Trend Micro researchers discovered and reported the eight-year-old defect to Microsoft six months ago. The company hasn’t made any commitments to patch or remediate the issue.

The malicious sdownloads range from relatively innocuous adware to password stealers and trojans.

CISA has increasingly used its emergency-directive authority to try to keep foreign spies or criminals from burrowing into federal networks

It's an example of the old code that is bequeathed to popular software programs we take for granted.

The order gives federal civilian agencies roughly 24 hours to act.

A hacker who successfully exploits the Zoom vulnerability could access files on the vulnerable computer, according to ACROS Security, the Slovenian firm that highlighted the issue.

IronNet's Jamil Jaffer talks about the ways the U.S. government is trying to stop nation-states from carrying out hacking attempts.

Ultimately, it is a conversation about risk, and more specifically, how much risk is an organization willing to assume.

The timing of this effort roughly coincides with a similar plan at the U.S. National Security Agency.

The move is the latest step by Microsoft and other powerful tech companies to offer free or discounted services in support of election security.