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Increasing Cyber Threats make Microsoft release a new security update bulletin

Microsoft has finally bowed down to malware spreading hackers targeting Windows machines by issuing a highly unusual patch for its dead and extinct Windows XP users. The company which releases security updates to all its OS users twice a month (mostly on Tuesday) has turned up with a security fix for all older versions of […]

Windows 10 is officially immune to Ransomware says Microsoft

Microsoft in one of its blog updates said that its Windows 10 operating system is immune to all kinds of ransomware threats existing in the world for now. Robert Lefferts, the Director of Program Management for Windows Enterprise and Security made it official that no known ransomware has the potential to work against their most […]

Microsoft to acquire cyber security firm Hexadite

Microsoft, the world renowned software giant is said to have acquired cyber security firm named Hexadite for $100 million. Israeli Financial news website Calcalist disclosed this news to the world and said that the deal has already taken a shape and will be completed by next month. Hexadite is a company which uses Artificial Intelligence […]

EternalRocks is more destructive than WannaCry ransomware

Researchers from Quick Heal Technologies have discovered that there exists a malware called EternalRocks which is far more destructive than WannaCry Ransomware. Though the current form of the said ransomware has no malicious elements to lock or corrupt files or compromise machines to build a botnet. It surely has the potential to make the infected […]

Protect your businesses with these free anti- ransomware tools

Worried about the ongoing concerns related to Wannacry ransomware virus? And are you thinking to up your company’s security ante against hackers who are spreading ransomware? Then Cybersecurity Insiders brings to you the list of free anti-ransomware tools which can help protect/isolate your business from all variants of ransomware including Wanna cry. Avast Free Antivirus […]

Windows XP users get free Wannakey tool to help erase Wannacry ransomware

All those users using Microsoft Windows XP systems with infected Wannacry ransomware can now breathe a sigh of relief. Reason, a new tool capable of decrypting the Wanna cry Virus encrypted files is now available as an open source. However, the new tool figured out by French security researcher Adrien Guinet comes with a caveat. […]

What we learned from the Wannacry Ransomware Attack

Last week, on the same day, hackers launched a ransomware attack on more than 200,000 computers hailing from more than 150 countries. Although the attack gave a nightmare to users by locking them from data access, it also helped in making us learn a good lesson i.e. never ignore the security factor in this digital […]

Microsoft not to entertain lawsuits on Wannacry related Cyber Attack

On Friday last week, the entire digital world came to a standstill when media reports emerged that hackers have succeeded in infecting around 200,000 computer systems with ransomware in more than 150 countries. Reports now confirm that a hacking group called Lazarus from North Korea launched the said cyber attack by tapping in the vulnerabilities […]

AzSec software to strengthen cloud security feature of Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has made it official that it is strengthening Azure Cloud Computing platform with the newly acquired AzSec software developed by 5nine Software Company. As per the details disclosed to the media, AzSec allows IT admins to manage and monitor Azure systems and prevent potential security risks that can surface in the public, private or […]

Microsoft to acquire cloud monitoring startup Cloudyn!

Software Giant Microsoft is all set to acquire cloud monitoring startup Cloudyn for a price of $60 million. As per our sources, the purchase price may vary by few million dollars by the end of the deal and can only be confirmed when the deal reaches the desk of US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). […]

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