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SmartScreen Vulnerability Exploited To Target Traders
A cybersecurity firm has recently detected a flaw in the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen and is terming it a zero-day threat. The target devices are infected with highly dangerous DarkMe malware through this ...

Microsoft Defender Brings Automated Attack Disruption to Endpoints
Microsoft’s Defender for Endpoint can now stop ransomware and other human-operated cyberattacks by automatically isolating a compromised device to keep the bad actors from being able to move laterally through a targeted ...
Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of February 14, 2022
All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us ...

NOBELIUM Demonstrates Why Microsoft Is the Weakest Link
Microsoft platforms and products are ubiquitous. Government agencies and companies of all sizes and industries around the world rely on Microsoft software to get things done. They are also riddled with security ...

EDR Buyer’s Guide: Microsoft E5 Licenses and Security Risks
There is no shortage of options for security teams undergoing an evaluation of EDR and EPP solutions currently available to the market. With roughly 30 serious vendors focused specifically on EDR and ...

Microsoft’s Failure to Prioritize Security Puts Everyone at Risk
It has been a very busy year when it comes to Microsoft zero-day attacks. According to KrebsOnSecurity, May is the only month in 2021 that Microsoft didn’t release a patch to defend ...

Threat Analysis Report: Inside the Destructive PYSA Ransomware
The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) issues Cybereason Threat Analysis reports to inform on impacting threats. The Threat Analysis reports investigate these threats and provide practical recommendations for protecting against them ...