The Verge
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Microsoft says it was able to mitigate a 2.4Tbps Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack in August. The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe, and was 140 percent higher than the highest attack bandwidth volume Microsoft recorded in 2020. Image: Microsoft. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
The Verge
JULY 14, 2020
Microsoft is warning of a 17-year-old critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that the company has classified as “wormable.” Wormable vulnerabilities have the potential to spread via malware between vulnerable computers without user interaction,” explains Mechele?Gruhn a principal security program manager at Microsoft.
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The Verge
JUNE 23, 2020
Microsoft is launching a preview version of its antivirus software for Android today. We’re now getting a good idea of exactly why Microsoft thinks Android needs antivirus protection. Microsoft’s web protections will include anti-phishing so that unsafe websites sent via SMS, WhatsApp, email, or other apps are instantly blocked.
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
Despite the warnings from Microsoft of the dangers in continuing use past April, it is projected that the global XP installed base will hover around 20% when Microsoft pulls the plug. Meaning, even though anti-malware is extended, attackers will have easier access when attempting to victimize organizations running the outdated OS.
CTOvision
JANUARY 18, 2015
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CTOvision
MARCH 17, 2015
But optimism came in the form of Microsoft as word began to spread that the company had solved the problems they experienced with Windows 8/8.1 1 area of spending increase in 2015, with nearly half (46%) planning to invest more in access control, intrusion prevention, and virus and malware protection. By Deepak Kumar. Windows 10.
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Charlie Bell, a former Amazon Web Services executive, is now the leader of Microsoft’s newly formed, 10,000-person security engineering organization. Microsoft Photo). And the security of Microsoft’s software is still falling well short of Gates’ vision. “Your code will be attacked.”
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