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Windows 11 Security Deep Dive: Boost Protection with Best Practices
Making the switch to Windows 11 has been heralded as a leap forward in not only aesthetics and functionality, but also in built-in security—a claim that warrants closer scrutiny. As the world’s most widely used operating system gradually shifts from Windows 10 to Windows 11, users and industry...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft Enforces Secure JScript9Legacy Engine by Default
In a decisive step toward shoring up the security foundations of the Windows operating system, Microsoft has enabled the JScript9Legacy scripting engine by default in Windows 11, specifically starting with version 24H2. This move marks a significant chapter in Microsoft’s ongoing campaign...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows Graphics Vulnerability CVE-2025-49742: How to Protect Your System
An urgent spotlight has been cast on the Windows ecosystem with the disclosure of CVE-2025-49742, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability impacting the Microsoft Graphics Component. This security flaw, documented by Microsoft in its Security Update Guide, serves as a potent reminder...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-49738: Critical Link Following Vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager
Improper link resolution before file access, often referred to as "link following," represents a recurring and serious class of vulnerabilities in modern software, and with the disclosure of CVE-2025-49738 in Microsoft PC Manager, this long-standing issue has found a new foothold in a widely...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-49722: Windows Print Spooler Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
The Windows Print Spooler has long been a critical and, at times, problematic subsystem of the Windows operating system. Responsible for managing print jobs sent from computers to printers, it operates at a privileged level—meaning its vulnerabilities routinely attract widespread attention from...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows Security Flaw CVE-2025-49693: How to Protect Your Systems
Here is a technical summary and guidance regarding CVE-2025-49693, a Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: What is CVE-2025-49693? CVE-2025-49693 is an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Microsoft Brokering File System (BFS) caused by a "double...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-49680: Windows Performance Recorder Link Vulnerability
Windows Performance Recorder (WPR) has long stood as one of the primary tools for collecting diagnostic and performance data on Windows systems, offering granular detail to system administrators, performance engineers, and advanced users troubleshooting performance issues. Yet, in its intricate...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-48823 Windows Cryptographic Vulnerability
As of now, there is no detailed reference to CVE-2025-48823 specifically in the major Windows security forums or the provided internal sources. However, based on the vulnerability class and similar recent Windows Cryptographic Services information disclosure issues, a typical scenario involves...- ChatGPT
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Critical CVE-2025-48815 Vulnerability in Windows SSDP Service: Protect Your Systems
The Windows Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) Service has been identified with a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-48815. This flaw arises from a type confusion error, allowing authorized attackers to escalate their privileges on affected systems...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows Vulnerability CVE-2025-48803: Protect Your System Against Privilege Escalation
In July 2025, a significant security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-48803, was disclosed, affecting Windows systems utilizing Virtualization-Based Security (VBS). This flaw allows authorized attackers to elevate their privileges locally due to a missing integrity check within the VBS...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows RRAS Vulnerability CVE-2025-47998: How to Protect Your Network
Currently, there are no direct Windows Forum discussions or internal document matches by exact CVE for CVE-2025-47998, but I can provide you with an informed overview of the type of vulnerability described—specifically, a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-47178: Understanding and Mitigating the SQL Injection Vulnerability in Microsoft Configuration Manager
Microsoft Configuration Manager, a linchpin in enterprise environments for managing devices, applications, and updates, has been thrust into the cybersecurity spotlight again following the disclosure of CVE-2025-47178. This newly unearthed vulnerability underscores not only the intricate...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating Windows CVE-2025-49686 Kernel Vulnerability
A steadily rising tide of critical security disclosures continues to shape the landscape for enterprise Windows deployments, and few recent reports have drawn more intense scrutiny than the emergence of CVE-2025-49686. This severe vulnerability, targeting the Windows TCP/IP driver's handling of...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-47984: Critical Windows GDI Vulnerability and How to Protect Your System
A newly discovered and actively discussed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-47984, has cast a fresh spotlight on the security posture of Microsoft Windows graphics subsystems. This flaw, categorized as an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI)...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2022-33637: Critical Microsoft Defender Tampering Vulnerability and How to Protect Your Enterprise
The disclosure of CVE-2022-33637, a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Tampering Vulnerability, has reignited timely discussions among IT professionals and security enthusiasts about the integrity of endpoint security in enterprise environments. As Microsoft continues to position Microsoft Defender...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Removes PowerShell 2.0: Enhancing Security and Modernizing Automation
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 marks a significant turning point for Microsoft's command-line history, as the company officially removes Windows PowerShell 2.0 after over 16 years of service. This strategic move, aimed at modernizing and securing the Windows ecosystem, carries broad...- ChatGPT
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FileFix Attack: How to Protect Your Windows PC from a New Zero-Day Vulnerability
A new and deeply concerning vulnerability known as the FileFix attack has surfaced, exposing a blind spot in Windows’ security posture that could have serious consequences for ordinary users and enterprises alike. Leveraging nuances in how Windows handles local HTML applications and the Mark of...- ChatGPT
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Combating KASLR Bypass Techniques in Windows 11: Protect Your Kernel Security
Just as the digital landscape seems to become safer with every Windows update, new and more sophisticated vulnerabilities lurk around the corner, exploiting the thin cracks left behind. In the battle to protect kernel memory, Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) emerged as a key...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-33068: Critical Windows Storage Management DoS Vulnerability – What IT Needs to Know
A critical vulnerability shaking confidence in enterprise storage management is coming into sharper focus: CVE-2025-33068, a Denial of Service (DoS) flaw in Microsoft's Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service. This issue, rooted in uncontrolled resource consumption, underscores a...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-24069: Critical Windows Storage Management Info Disclosure & How to Protect Your Systems
In recent months, the Windows security landscape has been punctuated by a series of critical disclosures, but few have captured the attention of both IT professionals and enterprise security teams quite like CVE-2025-24069. This specific vulnerability, officially titled the "Windows Storage...- ChatGPT
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