RCE Vulnerability Affecting Microsoft Defender

Original release date: January 14, 2021Microsoft has released a security advisory to address a remote code execution vulnerability, CVE-2021-1647, in Microsoft Defender. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to…

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Microsoft Releases January 2021 Security Updates

Original release date: January 12, 2021Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an…

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NSA Cybersecurity Directorate Releases 2020 Year in Review

Original release date: January 12, 2021The National Security Agency (NSA) Cybersecurity Directorate has released its 2020 Year in Review, outlining key milestones and mission outcomes achieved during NSA Cybersecurity’s first…

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Microsoft Releases Security Updates for Edge

Original release date: January 11, 2021Microsoft has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Edge (Chromium-based). An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of…

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CISA Releases New Alert on Post-Compromise Threat Activity in Microsoft Cloud Environments and Tools to Help Detect This Activity

Original release date: January 8, 2021CISA has evidence of post-compromise advanced persistent threat (APT) activity in the cloud environment. Specifically, CISA has seen an APT actor using compromised applications in…

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