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The operators behind the Qakbot malware are transforming their delivery vectors in an attempt to sidestep detection. "Most recently, threat actors have transformed their techniques to evade detection by using ZIP file extensions, enticing file names with common formats, and Excel (XLM) 4.0 to trick victims into downloading malicious attachments that install Qakbot," Zscaler Threatlabz

Microsoft released its monthly round of Patch Tuesday updates to address 84 new security flaws spanning multiple product categories, counting a zero-day vulnerability that's under active attack in the wild. Of the 84 shortcomings, four are rated Critical, and 80 are rated Important in severity. Also separately resolved by the tech giant are two other bugs in the Chromium-based Edge browser, one

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 86 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software, including a weakness in all supported versions of Windows that Microsoft warns is actively being exploited. The software giant also has made a controversial decision to put the brakes on a plan to block macros in Office documents downloaded from the Internet.

This Tech Tip outlines how system administrators can get started with automated continuous patching for their Windows devices and applications.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Tampering Vulnerability.

Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.

July's security update included fixes for one actively exploited flaw, more than 30 bugs in Azure Site Recovery, and four privilege escalation bugs in Windows Print Spooler.

Several pieces of Black Hat USA research will explore container design weaknesses and escalation of privilege attacks that can lead to container escapes.

Summary: Microsoft recently mitigated a set of vulnerabilities in Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and released fixes today, July 12, as part of our regular Update Tuesday cycle. These vulnerabilities affect all ASR on-premises customers using a VMware/Physical to Azure scenario and are fixed in the latest ASR 9.49 release. We recommend customers update to the … Microsoft Mitigates Azure Site Recovery Vulnerabilities Read More »

By Jon Munshaw and Tiago Pereira.  Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing more than 80 vulnerabilities in the company’s various software, hardware and firmware offerings, including one that’s actively being exploited in the wild.  July's security update... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]