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  1. Critical Zero-Click Windows Deployment Services Vulnerability Exposes Organizations to DoS Attacks

    A surge of concern has swept through IT and cybersecurity circles following the disclosure of a critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services (WDS) platform. Unlike more intricate bugs that require a sophisticated attacker or privileged access, this flaw enables...
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  2. March Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Zero-Day Flaws and Critical Windows Security Risks

    March’s security update cycle from Microsoft may look unassuming at first glance: just 57 unique vulnerabilities addressed, six rated as critical, and the rest “important.” On the surface, that appears routine—almost a lull. But a closer look reveals a weightier burden for Windows...
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  3. March 2025 Patch Tuesday: 50+ Security Fixes & 6 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

    Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update for March 2025 has once again put security squarely in the spotlight. In this release, Microsoft has rolled out over 50 security patches that include fixes for six dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild. As always, this...
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  4. Securing Legacy Windows Systems: Strategies for Business Continuity and Cyber Defense

    Running mission-critical business applications on legacy Windows operating systems is a challenge familiar to countless IT professionals in medium to large enterprises. Facing the realities of maintaining outdated software, business needs often outpace best security practices, leaving...
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  5. Rockstar 2FA: The New Phishing Threat Targeting Microsoft 365 Users

    A new and sophisticated species has entered the phishing ecosystem, and its name is Tycoon 2FA. At a time when digital security feels like a relentless arms race, this phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform epitomizes just how quickly adversaries adapt to modern defenses—forging an unsettling...
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  6. Cybersecurity Market Shift: Unified Platforms, AI Integration, and Evolving Threats

    Amidst the rolling buzz of this year’s RSA Conference, a distinct motif emerged: the cybersecurity market is not simply shifting—it’s undergoing a profound transition. The evidence was everywhere, from crowded sessions on AI-enabled threat detection to candid hallway conversations about vendor...
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  7. Microsoft’s Continuous Fight Against Online Fraud: AI, Security Tools, and User Empowerment

    Microsoft’s battle lines in the war against online fraud are drawn in digital code, threat intelligence dashboards, and, perhaps most importantly, in the evolving hearts and minds of users worldwide. The world’s most valuable software company isn’t content to simply rest on its laurels as a...
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  8. CISA Releases Critical Advisories on Industrial Control Systems Vulnerabilities: Protecting Critical

    Recent Wave of CISA Advisories Spotlight Industrial Control Systems Vulnerabilities The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently issued a significant set of advisories specifically targeting Industrial Control Systems (ICS). On April 15, 2025, CISA released nine...
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  9. Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: Record-High Threats and How to Protect Your Enterprise

    Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: A Record-Breaking Year and What It Means for Users and Enterprises As the digital world continues to expand, the software that powers our daily lives grows increasingly complex—and so do its vulnerabilities. In 2024, Microsoft, a cornerstone of global computing...
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  10. Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: Key Insights, Trends, and Strategies to Secure Your Systems

    Microsoft Vulnerabilities in 2024: A Deep Dive into the Record-Breaking Security Landscape The digital world continues to witness an unrelenting surge in cybersecurity threats, and the 12th Annual BeyondTrust Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report for 2024 has just raised the alarm louder than ever...
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  11. Cybersecurity Strategies for the 2024 Paris Olympics: CISA and JCDC Collaborate

    As we draw closer to the much-anticipated 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is taking proactive measures to ensure that these monumental events are safeguarded against an ever-evolving wave of cyber threats. Through the...
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  12. Inside the MSRC – How we recognize our researchers

    This is the first of a series of blog entries to give some insight into the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) business and how we work with security researchers and vulnerability reports. The Microsoft Security Response Center actively recognizes those security researchers who help us...
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  13. TA16-288A: Heightened DDoS Threat Posed by Mirai and Other Botnets

    Original release date: October 14, 2016 | Last revised: November 30, 2016 Systems Affected Internet of Things (IoT)—an emerging network of devices (e.g., printers, routers, video cameras, smart TVs) that connect to one another via the Internet, often automatically sending and receiving data...
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  14. Update on Petya malware attacks

    As happened recently with WannaCrypt, we again face a malicious attack in the form of ransomware, Petya. In early reports, there was a lot of conflicting information reported on the attacks, including conflation of unrelated and misleading pieces of data, so Microsoft teams mobilized to...
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  15. June 2017 security update release

    Microsoft releases additional updates for older platforms to protect against potential nation-state activity Today, as part of our regular Update Tuesday schedule, we have taken action to provide additional critical security updates to address vulnerabilities that are at heightened risk of...
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  16. Advancing Security for Consumers and Enterprises at Every Layer of the Windows 10 Stack

    We are truly in the midst of a revolution of cyber threats and, to everyone’s frustration, attackers have had the advantage for quite some time. The adversaries that enterprises face today are increasingly well-funded and they are experts at breaching well-fortified environments and deriving...
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  17. Security Advisory 3010060 released

    Today, we released Security Advisory 3010060 to provide additional protections regarding limited, targeted attacks directed at Microsoft Windows customers. A cyberattacker could cause remote code execution if someone is tricked into opening a maliciously-crafted PowerPoint document that contains...
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  18. Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2914486

    Today we released Security Advisory 2914486 regarding a local elevation of privilege (EoP) issue that affects customers using Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003. Windows Vista and later are not affected by this local EoP issue. A member of the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Link...
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  19. Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2896666

    Today we released Security Advisory 2896666 regarding an issue that affects customers using Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2003 through 2010, and all supported versions of Microsoft Lync. We are aware of targeted attacks, largely in the Middle East and South...
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  20. Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2887505

    Today we released Security Advisory 2887505 regarding an issue that affects Internet Explorer. There are only reports of a limited number of targeted attacks specifically directed at Internet Explorer 8 and 9, although the issue could potentially affect all supported versions. This issue could...
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