi‑monitor failures and localized performance regressions that are...

Microsoft pushed a high-priority December 9, 2025 Patch Tuesday that closes several dangerous holes — including a PowerShell command-injection flaw that now forces a confirmation prompt, a Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver bug actively used for local privilege escalation, and a...

Windows PowerShell 5.1 now stops and asks for confirmation before it will parse web pages in a way that could execute scripts found in that content — a safety-first change that will affect interactive use and any automation that previously relied on the old, IE‑backed HTML DOM parsing behavior...

Microsoft’s security update for CVE-2025-54100 does more than patch a vulnerability — it changes the behavior of a widely used PowerShell cmdlet in a way that will be immediately visible to users and consequential for automation: after installing the update, Invoke‑WebRequest will present an...

Microsoft’s vulnerability trackers and security aggregators published a new PowerShell elevation‑of‑privilege advisory identified as CVE‑2025‑25004 on October 14, 2025: the flaw is described as an improper access control (CWE‑284) in Microsoft PowerShell that can allow an authorized local...

Interlock ransomware has quickly ascended from a little-known name in late 2024 to a top-tier threat that’s been hammering organizations across North America and Europe through 2025. While other ransomware groups have faltered or faded, Interlock actors show a relentless willingness to innovate...

The sun has finally set on a little-known but significant chapter of Windows history: PowerShell 2.0 has been fully removed from the latest preview builds of Windows 11, with Microsoft confirming that its disappearance will become standard in an upcoming mainstream update. While the majority of...

Phishing attacks continue to challenge organizations worldwide, evolving in sophistication and leveraging the very tools designed to enhance digital communication. An alarming new campaign has emerged wherein cybercriminals exploit Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature—traditionally trusted for...

Sophisticated cybercriminals have recently demonstrated yet another way to exploit trust in internal communications—this time, by leveraging a Microsoft 365 feature originally intended for convenience. The Varonis Managed Data Detection and Response (MDDR) forensic team has uncovered a striking...

Few security challenges expose both the evolving sophistication of cybercriminal tactics and the unintended weaknesses of enterprise cloud platforms as starkly as the recent abuse of Microsoft 365’s “Direct Send” feature. In a rapidly intensifying phishing campaign discovered in May 2025, threat...

The recent release of KB5061096, identified as a critical security update for Windows PowerShell, has drawn considerable attention within IT circles for both its immediate impact on enterprise environments and its broader implications for Windows security architecture. As Windows PowerShell...

The recently released KB5061096 security update for Windows PowerShell marks a critical step in Microsoft's ever-evolving landscape of enterprise security, arriving at a time when scripting environments are increasingly targeted by cyber threats. As administrators and security professionals scan...

In an era marked by increasing cyberthreats and complex attack vectors, the security of Windows PowerShell stands out as a critical line of defense, especially within enterprise environments. With Microsoft's release of KB5061096, a dedicated security update for Windows PowerShell...

Introduction Exploring the world of PowerShell can open up a whole new level of efficiency for Windows administrators and power users alike. In this deep-dive article, we’ll walk through several commands that help manage PowerShell sessions on a Windows Server virtual machine. From listing...

Take a moment and imagine: you're sipping your morning coffee, confidently clicking through your inbox, oblivious to the brewing digital storm that is script-based malware—modern cyber villainy dressed not in diabolical binaries, but in the unassuming garb of JavaScript, PowerShell, or, heaven...

If you’ve ever wondered whether the relics of IT’s past can come back to haunt you, look no further than NTLM authentication—a sort of ancient curse that’s less Indiana Jones and more Office Space. Windows still ships with this timeworn authentication protocol enabled by default. While it was a...

How to Scan Your Computer for Viruses and Malware Using Free Windows Tools Is your computer running unusually slow? Are you seeing strange pop-ups or experiencing unexplained crashes? Your system might be infected with viruses or malware, but the good news is you don't have to spend a dime on...

When Node.js Turns Rogue: The Emerging Threat of JavaScript Malware Delivery In recent cybersecurity developments, a new breed of threat actors is weaponizing Node.js, a popular JavaScript runtime environment, to deliver malware and execute malicious payloads. This rise in under-the-radar...