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Microsoft Now Lets You Disable Insecure JScript In Internet Explorer Microsoft says that customers can now disable JScript (JScript.dll) execution in Internet Explorer 11 after installing the Windows October 2020 monthly security updates. JScript is a legacy Microsoft implementation of the ECMAScript language specification in the form of an Active Scripting Read more…

Microsoft Adds Refresh Rate Option To The Windows 10 Settings Microsoft is continuing its push to move all Windows 10 configuration options into their modern Settings feature. In Windows 8, Microsoft introduced a new Settings feature containing many of the operating system’s configuration options. Unfortunately, since its launch, the Settings Read more…

Microsoft Is Forcibly Installing Office PWAs In Windows 10 Microsoft is performing a test where they are installing a suite of Office progressive web apps in Windows 10 without asking permission from the user. A progressive web app, or PWA, is an application designed to be delivered via the web Read more…

Microsoft Fixes Critical Outlook Bug Exploitable Via Preview Pane Microsoft has released the October 2020 Office security updates with a total of 24 security updates and 5 cumulative updates for 7 different products, fixing 13 vulnerabilities that could enable remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The highlight Read more…

Microsoft Fixes Windows Certificate Spoofing Bug Abusing CAT Files Microsoft’s October 2020 Patch Tuesday fixed 87 security bugs, one of which is an “Important” Windows Spoofing Vulnerability that abuses CAT files. The vulnerability enables attackers to create “polyglot malware,” which merges different file types, to spoof digital signatures. What are signature Read more…

Microsoft October 2020 Patch Tuesday Fixes 87 Security Bugs Today is Microsoft’s October 2020 Patch Tuesday, and your Windows administrators will be pulling their hair out as they install new updates and try to fix bugs that pop up. With the October 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates release, Microsoft has Read more…

Microsoft Employees Allowed To Work From Home Permanently As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage worldwide, Microsoft has reportedly allowed its employees to work from home permanently. Based on an internal guidance obtained by The Verge, Microsoft employees can choose to work from home for less than 50% of the Read more…

Microsoft Adds Consent Phishing Protection To Office 365 Microsoft announced that consent phishing protections including OAuth app publisher verification and app consent policies are now generally available in Office 365. These protections are designed to defend Office 365 users from an application-based phishing attack variant known as consent phishing. In Read more…

Microsoft 365 Outage Takes Down Outlook And Microsoft Teams Again Office 365 outage map (Image: DownDetector) Microsoft 365 is currently experiencing an outage affecting users on both coasts of the United States and preventing them from accessing multiple Office 365 services. Starting at approximately 2:30 PM EST today, Office 365 users Read more…

Microsoft Edge Is Getting A New ‘Web Capture’ Annotation Feature In Microsoft Edge preview builds, Microsoft has introduced a new tool called “Web Capture” that will allow you to capture screenshots of the webpages and create web notes. With Web Capture feature, you can take screenshots to copy or share. Read more…