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Microsoft releases 2 more Spectre v2 updates

June 13, 2018 By Kelsy Ketchum Leave a Comment

The Spectre vulnerability hasn’t gone away, and Microsoft is still dealing with its impact. The company released two new updates to fix the Spectre v2 vulnerability.

Boost collaboration, communication with new features coming to Microsoft Teams app

April 4, 2018 By Kelsy Ketchum Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s collaboration and team-building app is getting an upgrade, and if you’re not already using it, you might want to consider the benefits.

Electron flaw found, affects Microsoft apps

February 21, 2018 By Kelsy Ketchum Leave a Comment

A new software flaw has been found that threatens popular Microsoft apps.

Microsoft Security Intelligence Report: User account attacks up by 300%

September 13, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

If attacks seem to be on the rise, it’s not just because there’s more media buzz about them.

Why hasn’t XP been killed yet?

August 2, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

It took a recent global attack to realize many companies are still running outdated, vulnerable software.

Microsoft to kill beloved MS Paint program

July 26, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

Tragedy rocked the online world this week when Microsoft released its plans to kill MS Paint, a simple image editing and creation program that’s been on Windows OS for 32 years.

Shadowbrokers dump wealth of darknet exploits to use against Windows

April 19, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

With a name that probably should stay in space opera role playing games, a group known only as The Shadow Brokers released a hefty amount of Windows exploits online. Its main aim seems to have been at targeting a cyber-espionage group tied to the National Security Agency (NSA).

Vista support being pulled in under two weeks

March 29, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

The Windows Vista era draws to a close in just under two weeks.

Microsoft’s new patching policy may be an IT pro’s nightmare

October 12, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

As of the latest Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has done away with letting PC and business users decide which patches they want to download. 

Microsoft Edge: Browser’s new security feature worth a look

September 28, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

In the browser wars, Microsoft’s newest offering, Edge, is often an afterthought. But a new security feature being introduced on Windows 10 could make it worth a second look.

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