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Microsoft today announced the rollout of the first major feature upgrade to Windows 11. Many of the changes are incremental and focus on user interface and productivity enhancements, but there are some useful additions — including a new password security feature.

Mostly, Windows 11 version 22H2, known as the Windows 11 2022 Update, is about polishing up the user experience introduced with Windows 11, while rounding out the feature set with some additional enterprise-targeted capabilities, according to Stephen Kleynhans, a vice president analyst at research firm Gartner.

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ComputerWorld Independent

When Windows updating goes bad — the case of the problematic patch

September 6, 2022 admin Security, small and medium business, windows, Windows 10, windows 11

Credit to Author: Susan Bradley| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 04:08:00 -0700

Every month, Windows users and administrators receive updates from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday (or Wednesday, depending on where you’re located). And each month, most users all apply the same updates.

But should we?

Case in point: KB5012170, a patch released on Aug. 9 that either causes no issues — or triggers Bitlocker recover key requests or won’t install at all, demanding that you go find a firmware update. This patch, called the Security update for Secure Boot DBX, applies to nearly all supported Windows releases. Specifically, it affects Windows Server 2012; Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows 10, version 1507; Windows 10, version 1607 and Windows Server 2016; Windows 10, version 1809 and Windows Server 2019; Windows 10, versions 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2; Windows Server 2022; Windows 11, version 21H2 (original release), and Azure Stack HCI, version 1809, all the way to Azure Stack Data Box, version 1809 (ASDB).

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ComputerWorld Independent

How to protect Windows 10 and 11 PCs from ransomware

August 2, 2022 admin Security, small and medium business, windows, Windows 10, windows 11

Credit to Author: Preston Gralla| Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0700

CryptoLocker. WannaCry. DarkSide. Conti. MedusaLocker. The ransomware threat isn’t going away anytime soon; the news brings constant reports of new waves of this pernicious type of malware washing across the world. It’s popular in large part because of the immediate financial payoff for attackers: It works by encrypting the files on your hard disk, then demands that you pay a ransom, frequently in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency, to decrypt them.

But you needn’t be a victim. There’s plenty that Windows 10 and 11 users can do to protect themselves against it. In this article, I’ll show you how to keep yourself safe, including how to use an anti-ransomware tool built into Windows.

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MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (July 25 – July 31)

August 1, 2022 admin a week in security, backdoor, blog recap, blog roundup, bytedance, chrome update, cookies, data breach, google, lightning framework, linux, Linux Malware, malwarebytes edr, microsoft, neopets, orwellian, prestashop, pro-china, ransomware, rdp brute-force attack, roe v. wade, SonicWall, SQL Injection, T-Mobile, TikTok, Uber, Week in security, windows 11

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:51:04 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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MalwareBytes Security

Microsoft clamps down on RDP brute-force attacks in Windows 11

July 26, 2022 admin cybercrime, ransomware, rate limit, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, windows, windows 11

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:37:05 +0000

Microsoft is taking RDP attacks to task in Windows 11, with default lockdowns for too many incorrect passwords entered.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Think twice before deploying Windows’ Controlled Folder Access

July 5, 2022 admin Security, small and medium business, windows, Windows 10, windows 11

Credit to Author: Susan Bradley| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:29:00 -0700

As ransomware attacks gained steam in the mid-2010s, Microsoft sought to give Windows users and admins tools to protect their PCs from such attacks. With its October 2017 feature update, the company added a feature called Controlled Folder Access to Windows 10.

On paper, Controlled Folder Access sounds like a great protection for consumers, home users, and small businesses with limited resources. As defined by Microsoft, “Controlled folder access helps protect your valuable data from malicious apps and threats, such as ransomware. Controlled folder access protects your data by checking apps against a list of known, trusted apps. Supported on Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows 10, and Windows 11 clients, controlled folder access can be turned on using the Windows Security App, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, or Intune (for managed devices).”

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