How to protect your PC from ransomware using Windows’ built-in protection

Illustration by Maria Chimishkyan Ransomware —– malware that avoids you from accessing your files unless you pay the hacker that contaminated your computer system —– has actually been a problem pestering computer system users and companies for several years. Provided its frequency and the reality that a ransomware infection can cause the loss of important …

0patch beats Microsoft to fix serious local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows

Once again, micro-patching firm 0patch has beaten Microsoft to the punch, releasing an unofficial patch for a zero-day vulnerability in Windows. This time around we’re talking about CVE-2021-24084, a local privilege escalation (LPE) zero-day vulnerability in Windows’ Mobile Device Management service. The flaw affects Windows 10 version 1809 and later, and Microsoft is yet to …