Microsoft says there’s a strong momentum for on-premises Exchange Server updates.Following the discovery of Exchange server vulnerabilities, Microsoft had scrambled to release emergency patches. The initial patches were released for Exchange Server 2019, Server 2016, and Server 2013. The company acknowledged that the vulnerabilities were being used by cybercriminals for limited and targeted attacks.
Apart from patches, Microsoft also introduced a slew of mitigation tools. Just recently, it updated Microsoft Defender Antivirus to prevent critical vulnerabilities. Microsoft said the update would automatically block the CVE-2021-26855, one of the four vulnerabilities used for cyberattacks.
News Source: Hindustan times
