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Microsoft: New Critical Windows HTTP Vulnerability is Wormable Microsoft has patched a critical flaw tagged as wormable and found to impact the latest desktop and server Windows versions, including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. The bug, tracked as CVE-2022-21907 and patched during this month’s Patch Tuesday, was discovered in the HTTP Protocol Stack (HTTP.sys) used Read more…

Windows 10 KB5009543 & KB5009545 Updates Released The new update is now available for Windows 10 version 21H2, version 21H1, and version 20H2 As per the official release notes, Microsoft has published two main cumulative updates for Windows 10 – KB5009543 and KB5009545. This month’s cumulative updates include security fixes for November Read more…

Microsoft Fixes Critical Office Bug, Delays MacOS Security Updates During this year’s first Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has addressed a critical severity Office vulnerability that can let attackers execute malicious code remotely on vulnerable systems. The security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-21840, is a remote code execution (RCE) bug that attackers can exploit with Read more…

Microsoft January 2022 Patch Tuesday Fixes 6 Zero-days, 97 Flaws Today is Microsoft’s January 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for six zero-day vulnerabilities and a total of 97 flaws. Also Read: 6 Ways to Protect Your Business From Employee Data Theft Microsoft has fixed 97 vulnerabilities (not Read more…

Microsoft: Powerdir Bug Gives Access to Protected MacOS User Data Microsoft says threat actors could use a macOS vulnerability to bypass Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technology to access users’ protected data. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has reported the vulnerability dubbed powerdir (tracked as CVE-2021-30970) to Apple on July 15, 2021, Read more…

Microsoft: KB5008212 Windows Security Update Breaks Outlook Search Microsoft has acknowledged an issue triggered by a Windows 10, version 21H2 security update released during the December 2021 Patch Tuesday that leads to search issues in Outlook for Microsoft 365. “After you install update KB5008212, recent emails may not appear in search results,” Microsoft explained Read more…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Adds Zero-touch iOS Onboarding Microsoft says zero-touch onboarding for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) on iOS is now available in public preview, allowing enterprise admins to silently install Defender for Endpoint automatically on enrolled devices. Once MDE silent deployment is configured, the iOS app will be installed on Read more…

Microsoft Code-Sign Check Bypassed to Drop Zloader Malware A new Zloader campaign exploits Microsoft’s digital signature verification to deploy malware payloads and steal user credentials from thousands of victims from 111 countries. The campaign orchestrated by a threat group known as MalSmoke appears to have started in November 2021, and Read more…

Emergency Windows Server Update Fixes Remote Desktop Issues Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band update to address a Windows Server bug leading to Remote Desktop connection and performance issues. “Microsoft is releasing Out-of-band (OOB) updates today, January 4, 2022, to resolve issues in which Windows Server might experience a black Read more…

First Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs Unveiled at CES Lenovo unveiled today at CES 2022 the first Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs, the ThinkPad Z13 and Z16, with AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors. “The Microsoft Pluton is a security processor, pioneered in Xbox and Azure Sphere, designed to store sensitive Read more…