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From time to time, Netflix customers share their passwords with friends and family members, even some that may live in other countries. In those cases, it’s not unusual to see activity on your account from a device in, say the U.K., streaming the latest episode of Game of Thrones. But Consumerist reader Niki doesn’t know anyone in Ecuador, and she certainly didn’t give out her password to someone living there. Yet, she’s repeatedly seen activity in that country, despite changing passwords and email addresses associated with the account. Niki tells Consumerist that the issue began last week when she received an email from Netflix warning her of suspicious activity and …
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What’s new in failover clustering: #08 Cloud Witness
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This post was authored by Amitabh Tamhane, Program Manager, Windows Server Introduction The primary goal of failover clustering in Windows Server is to provide a reliable infrastructure to make workloads highly available. Configuring quorum correctly for failover clusters is an important step in ensuring high availability for the cluster itself. This helps to make applications hosted on clusters to be highly available. With features like Dynamic Quorum, Dynamic Witness, and Node Vote Tiebreaker, the cluster automatically handles quorum vote calculations to provide the most optimal quorum configuration. When cluster quorum witness is specified, it gives an addition…
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A new CryptFile2 variant is sending hundreds of thousands of emails that try to tricks targets into clicking on malicious URLs. A large-scale ransomware campaign is targeting US government agencies with hundreds of thousands of emails containing embedded malicious URLs, rather than the more common method of attaching infected files to the message. When it was first discovered by cybersecurity researchers in March, the CryptFile2 ransomware campaign behaved like other pieces of malware, spreading via exploit kits downloaded in infected files. But now Proofpoint researchers have observed that the ongoing campaign has adapted its techniques, delivering ransomwar…
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Facebook — one of the world’s largest advertising companies — magnanimously acknowledges that in your life on the internet, you’ve probably encountered some bad ads. And you almost certainly have, because online advertising can be obtrusive, creepy, and irritating to say the least. But Facebook thinks that they are so far ahead of the pack that you will actually want to see their ads, and so they’re going to circumvent your ad-blocker for your own good. In a new blog post, Facebook is singing the praises of its own advertising, and how great, just great it is for you (the greatest!) because you’re about to see a lot more of it: Facebook is going to make your ad-blocker…
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Back in April, we shared the story of a couple who rented a farm not knowing that 600 million phantom roommates also lived there. Over the years, law enforcement, paramedics, private investigators, and other random strangers have showed up at their doorstep, looking for everyone from suicidal teens to identity thieves to the makers of pornographic movies. Thanks to technology that no one had foreseen back when the database was set up, much of the internet was purportedly in their house. They’ve now sued MaxMind, the company that originally created the locations database over a decade ago, for an unnamed amount in excess of $75,000. “The plaintiffs were repeatedly aw…
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Have you ever “purchased” an ebook, mp3, or video only to found you can only access it on a certain number or type of devices, or that it must be played through a specific player, or only accessed when you’re connected to the internet? Maybe that’s the sort of thing you’d like to know before you paid for this content. The Electronic Frontier Foundation — along with a coalition of publishers, consumer advocates, and other interested parties — have written to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to require that “locked” digital content be labeled accordingly. Pointing to the digital rights management (DRM) restrictions placed on content bought from Amazon, Google, A…
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MS16-096 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3177358) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Microsoft Edge. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS16-097 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3177393) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, and Microsoft Lync. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user either visits a specially crafted website or opens a specially crafted document. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS16-099 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3177451) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS16-101 - Important: Security Update for Windows Authentication Methods (3178465) -...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker runs a specially crafted application on a domain-joined system. Continue reading...
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Microsoft a leader in Gartner x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure 2016 Magic Quadrant
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We’re incredibly excited to share that for the sixth year in a row, Microsoft was named a Leader by Gartner in the x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure Magic Quadrant. We are honored by this continued recognition because it validates the relentless approach we’ve taken to creating a world-class virtualization platform for our customers. It is also aligned with the announcement that Microsoft Azure is a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service for the third year in a row. This is no coincidence because the hypervisor that underpins Azure is Hyper-V. Many customers are surprised to find out that the hypervisor powering one of the world’s lar…
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MS16-098 - Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3178466) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerabilities and take control of an affected system. Continue reading...
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MS16-095 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3177356) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Continue reading...
