Design/Logic Flaw

A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection PPS / PoD, in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted...

CVE-2019-19680

A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection PPS / PoD, in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted...

CVE-2019-19680

CVE-2019-19680 concerns a file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS / PoD). Unpatched PPS versions up to 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 are affected. The issue allows bypassing protection mechanisms related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries f...

LockerGoga Ransomware Family Used in Targeted Attacks

ARCHIVED STORY LockerGoga Ransomware Family Used in Targeted Attacks By ATR Operational Intelligence Team · April 29, 2019 Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez. Initial discovery Once again, we have seen a significant new ransomware family in the news. LockerGoga, which adds new features to the tried...

What Hacker History Can Tell Enterprises About Future Attack Strategy

There's an oft-quoted saying: "History repeats itself." For those that believe in the cyclical patterns that sometimes emerge over time, this aphorism definitely rings true. Today, we'll be applying this type of thinking to the cybercrime realm. Over the course of hacker history, numerous trends...

Voice of the Customer: Walmart embraces the cloud with Azure Active Directory

Todays post was written by Sue Bohn, partner director of Program Management and Ben Byford and Gerald Corson, senior directors of Identity and Access Management at Walmart. Greetings! Im Sue Bohn, partner director of Program Management at Microsoft. Im an insatiable, lifelong learner and I lead t...

Introducing Windows Defender Application Control

Application control is a crucial line of defense for protecting enterprises given today’s threat landscape, and it has an inherent advantage over traditional antivirus solutions. Specifically, application control flips the model from one where all applications are assumed trustworthy by default t...

Coming together to address Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) attacks

Today’s security updates include three updates that exemplify how the security ecosystem can come together to help protect consumers and enterprises. We would like to thank FireEye and ESET for working with us. Customers that have the latest security updates installed are protected against the...

IRM 014: Sygate Protection Agent 5.0 vulnerability - A low privileged user can disable the security agent

---------------------------------------------------------------------- IRM Security Advisory No. 014 Sygate Protection Agent 5.0 vulnerability - A low privileged user can disable the security agent Vulnerablity Type / Importance: Security Protection Bypass / High Problem discovered: November 23rd...