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Cryptic Rumblings Ahead of First 2020 Patch Tuesday

January 13, 2020 admin anne neuberger, cert coordination center, cert-cc, crypt32.dll, microsoft, microsoft cryptoapi, national security agency, NSA, patch tuesday january 2020, Time to Patch, will dormann, windows

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:17:47 +0000

Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. Those sources say Microsoft has quietly shipped a patch for the bug to branches of the U.S. military and to other high-value customers/targets that manage key Internet infrastructure, and that those organizations have been asked to sign agreements preventing them from disclosing details of the flaw prior to Jan. 14, the first Patch Tuesday of 2020.

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Your Windows PC may become collateral damage in any conflict with Iran

January 9, 2020 admin cyber attacks, Security, windows

Credit to Author: Preston Gralla| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:18:00 -0800

When Iran launches cyberattacks in revenge for the killing of Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani — which it almost certainly will do — the attack vector, as always, will be Windows. And when that happens, your PC and your business’s PCs will be right in the crosshairs. Here’s why — and how you can protect your machines and your business.

A long history of U.S.-Iranian cyberwarfare

To understand the coming cyberattacks, it’s useful to look back. For more than a decade, the U.S. and Iran have engaged in low-level cyberwarfare, with occasional bursts of higher-level attacks. The most destructive of them was Stuxnet, launched in 2009 by the U.S. and Israel against Iran’s nuclear program. It exploited four zero-day flaws in Windows machines, which controlled the centrifuges Iran used to create nuclear material that can be used in nuclear weapons.

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FAQ: Last-minute answers about Windows 7's post-retirement patches

January 7, 2020 admin IDG Insider, microsoft, PCs, Security, windows

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:53:00 -0800

A week from now, Microsoft will serve customers with the last for-free Windows 7 security update, in effect retiring the 2009 operating system.

However, hundreds of millions of personal computers will still power up thanks to Windows 7 on Jan. 14, and for an indeterminate timespan after that date. Windows 7 may be retiring, but it’s not disappearing.

Microsoft admitted as much more than a year ago when it announced Extended Security Updates (ESU), a program for commercial customers who needed more time to ditch Windows 7. ESU would provide patches for some security vulnerabilities for as long as three years. For a fee.

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Microsoft Patch Alert: December patches hang Win7 Pro endpoints and force Server 2012 reboots

January 6, 2020 admin microsoft, Microsoft Office, PCs, Security, windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 09:55:00 -0800

It was the kind of month admins dread: Mysterious problems on hundreds of machines, with no apparent cause or cure. Toss in the holidays, and we had a whole lot of Mr. and Ms. Grinches in the industry.

Fortunately, it looks like the problems have been sorted out at this point. Individual users had many fewer problems. Microsoft’s left and right hands still aren’t talking on the 1909 team, but what else is new…

Win7 hang on ‘Preparing to configure Windows’

Microsoft dropped a new Servicing Stack Update for Windows 7 on Dec. 10, and it gummed up the works for many. Here’s a good summary on Reddit from poster Djaesthetic:

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How to get maximum protection from MFA in Office 365

January 2, 2020 admin Security, windows

Follow these steps to ensure your multi-factor authentication for Office 365 is effective.

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How to make the most of Microsoft’s new Compliance Score Console

December 24, 2019 admin Security, windows

This new Microsoft 365 feature can help you stay in compliance with regulations like GDPR and better protect data.

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How to Speed Up a Slow PC Running Windows OS

December 18, 2019 admin Consumer, pc support, pc tune up, windows

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:42:16 +0000

Working with a slow PC is always annoying and frustrating. Enduring sudden frozen windows and stuttered animations can make you want to throw the machine out the window. Take a deep breath, and consider these 8 tips on how to fix a slow PC running Windows. Why is my Windows Running Slow? First,…

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