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The New SQL Server Vulnerability Assessment Tool Goes GA

The SQL Server Vulnerability Assessment tool (VA) is a feature within SQL Server Management Server (SSMS) 17.4 that scans your SQL Server instances of version 2012 and later, identifies security ...
Bleeping Computer

Azure Service Tags tagged as security risk, Microsoft disagrees

Security researchers at Tenable discovered what they describe as a high-severity vulnerability in Azure Service Tags that could allow attackers to access customers' private data. Service Tags are ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Offering New Defender Vulnerability Management Standalone Product

Microsoft this week announced multiple improvements across its enterprise-grade security products. The improvements included Google Cloud Platform support in Microsoft Defender for Cloud (coming on ...
CSOonline

Vulnerability scan vs. penetration test vs. risk analysis: What’s the difference?

You’ve just deployed an ecommerce site for your small business or developed the next hot iPhone MMORGP. Now what? Don’t get hacked! An often overlooked, but very important process in the development ...
Computerworld

Network vulnerability assessments: Scan all, scan often

Jesper Jurcenoks, CTO of NetVigilance, maker of network vulnerability assessment software, says regular NVA use gives you the most important security information: what’s on your system, and what your ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Adds 'Authenticated Scan for Windows' Capability

Microsoft this week announced that its Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution can now scan Windows devices that are lacking certain agent support. This capability, called "authenticated ...