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Microsoft Backtracks on Windows 7 and 8.1 Skylake Support
Aug 15, 2016Back in January, Microsoft announced future processors would only be supported by Windows 10, meaning those still using Windows 8.1 and 7 were fresh out of luck come 2017. The move would have meant that, as early as next year, Windows 7 ...
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Apple Said It Was Developing a Security Fix for Its Mac OS X Computer Operating System
Feb 27, 2014Apple said Monday it was developing a security fix for its Mac OS X computer operating system after a patch released for its iPhones and iPads to thwart hacker attacks. The California tech giant released its security update for the iOS 7 ...
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It's an Annoyance for The Individual Computer User
Feb 11, 2014It's an annoyance for the individual computer user:You've updated your operating system,and now you need to reboot.This is so the computer can switch to the modified source code. Imagine,however,having to update and reboot hundreds or ...
Tags: individual computer, pc, MIT
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Pessimists Are Fond of Saying That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Jan 10, 2014Pessimists are fond of saying that no good deed goes unpunished. An Australian teenager who reported a security vulnerability in a government website and now faces legal troubles probably agrees. Joshua Rogers, a 16-year-old Victoria ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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The Significant Java Security Improvements Made by Oracle During The Past Six Months
Jul 23, 2013Despite the significant Java security improvements made by Oracle during the past six months, Java vulnerabilities continue to represent a major security risk for organisations because most of them have outdated versions of the software ...
Tags: Java, soft security, software, Computer Products
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Apple on Tuesday Patched Java 6 for OS X Snow Leopard
Jun 19, 2013Apple on Tuesday patched Java 6 for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion, fixing 34 flaws that Oracle addressed the same day for Windows. The update reiterated Apple's intent to keep patching Snow Leopard, the five-year-old operating ...
Tags: Apple, Oracle, OS X Snow Leopard, Java 6
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Apple on Tuesday Updated OS X Mountain Lion,Likely for One of The Last Times
Jun 5, 2013Apple on Tuesday updated OS X Mountain Lion, likely for one of the last times, with a combination of compatibility and reliability bug fixes as well as vulnerability patches. The update to OS X 10.8.4 -- the first from Apple since ...
Tags: Apple, Lion Bugs, Java Defenses
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Google Today Upgraded Chrome to Version 27
May 24, 2013Google today upgraded Chrome to version 27, touting it as 5% faster as it patched 13 vulnerabilities. The upgrade was the first since March 26, when Google plumped Chrome 26 into the release channel, the most polished of its three public ...
Tags: Google, Chrome, Computer Products
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Microsoft Will Issue 10 Updates, Two Rated "Critical," to Patch 33 Vulnerabilities
May 13, 2013Microsoft today said it will issue 10 security updates next week, two rated "critical," to patch 33 vulnerabilities, including the zero-day bug that has been used by cyber criminals to poison "watering hole" websites in attacks aimed at ...
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On Friday,Microsoft Published a Security Advisory That Acknowledged The Bug
May 7, 2013Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the company's most popular browser. According to multiple security firms, the vulnerability has been used in active ...
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Microsoft Was Hit with a Double Whammy Last Month for Scant Progress in Windows 8 and XP
May 3, 2013Microsoft was hit with a double whammy last month as it made scant progress in either boosting the usage share of Windows 8 or depressing the share of Windows XP, data published today showed. According to Internet analytics company Net ...
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Microsoft Re-Released a Security Update That Had Crashed Customers' PCs
Apr 26, 2013Microsoft today re-released a security update that had crashed customers' PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots, saying that the revised patch is now safe to install. The revamped MS13-036 update -- first issued April 9, but ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, PC
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Apple Patched Java for The OS X Snow Leopard and Tweaked Safari
Apr 19, 2013Apple on Tuesday patched Java for the aged OS X Snow Leopard and tweaked Safari to give users more control over what websites they let run the vulnerability plagued Oracle software. Oracle on Tuesday shipped an update for Java 6 and Java ...
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Microsoft Today Urged Windows 7 Users to Uninstall a Patch Shipped Earlier This Week
Apr 17, 2013Microsoft today urged Windows 7 users to uninstall a patch shipped earlier this week that has crashed customer's PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots. The patch, which was originally issued Tuesday, has been pulled from ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7 Users
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Microsoft Amended a Security Update Containing a Patch That Reportedly Caused Errors
Apr 16, 2013Microsoft amended a security update containing a patch that reportedly caused errors in some third-party software. The update, number 2823324, was distributed on Tuesday as part of MS13-036, a batch of patches that fix three Windows ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
