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How to protect your privacy in Windows 10

November 7, 2022 admin privacy, small and medium business, windows, Windows 10

There has been some concern that Windows 10 gathers too much private information from users. Whether you think Microsoft’s operating system crosses the privacy line or just want to make sure you safeguard as much of your personal life as possible, we’re here to help. Here’s how to protect your privacy in just a few minutes.

Note: This story has been updated for Windows 10 version 22H2. If you have an earlier release of Windows 10, some things may be different.

Turn off ad tracking

At the top of many people’s privacy concerns is what data is being gathered about them as they browse the web. That information creates a profile of a person’s interests that is used by a variety of companies to target ads.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Zero-day flaws mean it's time to patch Exchange and Windows

October 17, 2022 admin microsoft, Microsoft Office, Security, small and medium business, windows

This month’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft deals with 84 flaws and a zero-day affecting Microsoft Exchange that at the moment remains unresolved. The Windows updates focus on Microsoft security and networking components with a difficult-to-test update to COM and OLE db. And Microsoft browsers get 18 updates—nothing critical or urgent.

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Zero-days flaws mean it's time to patch Exchange and Windows

October 14, 2022 admin microsoft, Microsoft Office, Security, small and medium business, windows

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NullMixer simulates pirated software and delivers malware | Kaspersky official blog

October 5, 2022 admin droppers, nullmixer, pirates, Threats, trojans, windows

Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:52:31 +0000

The NullMixer dropper, in the guise of pirated software and cracks, delivers downloaders, stealers, bankers and spyware onto victims’ computers.

ComputerWorld Independent

Critical zero-days make September's Patch Tuesday a 'Patch Now' release

September 16, 2022 admin microsoft, Security, small and medium business, windows

With 63 updates affecting Windows, Microsoft Office and the Visual Studio and .NET platforms — and reports of three publicly exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-37969, CVE-2022-34713, CVE-2021-40444) — this month’s Patch Tuesday release gets a “Patch Now” priority. Key testing areas include printing, Microsoft Word, and in general application un-installations. (The Microsoft Office, .NET and browser updates can be added to your standard release schedules.)

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Microsoft patches 64 vulnerabilities, one being exploited

September 15, 2022 admin 0days, Business, enterprise, microsoft, office, SMB, Threats, vulnerabilities, windows

Credit to Author: Editorial Team| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:24:58 +0000

Microsoft patched 64 vulnerabilities in a number of products and components (from Windows and Office to Defender and Azure). One is already being exploited ITW.

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Microsoft patches 64 vulnerabilities, one being exploited | Kaspersky official blog

September 14, 2022 admin 0days, Business, enterprise, microsoft, office, SMB, Threats, vulnerabilities, windows

Credit to Author: Editorial Team| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:24:58 +0000

Microsoft patched 64 vulnerabilities in a number of products and components (from Windows and Office to Defender and Azure). One is already exploited ITW.

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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