Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web ...

‘Users Must Choose’—Microsoft Confirms New Windows Security Feature

Microsoft has made security changes to one of the most popular tools bundled with Windows installations, and now users must ...
Computer Weekly

Fileless attacks surge as hackers exploit PowerShell scripts

The latest quarterly threat report from McAfee noted a fourfold increase in fileless hacking attacks utilising Microsoft PowerShell scripts. PowerShell is used mainly to automate administration tasks, ...
Neowin

Microsoft issues PowerShell scripts to fix WinRE BitLocker bypass on Windows 11, Windows 100 0

Microsoft has released a fix for Windows 11 and Windows 10 devices in relation to a BitLocker bypass security flaw. The company has developed two sample PowerShell scripts that will essentially allow ...
Forbes

How Hackers Use PowerShell And How To Take Action

VP and CISO for Star and Disney India, overseeing the company's cybersecurity strategy in India. Passionate Whitehat hacker. LinkedIN. Organizations have had a tough time controlling the menace of ...
CSOonline

10 essential PowerShell security scripts for Windows administrators

In the 12 years since Microsoft released PowerShell, it has become the de facto tool to dependably administer servers. In August of 2016, it was made open-source and cross-platform with the ...