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  • The Register: Windows starts asking for admin rights where it shouldn’t after security fix

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/windows_admin_rights_bug/ Source: The Register Title: Windows starts asking for admin rights where it shouldn’t after security fix Feedly Summary: Patch closes vuln but leaves standard users locked out of common apps Microsoft’s August 2025 Windows Security Update is causing pain for administrators after a fix for a vulnerability led to some unintended consequences.……

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Moves Antivirus Software Out of Windows Kernel To Prevent CrowdStrike-Style Crashes

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/26/1650259/microsoft-moves-antivirus-software-out-of-windows-kernel-to-prevent-crowdstrike-style-crashes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Moves Antivirus Software Out of Windows Kernel To Prevent CrowdStrike-Style Crashes Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is set to roll out a private preview of a new Windows endpoint security platform that significantly modifies how antivirus and endpoint detection and response applications interact with…

  • Cloud Blog: Unraveling Time: A Deep Dive into TTD Instruction Emulation Bugs

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ttd-instruction-emulation-bugs/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Unraveling Time: A Deep Dive into TTD Instruction Emulation Bugs Feedly Summary: Written by: Dhanesh Kizhakkinan, Nino Isakovic Executive Summary This blog post presents an in-depth exploration of Microsoft’s Time Travel Debugging (TTD) framework, a powerful record-and-replay debugging framework for Windows user-mode applications. TTD relies heavily on accurate…

  • Slashdot: New WinRAR Version Strips Windows Metadata In Privacy Push

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/21/1616245/new-winrar-version-strips-windows-metadata-in-privacy-push?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: New WinRAR Version Strips Windows Metadata In Privacy Push Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: WinRAR 7.10 enhances user privacy by allowing the removal of sensitive metadata from downloaded files while retaining essential Windows security features. This update is significant for privacy and security professionals, as it…

  • Hacker News: Strac (YC W22) Is Hiring Windows Engineer

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    Source URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/strac/jobs/TJHiaL9-senior-endpoint-security-engineer-windows Source: Hacker News Title: Strac (YC W22) Is Hiring Windows Engineer Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a job opportunity for a Senior Windows Endpoint Security Engineer, emphasizing the role’s relevance in designing advanced endpoint security solutions for Windows devices. This role includes critical security measures…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Exploring vulnerable Windows drivers

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/exploring-vulnerable-windows-drivers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Exploring vulnerable Windows drivers Feedly Summary: This post is the result of research into the real-world application of the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) technique along with Cisco Talos’ series of posts about  malicious Windows drivers. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an…