Kaspersky has recently published information on what their security products are observing in their clients systems – and the dramatic rise of MS Office as a malware target. In 2016 MS Office was the targetRead more

Microsoft has published details and out of cycle patches for several 0-day Exchange exploits under active attack. Microsoft Security Response Center advises: Due to the critical nature of these vulnerabilities, we recommend that customers apply the updates to affectedRead more

Microsoft Application Guard helps protect against malware in Office documents by opening each document in its own segregated virtual machine. Microsoft says in the release notes: Application Guard is a virtualization-based sandbox that’s used toRead more

A report published by Barracuda Networks and researchers at UC Berkley which examines email compromise attacks at 111 organisations sheds light on how email is abused in cyber-attacks – often as the opening shot inRead more

After analysing dozens of ransomware incidents over the last 4 years, researchers have identified their defining common characteristics – which can help security managers design targeted defences.   Mandiant Intelligence have published a report thatRead more