Blog Microsoft Exchange Servers Targeted By Hackers May 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you rely on a Microsoft Exchange server to handle email for your company, there is something you should be aware of. Recent research by security and analytics company Varonis has discovered that an affiliate of Hive ransomware has begun targeting Exchange servers that are vulnerable to ProxyShell security issues. If the group in question […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Ransomware Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft May Have A Fix For Windows 10 Freezing Issue May 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion Has your Windows 10 machine been mysteriously freezing up on you lately? If it has, you’re not alone. Fortunately, Microsoft’s engineers have identified the root cause of that issue and have released a patch that fixes it. The patch you’re looking for is KB5012636. Be aware that this is a cumulative update preview patch for […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Beware Zip Attachments In Emails Could Be Qbot Malware May 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion The owners of the Qbot botnet are changing things up. The botnet’s normal Modus Operandi for distributing their signature Qbot malware has been to push their malicious code via phishing emails which contain Microsoft Office documents laden with poisoned macros. More recently though, the group behind the botnet has switched to phishing emails carrying password-protected […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Edge Gets Overall Performance Boost May 4, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you rely on Microsoft’s Edge browser to surf the web, you’re in luck. The Redmond Giant has recently made some modifications to the browser’s “sleeping tabs” feature, which improves its overall performance and responsiveness. The Sleeping Tabs feature began rolling out for edge users running Beta 88 back in December of 2020. It had […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Microsoft Edge New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog Windows 11 Will Soon Get New Security Features May 2, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you’re a member of the Windows Insiders group, you may already be aware of this. If you missed the company’s announcement be on the lookout for some new security improvements in upcoming releases. Microsoft has been playing an increasingly active role in countering a wide range of cybersecurity threats and their upcoming security enhancements […] Read more » Microsoft New Technology Phishing Recent News Security Technology News Windows 11
Blog Some Microsoft’s Source Code Was Stolen By Hacker Group April 19, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently confirmed that an account belonging to one of their employees was compromised by the Lapsus$ hacking group, which allowed them to abscond with portions of the company’s source code. Yes, you read that correctly. Microsoft got hacked. They now join the latest in a seemingly unending parade of large tech companies to have […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Some Microsoft Servers Are Experiencing DNS Problems After Update April 18, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you use Windows Server 2019? If so, then you may be experiencing some issues as of the latest update. According to details published on the Windows Health Dashboard, customers who installed updates released on January 25th or later may experience DNS issues relating to DNS stub zones. The company had this to say about […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News
Blog One Click Default Browser Choice Coming To Windows 11 April 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion One of the latest revelations to come from the Windows 11 development team is that Microsoft is working on streamlining the process of setting a default web browser for Windows 11 users. The new paradigm under development will allow the selection to be made with a single click! The new change was rolled out on […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Technology News Windows 11
Blog Mobile Devices Connected To Windows Known As Phone Link April 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently announced that it was doing a bit of re-branding. The company’s apps that connect Android and iPhones to your Windows PC were formally called “Your Phone.” Under the new re-naming scheme, those apps will now be called “Phone Link.” Hand in hand with that change, Microsoft is also re-naming the mobile companion app, which […] Read more » Android General Interest iPhone Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Microsoft Help Files Are Being Used To Distribute This Spyware April 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion Diana Lopera is a researcher for Trustwave Cybersecurity and has stumbled across something that’s one part interesting and one part disturbing. Apparently, a group of hackers are trying a new approach to distribute their malicious code which is leveraging Microsoft’s HTML help files. Yes, you read that correctly. It’s an innovative technique that’s not only […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
