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How to turn on ransomware protection on Microsoft Windows 10
To all those Windows 10 Operating System (OS) users, here’s a piece of advice that will help in protecting your PC from ransomware. Microsoft has offered a 2-layer protection by default on all the systems running on Win 10 OS to help keep the file encrypting malware at bay. First is the regular malware scanning […]
Microsoft reveals a serious vulnerability hidden in its Azure Cloud
Microsoft, the technology giant of America, has warned all its users that there is a hidden vulnerability hidden in an Azure cloud that could leak user data to hackers. Wiz.io that is into the business of providing security to cloud users was the first to inform Microsoft Security Response Centre (MSRC) about the hidden bug […]
Microsoft and its Passwordless Authentication on Windows 11
Microsoft Windows 11 Passwordless Authentication will fail, say, experts from WatchGuard Threat Lab. The analysis was done when the American tech giant announced it is going to remove the password based logins entirely from its platform in the next couple of years. It is a fact that the Satya Nadella led company is planning to […]
Microsoft shuts down 42 cyber spying Chinese websites
Microsoft has shut down 42 websites that were related to Chinese intelligence and were indulging in espionage and intelligence gathering. The tech giant has made it official that the websites that were pulled down were found targeting politicians, think tanks, individuals linked to human right organizations from US and across the world. The Satya Nadella […]
Microsoft servers facing Iranian Cyber Threat
In a joint statement released by United States, Britain and Australia, it was revealed that Microsoft servers were facing constant cyber threat from Iran sponsored hacking groups. The law enforcement agencies from the said nations respectively issued a statement that a hacking group named Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) was constantly eyeing to infiltrate the network […]
Microsoft to offer cyber security training in community colleges across US
Microsoft has announced that it is going to offer cyber security training to interested students who are studying in community colleges across the United States. To reach its aim, the American tech giant has announced that it is going to invest millions of dollars on nurturing new talent to fill 250,000 jobs lying vacant in […]
Tesco Cyber Attack 2021 and Microsoft Nobelium Cyber Attack 2021 details
Tesco customers are struggling to book their groceries online as the operations of the company’s dedicated app and the online store have been disrupted through a Cyber Attack. The UK’s supermarket chain has admitted that its operations were affected by the cyber incident that could also put a dent on the profits of it this […]
Microsoft says Russia indulged in 58% of state funded cyber attacks last year
Microsoft has made a recent study and discovered that Russia indulged in over 58% of state funded attacks last year with China’s responsibility detected less that 10%. The tech giant also concluded that the threat actors from the Putin nation mostly targeted IT infrastructure based in United States followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO […]
No more Password based logins for Microsoft users
Microsoft is ready to offer a password less login to its users who opt to use their fingerprint or other authentication based software or hardware to have a secure login support. In March this year, the feature was introduced to business users by the Satya Nadella led company and will be offered to all in […]
Details about Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB vulnerability
Customers using Microsoft Azure cloud platform for their application needs are being warned against a new vulnerability that has been discovered recently by a security company named WIZ. The Cybersecurity firm has named the Cosmos DB vulnerability as ChaosDB vulnerability and warned that the flaw could have exposed content related to thousands of Azure clients […]