September’s Patch Tuesday is upon Windows users – 61 CVEs, 17 flaws rated as critical, a zero-day and a flaw affecting Adobe Flash Player.
Tag Archives: Windows 10
Microsoft extends security patch support for some Windows 7 users
Microsoft will provide security updates until 2023 to help business customers migrate to Windows 10 – if they pay.
Windows 10 updates under fire from unhappy security admins
Windows 10 is on track to be the most popular Microsoft OS but some security professionals aren’t happy.
Windows 10 security can be bypassed by Settings page weakness
The file type used by Windows 10’s settings page can be used to trick Windows into running files it’s supposed to block.
Acoustic attacks can blue-screen computers
New research has discovered hard drives can be vulnerable to sonic interference.
Patch now! Microsoft and Adobe release critical security updates
…And the Microsoft vulnerabilities include 0-days. Get the patches now!
Update now! Microsoft’s April 2018 Patch Tuesday – 65 vulns, 24 critical
Here’s what you need to know about the April 2018 Patch Tuesday updates…
Windows 10 is NOT spying on you, Microsoft says
…but Windows will continue to collect your data, be it about system and application crashes or personalization data collected by Cortana. 
“Stagefright – are we in the clear now?” [Chet Chat Podcast 214]
Listen to Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin in the latest episode of our weekly security podcast…
Microsoft downloads Windows 10 to your computer even if you don’t want it yet
Microsoft really wants people to upgrade to Windows 10. So it’s downloaded the new operating system – secretly? – on Windows 7 and 8 PCs that have automatic updates turned on.