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Cisco issues fixes for active exploits of its Windows VPN clients

Cisco is offering software updates for two of its AnyConnect for Windows VPN products it says represent a threat ranked 'high'.

By Michael Cooney

Oct 26, 20223 mins

Cisco SystemsSecurityWindows 11

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Windows 10 still does a lot of snooping

Security analyst Mark Burnett says Windows 10 Enterprise Edition still phones home to Redmond, and the consumer edition has even less protection

By Andy Patrizio

May 30, 2017 3 mins

MicrosoftSmall and Medium BusinessWindows

Microsoft discusses progress in Git migration

The world’s most widely used commercial software is built with open source tools

By Andy Patrizio

May 30, 2017 3 mins

MicrosoftOpen SourceSmall and Medium Business

WannaCry was a Windows 7 phenomenon

The weakness of Windows 7’s Defender was partly to blame for the WannaCry ransomware outbreak

By Andy Patrizio

May 23, 2017 3 mins

CyberattacksCybercrimeSmall and Medium Business

China pays for Windows XP addiction as 'WannaCry' hits

1 in 5 PCs still run the ancient, obsolete OS, so infections come as no surprise

By Gregg Keizer

May 16, 2017 3 mins

MicrosoftSmall and Medium BusinessWindows

Paying the WannaCry ransom will probably get you nothing. Here's why.

The WannaCry ransomware is built with a shoddy payment process that might result in no response, according to security researchers

By Michael Kan

May 15, 2017 4 mins

SecuritySmall and Medium BusinessWindows

Old Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patch

In a rare step, Microsoft published a patch for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 8

By Michael Kan

May 13, 2017 3 mins

SecuritySmall and Medium BusinessWindows

A 'kill switch' is slowing the spread of WannaCry ransomware

A security researcher may have helped stop the spread of the ransomware, which hit tens of thousands of PCs worldwide

By Michael Kan

May 12, 2017 4 mins

SecuritySmall and Medium BusinessWindows

So, what did we get from Microsoft's Build conference?

A lot of news came out of Microsoft’s developers conference—some of it expected, some not

By Andy Patrizio

May 12, 2017 5 mins

Microsoft EdgeMicrosoft OfficeSmall and Medium Business

Microsoft posts PowerShell script that spawns pseudo security bulletins

After dumping security bulletins in April, company offers script that churns out 203-page document

By Gregg Keizer

May 12, 2017 2 mins

MicrosoftSmall and Medium BusinessWindows

Microsoft now claims half a billion Windows 10 devices

But third-party number pegs Windows 10 PC count at a lower 430M

By Gregg Keizer

May 11, 2017 2 mins

MicrosoftSmall and Medium BusinessWindows

18 things you should know about using Linux tools in Windows 10

Windows 10 can now run (many) Linux binaries. Yes, really. Here’s what you need to know to make the most of the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

By Mary Branscombe

May 10, 2017 9 mins

MicrosoftOpen SourceSmall and Medium Business

Microsoft finally bans SHA-1 certificates in Internet Explorer and Edge

All SHA-1 certificates that chain back to publicly trusted certificate authorities will be blocked, but enterprise and self-signed certificates won't be affected.

By Lucian Constantin

May 10, 2017 3 mins

SecuritySmall and Medium BusinessWindows

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Articles

Windows 10 still does a lot of snooping

Microsoft discusses progress in Git migration

WannaCry was a Windows 7 phenomenon

China pays for Windows XP addiction as 'WannaCry' hits

Paying the WannaCry ransom will probably get you nothing. Here's why.

Old Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patch

A 'kill switch' is slowing the spread of WannaCry ransomware

So, what did we get from Microsoft's Build conference?

Microsoft posts PowerShell script that spawns pseudo security bulletins

Microsoft now claims half a billion Windows 10 devices

18 things you should know about using Linux tools in Windows 10

Microsoft finally bans SHA-1 certificates in Internet Explorer and Edge

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