Metasploit releases BlueKeep exploit, explains it’s for the good
Open source Metasploit has released a new BlueKeep exploit module, making it even more critical for organizations to install Microsoft's patch now.
Open source Metasploit has released a new BlueKeep exploit module, making it even more critical for organizations to install Microsoft's patch now.
Microsoft's August security update addresses a huge 93 flaws, including four critical flaws that look just like BlueKeep.
And that means someone else out there could too and compromise about a million vulnerable systems.
Windows XP gets a second patch in two years over fears it could be used in a massive cyberattack.
Angelfire is the twenty second malware WikiLeaks has revealed since March.
Companies that have been hit by WannaCry may be cursing their bad luck – but the attack could have been much worse had hackers bundled the exploit with malicious malware or other attacks, an ex-military cybersecurity responder has warned amidst industry warnings that the threat from the exploit is far from over.
David Braue | 22 May | Read more
Old versions of Flash, Java, and Internet Explorer on Windows continue to create a soft underbelly for the enterprise, according to a new study by authentication firm Duo Security.
With about five billion IoT devices connected today, with growth expected to reach 25 to 38 billion over the next five years it's clear something needs to be done to arrest the threat of billions of devices being recruited for nefarious purposes.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Oct | Read more
Companies struggling to upgrade unsupported, vulnerable Windows versions are finding new hope for securing those platforms in endpoint security solutions that detect exploit techniques over specific signatures, one security expert has advised.
David Braue | 08 Oct | Read more
Microsoft has stopped producing and distributing anti-malware signatures for its Security Essentials software installed on aged Windows XP PCs.
Gregg Keizer | 16 Jul | Read more
An exploit kit known as Angler is targeting a previously unseen flaw in the latest version of Flash Player, which Adobe only updated a week ago.
Windows XP users may now download a fourth service pack for the 13-year-old operating system, but it isn't coming from Microsoft.
Jared Newman | 28 Aug | Read more
Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP in April, but a simple registry hack lets users continue to get security updates.
Jared Newman | 31 May | Read more
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia is urging companies that haven’t migrated off the Windows XP operating system (OS) to start doing so because they are at increased risk of network vulnerability.
Hamish Barwick | 30 May | Read more
Microsoft may have ended support for Windows XP, but free antivirus software vendor Avast projects that for millions of users, that won't mean squat.
Mark Hachman | 15 Apr | Read more