Microsoft has announced some big changes that will finally give Windows users more control over updates and releases.
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Microsoft slaps down 99 APT35/Charming Kitten domains
Court order in hand, Microsoft seized control of the hacker group’s (which it calls Phosphorous) phishing sites.
Companies will stop storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns
Australia’s controversial anti-encryption laws came under independent scrutiny this week as tech leaders criticized the proposed rules.
Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out.
Family tracking app spilled pics, names and real-time location data
A journalist/researcher team got a sensitive database taken down after the vendor responsible failed to acknowledge a problem.
Microsoft Windows 7 patch warns of coming patchocalypse
Microsoft has issued a patch to remind Windows 7 users that they’ll soon have no patches.
Researcher finds new way to sniff Windows BitLocker encryption keys
A researcher has published a new and relatively simple way that Windows BitLocker encryption keys can be sniffed in less secure configurations as they travel from Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) during boot.
Google researcher discovers new type of Windows security weakness
Microsoft will patch a new Windows security bug discovered by Google Project Zero – despite finding no evidence that it poses a threat.
Microsoft won’t patch Windows registry warning problem
A security researcher has found a way to tinker with Windows’ core settings while persuading users to accept the changes.
Update now! Microsoft’s March 2019 Patch Tuesday is here
If you were among the millions of users who updated Chrome last week to dodge a zero-day exploit, Microsoft has something for you in this month’s Patch Tuesday.