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MS16-100 - Important: Security Update for Secure Boot (3179577) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker installs an affected boot manager and bypasses Windows security features. Continue reading...
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MS16-102 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Windows PDF Library (3182248) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views specially crafted PDF content online or opens a specially crafted PDF document. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Continue reading...
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MS16-103 - Important: Security Update for ActiveSyncProvider (3182332) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure when Universal Outlook fails to establish a secure connection. Continue reading...
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August 2016 security update release
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Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team Continue reading...
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Vulnerability researcher Olivier Beg from Amsterdam has been handsomely rewarded with one million airmiles by United Airlines, after finding some 20 security holes in the company's software. As the Dutch Broadcast Foundation reports, the 19-year-old has benefited from the bug bounty scheme that the airline introduced last year to encourage bug hunters to disclose their findings responsibly to the airline rather than publish them to others on the net who might attempt to exploit them. According to reports, the most serious bug found by Olivier Beg earned the teenager a stonking 250,000 airmiles. He claims to have found vulnerabilities in software from other companies…
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Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team
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Windows 10 Tip: Personalize your PC by enabling the dark theme
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Happy Monday, everyone! Today we’re kicking off our Windows 10 Tip series, with a post every Monday highlighting tips and tricks for getting the most out of Windows 10 and your Microsoft devices. Last week we announced the availability of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. One of the great new features in the Anniversary Update is the dark theme personalization setting. You can change your apps instantly from light mode to dark mode – great for low-light conditions like working at night. When you make the switch, UWP apps including Mail, Calendar and the Windows Store app go to a black background, which can even save your battery power. Here’s how to get started …
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It looks like Microsoft is starting to make some attempt at closing the Windows 10 Free Upgrade loopholes. The Media Creation Tool, which provides detailed options for upgrading, now prompts Windows 7 or Windows 8 systems for a product key. The Media Creation Tool takes into consideration, users, who might have downgraded a previously installed and activated Windows 10 installation; by giving them the option to reinstall Windows 10, exempting them from the product key requirements. The new Digital License function attaches a Windows 10 license to the machine, permitting unlimited reinstalls without the need to have a product key or contact support to get the software reac…
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Nobody ever accused Microsoft (MSFT) of having consistent naming sequences. Let’s see: Windows versions have been named, in order, 1, 2, 3, 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10. And today, there’s a new version: Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Why use three syllables when 10 will do? Windows 10 was already very good. Beautiful, fast, coherent, and compatible with those 4 million Windows apps the world depends on. What Windows 10 AU offers, though, is mostly catchup and refinement. It’s a bunch of features that follow in Google’s and Apple’s footsteps (haters, relax — yes, we know those companies have also stolen from Microsoft), and a lot of fleshing-out of featu…
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Windows Store Weekly: Summer Games Edition
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To celebrate the kick off of the summer games today, the Windows Store team has curated a collection filled with great content. Today, we’re sharing some of the fun titles in the collection! Apps The 2016 games are happening on Twitter – free to download Here’s how to tap into everything that’s happening at the games — live — as it unfolds. Stay close to the action with Moments. Be the first to know about the athletes, the medal counts, and the glory. Go deeper into the stories with search. From competitors at the games to fans from every country, connect with the 2016 Games events you care about most. Watch the Olympics live with the Official NBC Sports…
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Microsoft only started rolling out Windows 10's Anniversary Update this week, but it's already discussing future updates for the operating system. A new blog post detailing update changes for IT professionals sheds some light on Microsoft's plans for Windows 10. "This will be our last feature update for 2016, with two additional feature updates expected in 2017," says Microsoft's Nathan Mercer. Understandably, Microsoft isn't detailing exactly what features are coming just yet, but the next big feature update to Windows 10 is rumored to release some time early next year before spring. Codenamed "Redstone 2," the Windows 10 update may coincide with hardware updates to M…
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Plugging in that USB stick you found lying around on the street outside your office could lead to a security breach. This is no secret, of course. We have all (hopefully) been aware of the dangers of inserting an unknown USB device into our computers for some time. Heck, the technique has even made it into the Mr Robot TV series. But what may not be widely known is just how successful the tactic can be for allowing hackers to compromise your computer systems. Research presented this week at BlackHat by Elie Bursztein of Google’s anti-abuse research team shows that the danger is alarmingly real: …we dropped nearly 300 USB sticks on the University of Illinois Ur…
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