‘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 ...
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 ...
Computer Weekly

PowerShell security threats greater than ever, researchers warn

Microsoft’s Windows PowerShell configuration management framework continues to be abused by cyber attackers, according to researchers, who have seen a surge in associated threats. In March 2016, ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft shares script to fix WinRE BitLocker bypass flaw

Microsoft has released a script to make it easier to patch a BitLocker bypass security vulnerability in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This PowerShell script (KB5025175) simplifies the ...

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...
HHS

Locking Down PowerShell to Foil Attackers: 3 Essentials

IT managers love PowerShell, pictured, a task-based command-line shell and scripting language. Unfortunately, so do hackers. (Source: Microsoft) Microsoft's PowerShell scripting language, which ...
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, ...
Redmond Magazine

CISA, NSA and Other Agencies Recommend Hardening PowerShell

Government cybersecurity organizations on Tuesday announced guidelines for using Microsoft's built-in PowerShell scripting language with Windows, without having it also be leveraged by attackers. The ...