Microsoft researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in OpenVPN that could lead to an attack chain allowing remote code execution and local privilege escalation. This attack chain could enable attackers to gain full control over targeted endpoints, potentially resulting in data breaches, ...
Windows 11 Enterprise and Education, version 21H2 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 21H2 Summary Intel has released “Intel Processors MMIO Stale Data Advisory”. This security advisory states that potential security...
It was designed to prevent common programming errors such as null pointer dereferencing and buffer overflows, which can lead to security vulnerabilities and crashes. Rust achieves this through its unique ownership system, which ensures memory safety without needing a garbage collector. We're expanding...
While these kinds of vulnerabilities are very rare, they do happen, and it's important to protect yourself in the future. In this case, the best way to do this would be to ensure that you're keeping your device up to date. Take some time and double-check that automatic software updates...
The Microsoft Security Response Center helps triage incoming vulnerability reports and evaluate mitigations. Through the Microsoft Cloud Bug Bounty Terms, people across the world can earn money by reporting vulnerabilities Content protection: Each file is encrypted at rest with a unique AES-256 key....
Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI) default enhancements: Malware attacks over the last few years (RobbinHood, Uroburos, Derusbi, GrayFish, and Sauron)2have increasingly leveraged driver vulnerabilities to compromise systems. In the next Windows 11 release, HVCI will be enab...
Virus creators make use of social engineering deceptions and exploit detailed knowledge of security vulnerabilities to infect operating systems (OSes) and to spread the virus. A great many viruses target machines running Microsoft Windows, employing a variety of mechanisms to infect new hosts. They ...
Known security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to elevate privileges in the Windows kernel Malicious behaviors (malware) or certificates used to sign malware Behaviors that aren't malicious but circumvent the Windows Security Model and can be exploited by attackers to elevate p...
back in the days of theSpectreandMeltdownfamily of vulnerabilities, we were given the guidance to disableHyperThreading(HT) for system withVirtualization Based Security(VBS) enabled to mitigate them:Windows guidance to protect against speculative execution side-channel vu...
3. Keep your system updated: Regular updates to Windows and your network drivers can patch security vulnerabilities. 4. Be cautious on public WiFi: Avoid accessing sensitive information on public networks Use a VPN for added security on public WiFi ...