Microsoft Defender automatically patches Exchange vulnerability
Microsoft has added a tool to its Defender antivirus software that automatically closes critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. With this, the company hopes to reduce the number of vulnerable systems even faster.
The automatic tool focuses specifically on vulnerability CVE-2021-26... Read more
Microsoft patches 12-year-old vulnerability in Defender
Microsoft has closed a vulnerability that had been present in the antivirus software Microsoft Defender for 12 years. As far as is known, the bug was not actively exploited.
The vulnerability was discovered by the security company SentinelOne. The problem was in a driver that Microsoft Defender ... Read more
Microsoft takes precautions to minimize abilities of SolarWinds hack
Microsoft has taken a number of measures to prevent the hack on SolarWinds from working. The company has seized a domain and blocked the software with Microsoft Defender.
A coalition of several other companies seized the domain avsmcloud.com and made sure it ended up in the hands of Microsoft. T... Read more
Microsoft protects Defender from tampering
Microsoft arms its Defender ATP protection against malware that tries to disable the antivirus software. Administrators will be able to enable the new defense function for the entire organization.
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature to make Defender Advanced Threath Protection (ATP) security soft... Read more