Security Awareness
The latest Security Awareness coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Defeats AiTM Phishing with Passwordless Auth & Conditional Access
In today's digital landscape, identity has become the new perimeter for enterprise security. As organizations increasingly adopt cloud services and remote work models, cybercriminals are shifting...
Microsoft Entra ID Flaw Exposes Privilege Escalation Risk Through Guest User Accounts
Microsoft has identified a critical security vulnerability in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) that could allow attackers to escalate privileges through guest user accounts. This flaw...
2023 sees 68% surge in cloud attacks on Microsoft 365: layered defenses essential
Microsoft 365 has become the backbone of modern enterprise productivity, but its widespread adoption makes it a prime target for cybercriminals. As organizations increasingly rely on cloud-based...
Microsoft 365 Faces 78% Attack Surge: AI Phishing and Zero-Day Threats Dominate 2025
As we approach 2025, Microsoft 365 remains a prime target for cybercriminals, with evolving threats challenging even the most robust security frameworks. Organizations must stay ahead of...
Emergency Chrome Update: Patch 8 Critical Zero-Day Flaws Now Exploited in 2025
Google has issued an urgent Chrome update to address multiple critical vulnerabilities discovered in early 2025, including several zero-day exploits already being actively weaponized by...
Microsoft Purchase Emails Weaponized: Hackers Use Real Messages to Deploy Malware in New Phishing Wave
A sophisticated phishing campaign has turned Microsoft's own purchase notifications into an unlikely attack vector, leaving Windows users worldwide exposed to credential theft and malware. Security...
The Rising Threat: How Cybercriminals Exploit Microsoft 365 Notifications in Sophisticated Phishing Campaigns
Introduction Microsoft 365 stands as the backbone of productivity for millions of businesses worldwide, integrating essential services such as email, cloud storage, and collaborative applications....
NPM Supply Chain Attacks: Unveiling the Threats to DevOps Security
Introduction In recent years, the software development community has witnessed a surge in supply chain attacks targeting open-source ecosystems, with the Node Package Manager (NPM) being a primary...
Bitwarden PDF XSS Flaw (CVE-2025-5138) Exposes Passwords: Users Urged to Patch Immediately
A critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bitwarden’s PDF file handling can allow attackers to hijack user vaults by simply uploading a malicious document. Tracked as CVE-2025-5138, the flaw...
Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender
{ "title": "Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender", "content": "A newly developed proof-of-concept tool named Defendnot can disarm Microsoft Defender,...
India’s CERT-In Issues Red Alert: Critical Windows and Office Flaws Enable Remote Code Execution
Millions of Windows and Microsoft Office users are facing a critical cybersecurity threat following a stark warning from India's national cybersecurity agency. On May 26, 2025, the Indian Computer...