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New Chainsaw Tool Helps IR Teams Analyze Windows Event Logs Incident responders and blue teams have a new tool called Chainsaw that speeds up searching through Windows event log records to identify threats. The tool is designed to assist in the first-response stage of a security engagement and can also Read more…

Windows 11 Dark Mode Has Quieter, More Soothing Sounds – Listen Now Windows 11 brings a redesigned user interface and an overhaul to the system sounds, including different sounds for Light Mode and Dark Mode. When developing Windows 11, the Microsoft audio team developed new system sounds designed to provide Read more…

Watch Out For New Malware Campaign’s ‘Windows 11 Alpha’ Attachment Relying on a simple recipe that has proved successful time and time again, threat actors have deployed a malware campaign recently that used a Windows 11 theme to lure recipients into activating malicious code placed inside Microsoft Word documents. Security Read more…

Windows 11 May Not Get Security Updates on Unsupported Devices Microsoft is turning a blind eye to a loophole that allows you to install Windows 11 on incompatible hardware but warns that your device may no longer receive security updates. Since Microsoft officially announced Windows 11, they have held firm Read more…

Microsoft Releases First Windows 11 “Nickel” Build to Insiders Microsoft has released the first Windows 11 “Nickel” preview build 22449 to Windows Insiders in the ‘Dev’ channel, allowing them to test out new unstable features that are still being developed. Since Windows 11 was officially announced, Microsoft has been testing Read more…

How to Block Windows Plug-and-Play Auto-Installing Insecure Apps A trick has been discovered that prevents your device from being taken over by vulnerable Windows applications when devices are plugged into your computer. Last month, researchers detailed how simply plugging in a device in Windows may also install a vendor’s application Read more…

Windows 10 KB5005932 Fixes Devices That Can’t Install New Updates Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5005932 setup update to fix ‘”PSFX_E_MATCHING_BINARY_MISSING” errors when attempting to install the latest cumulative updates. After installing the May 25, 2021 (KB5003214) and June 21, 2021 (KB5003690) cumulative updates, some Windows 10 21H1, 20H2, Read more…

How To Customize Windows 11 Appearance With These Tools Windows 11 is arriving later this year and it’s currently available to testers in the Windows Insider program. If you’ve already installed the new operating system and you want to get the most out of Windows 11, you can try the third-party Read more…

Razer Bug Lets You Become a Windows 10 Admin By Plugging in a Mouse A Razer Synapse zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed on Twitter, allowing you to gain Windows admin privileges simply by plugging in a Razer mouse or keyboard. Razer is a very popular computer peripherals manufacturer known for Read more…