HAFNIUM targeting Exchange Servers with 0-day exploits

Update 03/08/2021: Microsoft continues to see multiple actors taking advantage of unpatched systems to attack organizations with on-premises Exchange Server. To aid defenders in investigating these attacks where Microsoft security products and tooling may not be deployed, we are releasing a feed ...

Microsoft unifies SIEM and XDR to help stop advanced attacks

For all of us in security, the last twelve months have been an incredible series of challenges—from balancing remote work with family priorities, to helping build resilient businesses, and protecting against the latest attacks. 2020 showed us that while we have made great progress, there is still...

Microsoft unifies SIEM and XDR to help stop advanced attacks

For all of us in security, the last twelve months have been an incredible series of challenges—from balancing remote work with family priorities, to helping build resilient businesses, and protecting against the latest attacks. 2020 showed us that while we have made great progress, there is still...

WordPress Defender Security plugin <= 2.4.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability found by NintechNet in WordPress Defender Security plugin versions = 2.4.6. Solution Update the WordPress Defender Security plugin to the latest available version at least 2.4.6.1...

CVE-2021-24092

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

CVE-2021-24082

Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Module WDAC Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability...

CVE-2021-24092

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

Privilege escalation

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

CVE-2021-24092 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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CVE-2021-24092

CVE-2021-24092 is a Microsoft Defender elevation-of-privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Defender. The connected sources confirm a local, low-privilege attacker could achieve higher privileges (CVE-2021-24092), with a CVSSv3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) and a local attack vector. Public records ...

Process Herpaderping evasion technique

This module allows you to generate a Windows executable that evades security products such as Windows Defender, Avast, etc. This uses the Process Herpaderping technique to bypass Antivirus detection. This method consists in obscuring the behavior of a running process by modifying the executable o...

Twelve-Year-Old Vulnerability Found in Windows Defender

Researchers found, and Microsoft has patched, a vulnerability in Windows Defender that has been around for twelve years. There is no evidence that anyone has used the vulnerability during that time. The flaw, discovered by researchers at the security firm SentinelOne, showed up in a driver that...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Windows operating systems’ Windows Defender protection, allowing attackers to enhance their privileges.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Windows operating systems’ Windows Defender protection lies in privilege management errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges...

Vulnerability of application control tools: Application control in Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), a PowerShell Core automation tool, allows attackers to bypass existing security mechanisms.

The vulnerability of the application control tool, Windows Defender Application Control WDAC, a PowerShell Core automation tool, is related to security configuration errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to bypass existing security measures remotely...

The vulnerability of the application control tool: Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), a PowerShell Core automation tool that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the application control tool, Windows Defender Application Control WDAC, a PowerShell Core automation tool, is related to security configuration errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected informati...

What we like about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. It’s no secret that the security industry generally likes Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. After a few months of using and integrating it with our platform here at Expel, we feel the...

What we like about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. It’s no secret that the security industry generally likes Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. After a few months of using and integrating it with our platform here at Expel, we feel the...

12-Year-Old vulnerability in Windows Defender risked 1 billion devices

By Saad Rajpoot A vulnerability was identified in Windows Defender, an anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows that comes pre-installed with Windows. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 12-Year-Old vulnerability in Windows Defender risked 1 billion devices...

Web shell attacks continue to rise

One year ago, we reported the steady increase in the use of web shells in attacks worldwide. The latest Microsoft 365 Defender data shows that this trend not only continued, it accelerated: every month from August 2020 to January 2021, we registered an average of 140,000 encounters of these threa...

Web shell attacks continue to rise

One year ago, we reported the steady increase in the use of web shells in attacks worldwide. The latest Microsoft 365 Defender data shows that this trend not only continued, it accelerated: every month from August 2020 to January 2021, we registered an average of 140,000 encounters of these threa...