Microsoft deprecates Defender Application Guard for Office

November 27, 2023 at 04:02PM Microsoft is deprecating Defender Application Guard for Office and Windows Security Isolation APIs. They recommend using Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction rules, Protected View, and Windows Defender Application Control as alternatives. Application Guard for Office is a security feature that restricts files downloaded from untrusted sources, protecting against malware … Read more

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Haunted by Zero-Days, Wormable Bug

October 10, 2023 at 06:06PM Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday update addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities that were actively being attacked, affecting Microsoft WordPad and Skype for Business. A critical-rated bug in Message Queuing was also patched. The update included a total of 103 CVEs, with 13 critical-rated vulnerabilities and 20% of the fixes related to Microsoft … Read more