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Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that some computers with AMD chipsets were put into an unbootable state after receiving Jan. 3 Windows updates designed to address the Meltdown and Spectre attack methods.
01/09/2018
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Microsoft on Tuesday affirmed that Windows operating system updates released on Jan. 3 to address the Meltdown and Spectre CPU security issues will have noticeable system slowdown effects in some instances.
01/09/2018
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Intel will release updates for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities by the end of January for all chips released in the last five years, CEO Brian Krzanich said Monday.
01/09/2018
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Apple released updates today for some of its products to address the potential security threats posed by two recently disclosed CPU attack methods.
01/08/2018
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Information about a general CPU security problem, along with some updates, was unleashed this week by researchers, chip makers, OS vendors and anti-malware software providers.
01/04/2018
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Reports have been bubbling up this week that vendors and open source teams are hustling under embargo to fix a major security flaw affecting Intel processors over the last decade.
01/03/2018
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Yes, we know most passwords are lame, and we've known it for years. A look at the worst passwords of 2017 confirms the depressing reality:
01/02/2018
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In-Depth
Using PowerShell, finding infected files can take just a few minutes to complete.
12/21/2017
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December 12 marked Microsoft's last "update Tuesday" for this year.
12/12/2017
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VMware and Carbon Black, a provider of endpoint security solutions, are working on a new security offering that aims to protect datacenters by analyzing historical application data.
12/11/2017
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In the wake of major high-profile incidence in 2017, worldwide enterprise spending on security is poised to rise 8 percent next year, according to Gartner, Inc.
12/08/2017
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In-Depth
Microsoft's new Advanced Threat Analytics 1.8 applies the company's latest advances in AI and machine learning to protect against ransomware and other malicious activity.
12/07/2017
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Microsoft announced today that its Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection service is now commercially available for use with SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams.
12/05/2017
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In-Depth
Microsoft has touted how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are solving many problems. Now Redmond and IT security providers are applying AI in cyberthreat detection.
12/04/2017
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Apple is issuing a patch today for macOS High Sierra users that fixes a major password-bypass flaw in that operating system.
11/29/2017
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Microsoft provided an explanation this month for an apparent security flaw in Address Space Layout Randomization, a Windows protection scheme.
11/28/2017
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The acquisition of Skyhigh Networks aims to fill a key void in McAfee's security portfolio, which will take on Symantec, Cisco, Netskope, Microsoft and others.
11/27/2017
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The Microsoft Intune mobile management service can now include security protections for Android devices enabled by Google Play Protect services.
11/15/2017
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Microsoft today announced partnerships with Bitdefender, Lookout and Ziften to integrate their threat protection services into the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service.
11/08/2017
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Nearly two months after Equifax revealed perhaps the worst breach of consumer data to date, more revelations of incompetence emerge, and yet the only ones who pay the price are the customers.
11/08/2017
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Windows Insider
As the threat landscape gets more complicated, one possible solution seems obvious: Deploy more third-party security software. But what happens when those programs turn out to be part of the problem?
10/31/2017
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In-Depth
Admins should benefit from the recent integration of Intune with the Azure portal and support for conditional access, but should prepare to encounter some migration issues.
10/17/2017
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On Monday Adobe alerted the public that attackers are taking advantage of a remote code execution security vulnerability in its Flash platform in Web browsers.
10/17/2017
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Security researchers on Monday revealed a major flaw in the widely used wireless network protocol WPA2.
10/16/2017
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In-Depth
Now that using multiple devices, apps and OSes is ubiquitous in the workplace, new unified endpoint management tools are introducing a common approach to configuration, security and administration.
10/10/2017