Neowin News Feed for: Cyberthreats

2022 Cyberthreat Defense Report — Free Download

Steven Parker — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:30:01 +0000

The Cyberthreat Defense Report provides the most geographically comprehensive view of IT security perceptions in our industry. Learn how you should deploy and invest in security with this free report. Read more...

Ukraine is calling for volunteers to cyberattack Russia

Karthik Mudaliar — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 21:10:01 +0000

Ukraine's digital transformation minister Mykhailo Fedorov is calling for international volunteers to help wage cyber-war on Russia. The telegram channel has more than 180,000 members. Read more...

Beware: New Kraken botnet easily fools Windows Defender and steals Crypto wallet data

Sayan Sen — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:52:01 +0000

A new crypto wallet information stealing Kraken botnet has been discovered by ZeroFox. The malware is able to easily bypass Windows Defender scans by simply adding itself as an exclusion. Read more...

Microsoft shares the innovative ways in which its ElectionGuard software is being utilized

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has highlighted the ways in which its ElectionGuard software is being made use of. The firm also plans to detail more of the software's use in traditional voting systems in the future. Read more...

Wikimedia announces reception of $2.5 million donation after DDOS attack on Wikipedia

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:50:01 +0000

The Wikimedia Foundation is receiving $2.5 million in support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies. This news comes in the wake of a DDOS attack last week on Wikipedia that is still being investigated. Read more...

Microsoft demos new ElectionGuard voting system, plans to pilot the tech next year

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:40:01 +0000

Microsoft is demonstrating its new secure voting system at the Aspen Security Forum today. The company will be launching this new tech to combat cyberthreats as a way of protecting democracy. Read more...

Microsoft, Accenture, and Avanade collaborate to offer cyberdefense solutions

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:32:01 +0000

Microsoft, Accenture, and Avanade collaborate through a multimillion-dollar agreement to bring to the market enhanced cyberdefense solutions, which should help clients better respond to cyber threats. Read more...

Microsoft is acquiring Hexadite, to help "deliver a new generation of security capabilities"

Andy Weir — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:14:36 +0000

Microsoft has announced its planned acquisition of Hexadite, integrating its automatic incident detection, investigation and remediation solutions into Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection. Read more...