If You Still Use Windows XP, Prepare For the Worst
As a vicious new strain of ransomware swept the UK’s National Health Service yesterday, shutting off services at hospitals and clinics throughout […]
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Old Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patch
Users of old Windows systems can now download a patch to protect them from this week’s massive ransomware attack. In a rare […]
A ‘kill switch’ is slowing the spread of WannaCry ransomware
Friday’s unprecedented ransomware attack may have stopped spreading to new machines — at least briefly — thanks to a “kill switch” that […]
Microsoft posts PowerShell script that spawns pseudo security bulletins
A Microsoft manager this week offered IT administrators a way to replicate — in a fashion — the security bulletins the company […]
Microsoft finally bans SHA-1 certificates in Internet Explorer and Edge
The Tuesday updates for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge force those browsers to flag SSL/TLS certificates signed with the aging SHA-1 hashing […]
Microsoft Build 2017: What to Expect at the Big Developer Bash
It’s been a few years since Microsoft’s then-CEO Steve Ballmer danced across the stage screaming “DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS,” but those are still […]
Surface Laptop Gives Microsoft an Answer to Chromebooks, Sorta
Google is winning in education, and everyone’s fighting back. Chromebooks account for well over 50 percent of devices shipped to K-12 schools in […]
Bypass Microsoft’s update block for Windows 7, 8.1 PCs running Kaby Lake, Ryzen
Although Microsoft blocked Windows updates to Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs powered by new CPUs, one unhappy user found a way around […]
Experts contend Microsoft canceled Feb. updates to patch NSA exploits
Microsoft delayed its February security update slate to finish patching critical flaws in Windows that a hacker gang tried to sell, several […]
Microsoft: Past patches address leaked NSA exploits
Microsoft said it has already patched vulnerabilities revealed in Friday’s high-profile leak of suspected U.S. National Security Agency spying tools, meaning customers […]