Microsoft

What’s behind Putin’s old-school operating system?

December 20, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Operating Systems, putin, russia, Windows, windows xp, xp

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:52:40 +0000

Reports surfaced this week that the president of Russia is still using Windows XP as his primary operating system.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qLEmcJPcH-g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Microsoft blinks: Security Essentials will continue to receive updates after Jan. 14

December 18, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:57:00 -0800

Late last week, I talked about a discrepancy in Microsoft’s promised handling of Microsoft Security Essentials as Windows 7 reaches end of support. An internally inconsistent official announcement seemed to say that MSE signature file updates would stop — even for those who have paid for Extended Security Updates.

Which is absurd. Why would Microsoft stop updating its antivirus program even for people who are paying to continue receiving Monthly Rollup patches?

Will Microsoft stop updating its Security Essentials on Jan. 14? Are you sure?

December 13, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 06:52:00 -0800

You know that businesses will be able to pay for Win7 security patches after Win7 hits end-of-life on Jan. 14. Many of Microsoft’s Extended Security Update program details aren’t clear to me — How does a very small business buy ESU? Why is Microsoft releasing Edge on Win7 the day after it goes end-of-life? Will that new full-screen nag keep coming back? — but there’s one loose end that sits in the middle of my confusion.

December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain

December 12, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, chrome, Intel, intel sgx, lazarus group, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Patching, plundervolt, RDP, security threats, vulnerability, Windows, windows xp, zero day, zero-day vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:42:32 +0000

December 2019’s Patch Tuesday updates are, including a fix for the Windows flaw used in recently discovered WizardOpium attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PoQEqUB0h3I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Patch Tuesday brings a reprise of the Autopilot debacle, now quashed, and another Win7 nag

December 11, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:33:00 -0800

Patch Tuesday in December rarely brings anything worthwhile — everybody’s on vacation, or wants to be on vacation — and this month’s no exception. We got patches for 36 separately identified security holes and two new advisories, full of sound and fury but covering very little.

The one “exploited” security hole — CVE-2019-1458 Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability — shouldn’t cause any heartburn. Microsoft says:

Windows 10 Mobile receives its last security patches

December 11, 2019 0 Comments bill gates, CVEs, end-of-life, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Patch, Patching, Windows, windows 10 mobile, windows for mobile, windows phone, windows update

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:24:08 +0000

If you’re one of the tiny hardcore still using Windows 10 Mobile, 10 December 2019 is probably a day you’ve been dreading for nearly a year.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/w-H0FgJ8FqU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7's free AV software, Security Essentials

December 9, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, small business, Windows

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:05:00 -0800

Microsoft will not provide new malware signatures for its home-grown Security Essentials software after it retires Windows 7 in five weeks.

“No, your Windows 7 computer is not protected by MSE ((Microsoft Security Essentials)) after January 14, 2020,” the company said in a support document mainly concerned about the Extended Security Updates (ESU) being shilled to enterprises. “MSE is unique to Windows 7 and follows the same lifecycle dates for support.”

Security Essentials, a free antivirus (AV) program that launched in 2008, was originally limited to consumers. However, in 2010, Microsoft expanded the licensing to small businesses, defined as those with 10 or fewer PCs. Two years after that, MSE was replaced by Windows Defender with the launch of Windows 8.

All’s clear to install Microsoft’s November patches

December 5, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 07:46:00 -0800

The November passel of patches didn’t include anything earth-shattering; there were no emergency security breaches storming the gates, but good patching hygiene dictates that you get your machine braced for the next round.

If you install patches manually one by one (“Group B,” which I don’t recommend for mere mortals), you need to make sure you have the proper Servicing Stack Updates in place. They’ve all changed in the past month.