Kacy Zurkus Two new variants of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that can allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information have been disclosed, according to a 21 May US-CERT…
Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft modifies open-source code, blows hole in Windows Defender
By Shaun Nichols A remote-code execution vulnerability in Windows Defender – a flaw that can be exploited by malicious .rar files to run malware on PCs – has been traced…
Microsoft Releases More Spectre/Meltdown Patches
Phil Muncaster It’s shaping up to be a relatively light patch load for administrators this month, with just 15 critical vulnerabilities to fix out of a total of 75. The…
NHS Digital adds £10m to prospective cyber security contract
By Owen Hughes NHS Digital has raised the value of a contract through which it hopes to procure the services of an external cyber security partner for its security operations…
Microsoft Vulnerabilities Accelerate in 2017
Tara Seals Microsoft vulnerabilities have more than doubled in the last five years, rising to 685 from 325 in 2013 – an 111% increase. This has not been at a…
Over 500,000 Windows Machines Infected with Monero Mining Software
Michael Hill More than 526,000 Windows hosts – mostly Windows servers – have been infected by a Monero miner known as Smominru, according to researchers at Proofpoint. In a blog on its website…