10 Feb Microsoft starts killing off WMIC in Windows, will thwart attacks Microsoft is moving forward with removing the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool, wmic.exe, starting with the latest Windows 11 preview builds in the Dev channel. […]
09 Feb Microsoft Teams now needs 50% less power during meetings Microsoft has drastically reduced Microsoft Teams’ power requirements in calls and meetings since June 2020, improving experience consistency and making it more friendly with low-end devices. […]
08 Feb Windows 10 KB5010342 & KB5010345 updates released The new update is now available for Windows 10 21H2, version 21H1, and version 20H2 As per the official release notes, Microsoft has published two main cumulative updates for Windows 10 – KB5010342 and KB5010345. […]
08 Feb Windows 11 KB5010386 update released with performance fixes Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5010386 cumulative update with security updates, performance improvements, and fixes for an LDAP bug. […]
08 Feb Microsoft February 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes 48 flaws, 1 zero-day Today is Microsoft’s February 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for one zero-day vulnerability and a total of 48 flaws. […]
07 Feb Microsoft plans to kill malware delivery via Office macros Microsoft announced today that it will make it difficult to enable VBA macros downloaded from the Internet in several Microsoft Office apps starting in early April, effectively killing a popular distribution method for malware. […]
05 Feb What’s new in Windows 11 Sun Valley 2 Update, arriving this year In 2022, Microsoft is planning to launch the first big update for Windows 11. The update is reportedly codenamed “Sun Valley 2” and it is expected to ship with a new Task Manager, improvements to Start Menu and Taskbar, and more. […]
04 Feb Microsoft disables MSIX protocol handler abused in Emotet attacks Microsoft has disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol handler exploited in malware attacks to install malicious apps directly from a website via a Windows AppX Installer spoofing vulnerability. […]
04 Feb Microsoft: Russian FSB hackers hitting Ukraine since October Microsoft said today that a Russian hacking group known as Gamaredon has been behind a streak of spear-phishing emails targeting Ukrainian entities and organizations related to Ukrainian affairs since October 2021. […]
04 Feb CISA orders federal agencies to patch actively exploited Windows bug The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch their systems against an actively exploited Windows vulnerability that enables attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges. […]