According to Microsoft's Security Advisory (2887505), released on Tuesday, the company is investigating active exploits that are currently targeting Internet Explorer 8 and 9 users.
October marks the 10-year anniversary of Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday.
Attacks targeted at users in the Middle East and Asia are exploiting a zero-day flaw found in the Microsoft Graphics Component.
Yahoo announced that all data traveling through its datacenters will be encrypted in the early part of 2014.
Microsoft said it will be working through the holiday period to fix a Windows XP resource-hog problem that has affected some users for years.
Cisco's Annual Security Report, released this week, found that malware targeting Java made up 91 percent of all Web-based attacks last year.
An Internet Explorer 11 "enterprise mode" feature may be on its way to address compatibility issues faced by organizations.
An Adobe Flash vulnerability in Internet Explorer 9 and 10 was used in attacks n targeting those who visit the Web site for Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Applies to the "Managing devices" objective of Exam 98-349.
According to findings in the latest Verizon security report, the majority of security attacks last year related to Web app attacks and retailer point-of-sale (POS) breaches.
A new zero-day Internet Explorer flaw that has been seen to be used in limited online attacks, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft unveiled some new and changing features for the Windows Phone 8.1 version of Internet Explorer 11.
Status.modern.ie, a Microsoft Web site aimed at keeping the public informed on what new features and tweaks will be making their way into future updates and versions of IE.
Those using the online encryption protocol OpenSSL are urged to upgrade their client due to a recently discovered flaw, according to the OpenSSL Foundation.
Applies to the "Configure Network Services" objective of Exam 70-412.
Microsoft today released its monthly security update, which includes two items rated "critical," three "important" bulletins and one "moderate" fix.
In a security advisory released by Microsoft today, 45 sensitive secure sockets layer (SSL) certificates that have been unofficially issued by hackers are now blocked for Windows systems.
Issues concerning Microsoft's July security update, released last week, have led to crashes for many users. One is connected to the InstallShield application and another is a compatibility issue with Dell Data Protection suite.
Microsoft's Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.0 is now generally available, the company announced today.
ActiveX blocking capabilities will be making their way to Internet Explorer browsers on Aug. 12, according to Microsoft.