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The Windows Vaults

12

Jan

2016

The Credential Manager in Windows is a relatively unknown feature, even though a lot of people are using it without being aware of its existence. Windows stores credentials in special folders that they call “vaults” to help users login to websites and other computers. The Credential Manager as such is introduced with Windows 7. Operation […]

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Strange Windows update creates confusion, panic

01

Oct

2015

On Wednesday, #windows users – both home and #enterprise – started sharing details on a strange #update delivered by Microsoft. The update itself used a string of random characters in the description, along with resource URLs using a similar format pointed at .gov, .mil, and .edu addresses. On the Microsoft Answers community, a user posted […]

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Bypass Developed for Microsoft Memory Protection, Control Flow Guard

23

Sep

2015

Introduced in #windows 8.1 Update 3 and Windows 10, #control flow guard was #microsoft’s latest antidote to #memory-corruption #attacks. The technology was meant to stand up to attacks that had long ago figured out how to bypass previous-generation protections such as Address Space Layout Randomization (#aslr) and Data Execution Protection (#dep). However, as every new […]

Category Network security Security Vulnerabilities Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

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