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Defence, Tax Office fork out millions to keep Windows 7 secure for another year

Defence, Tax Office fork out millions to keep Windows 7 secure for another year

Thousands of staff remain on out-of-support OS.
Justin Hendry Jan 16 2020 1:15PM Strategy
Microsoft ends Windows 7 support

Microsoft ends Windows 7 support

The day has come.
Justin Hendry Jan 14 2020 12:18PM Security
AWS seeks to make legacy Windows apps immortal

AWS seeks to make legacy Windows apps immortal

Alternative Server 2008 upgrade path.
Simon Sharwood Dec 3 2019 1:29PM Cloud
Microsoft boosts bug bounties for sign-on services

Microsoft boosts bug bounties for sign-on services

Faster, simpler, higher awards.
Juha Saarinen Oct 24 2019 6:50AM Security
Patch out for exploited Internet Explorer zero-day

Patch out for exploited Internet Explorer zero-day

Windows Defender gets out of band update too.
Juha Saarinen Sep 24 2019 1:08PM Security
Patches released for two actively exploited Windows 0days

Patches released for two actively exploited Windows 0days

Another fix-heavy month with 17 critical vulnerabilities plugged.
Juha Saarinen Sep 11 2019 12:34PM Security
Dutch regulator sees potential privacy breach in Microsoft Windows

Dutch regulator sees potential privacy breach in Microsoft Windows

For remotely collecting data from users of Windows Home and Windows Pro.
Staff Writer Aug 28 2019 12:32AM Cloud
Google decloaks Win-DoS bug before patch is released

Google decloaks Win-DoS bug before patch is released

Flaw "can take down a Windows fleet pretty quickly".
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2019 9:41AM Security
Patch now against wormable 'BlueKeep' remote desktop flaw: ACSC

Patch now against wormable 'BlueKeep' remote desktop flaw: ACSC

Spectre of another WannaCry-style epidemic raised.
Juha Saarinen Jun 7 2019 6:55AM Security
Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Patch Wednesday plugs critical vulnerabilities a-plenty.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2019 1:15PM Security
NAB's cloud devs get free from locked-down IT

NAB's cloud devs get free from locked-down IT

Get Macs, more local tools, and a cloud-hosted IDE.
Ry Crozier May 3 2019 7:12AM Financial Services
Microsoft finally declares last year's Windows fit for business

Microsoft finally declares last year's Windows fit for business

Windows 10 1809 approved for 'broad deployment' just weeks before its successor lands.
Simon Sharwood Apr 1 2019 12:05PM Software
Patch Wednesday plugs exploited Windows vulnerabilities

Patch Wednesday plugs exploited Windows vulnerabilities

Seventeen flaws rated critical.
Juha Saarinen Mar 13 2019 12:40PM Security
Google says Chrome on Windows combo zero-day exploited in the wild

Google says Chrome on Windows combo zero-day exploited in the wild

Full details of Chrome bug not yet revealed.
Juha Saarinen Mar 7 2019 11:44AM Security
Patch Wednesday plugs actively exploited IE zero-day

Patch Wednesday plugs actively exploited IE zero-day

"PrivExchange" flaw fixed too after proof-of-concept published.
Juha Saarinen Feb 13 2019 11:51AM Security
Remote Desktop clients analysed and found vulnerable

Remote Desktop clients analysed and found vulnerable

Microsoft shown to handle its own, complicated RDP well.
Juha Saarinen Feb 7 2019 7:10AM Networking
Microsoft patches exploited new Windows zero-day

Microsoft patches exploited new Windows zero-day

In-the-wild vulnerability rated important, not critical.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2018 1:23PM Security
Microsoft server outage deactivates Windows licenses

Microsoft server outage deactivates Windows licenses

Win10 Pro users told they have to go Home.
Juha Saarinen Nov 9 2018 9:44AM Software
Weak self-scrambling SSDs opens up Windows BitLocker

Weak self-scrambling SSDs opens up Windows BitLocker

Adding software encryption recommended to boost BitLocker security.
Juha Saarinen Nov 7 2018 7:00AM Security
Database destroying worm menaces Linux and Windows servers

Database destroying worm menaces Linux and Windows servers

Botnet, ransomware and coin mining rolled into one malware.
Juha Saarinen Sep 19 2018 9:39AM Security

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