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Microsoft issues serious alert about Follina Vulnerability
Microsoft has issued a serious alert against Follina Vulnerability and claims to have released a fix and is urging users to upgrade it on a quicker note. The flaw seems to be critical, as it can give a chance to hackers access personal data from a device. Follina is a kind of remote code execution […]
Microsoft acquires cyber threat detecting firm Miburo
Microsoft has acquired Miburo, a cyber threat detection firm that can identify and respond to foreign information operations. Tom Burt, the Vice President of Microsoft, confirmed the news, but did not disclose any financial details related to the deal. Already, Microsoft has been reigning in the business of tracking down cyber threats as it has […]
Hackers pay a $5000 monthly fee to gain fraudulent access to banking apps
A research group from ESET has discovered that cyber-crooks are paying a monthly fee of $5000 to gain fraudulent access to 467 android apps to steal banking-related details. Information is out that the campaign has been running for quite some time and is aiming to siphon cryptocurrencies along with fiat. Dubbed an ERMAC banking Trojan, […]
Cyber Space has become a new domain for warfare, says Microsoft
Speaking at the Microsoft Envision held in London UK, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that cyberspace has become a new domain for cyber warfare. He argued that his perspective was cemented as soon as Russia started its invasion of Ukraine, where it not only attacked the nation’s populace from air, land, and water. But also […]
China to discard 50 million computers because of software security concerns from US tech war
China has set a deadline to discard over 50 million computers operating in its government agencies because of software security concerns emerging from the US Tech war. As per the sources reporting to our cybersecurity insiders, Beijing has issued a public notice of all its governing bodies to upgrade their hardware and software within the […]
Microsoft says to ditch passwords all together on World Password Day
World Password Day is celebrated in May every year and is being done since 2013 as a group of Cybersecurity Professionals declared the first Thursday of May every year as the day to celebrate as the security day of our online lives. Like how we celebrate International’s Mother’s day every year on the second Sunday […]
Wipro earns Microsoft Cloud Security Specialization certification
Wipro has proudly announced that it has earned Microsoft (MS) Cloud Security specialization that has been added to its portfolio of end to end solutions. Microsoft doesn’t give specialization certificates to companies that easily and Wipro might have proved its capabilities in identity and access management, threat protection, information protection and governance, and cloud security […]
Microsoft confirms Russian Cyber Attacks on Ukraine coincided with Military Strikes
Microsoft’s Digital Security Unit has confirmed that Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine were timed in such a way that they coincided with the timing of military strikes. The American technology giant stated the attacks were timed just before military attacks to either weaken the target digitally or to double strike it in such a way […]
Microsoft stops Russian from cyber targeting Ukraine further
Microsoft released a press update last week that it has stopped a hacking group linked to Russian GRU military unit from targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and some dignitaries and think tanks linked to United States. The company seems to spy on the activities that are taking place on all Windows machines operating in the Putin […]
Microsoft pledges to fill 3.5 million cybersecurity vacancies
Microsoft has taken a vow to fill in the vacant 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs on a global note by expanding its security skilling initiative to additional 23 countries. The plan is to fill in the vacancies as quickly as possible and help diversify the industry. As per Kate Behnken, the VP and Lead of Microsoft […]
