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September 2015 Security Update Release Summary
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Today we released security updates to provide 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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MS15-097 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Lync. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits an untrusted webpage that contains embedded OpenType fonts. Continue reading...
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MS15-098 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Journal file. 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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MS15-094 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3089548) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): 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 these 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 those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS15-102 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Task Management Could Allow Elevation of...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. Continue reading...
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MS15-104 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Skype for Business Server and Lync Server Could...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Skype for Business Server and Microsoft Lync Server. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks a specially crafted URL. An attacker would have to convince users to click a link in an instant messenger or email message that directs them to an affected website by way of a specially crafted URL. Continue reading...
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Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta Gets an Update
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Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta got an update today bringing you exciting new features. In Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta build anything from makeshift shelters to the grandest of castles! Create and explore your very own world where the only limit is what you can imagine- just be sure to build a shelter before night comes to keep yourself safe from monsters. Find materials and craft tools, items, food, and weapons to survive. Millions of crafters around the world have smashed billions of blocks! Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta got an update today bringing you exciting new features. Features that players will enjoy: NEW! For the first time ever, play…
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New Surface Enterprise Initiative Will Further Windows 10 Adoption
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Dell will sell Surface Pro devices along with enterprise-class support and services; HP, Accenture and Avanade to also join initiative From the beginning, Windows 10 was built for the enterprise. Feedback from millions of IT Pros helped shape our best enterprise version of Windows ever. Ready for corporate deployments, Windows 10 was designed to help companies protect against modern cyber-attacks, deliver experiences employees will love and enable continuous innovation with a platform that keeps companies up to date with the latest technology. Only Windows 10 includes built-in enterprise grade security, so employees can replace passwords with more secure options, help …
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Since the release of Windows 10 back on 29 July there have been five cumulative updates issued for the new operating system to remedy bugs and improve system performance. The last part of the above sentence, bug fixes and performance improvements, is also the level of detail Microsoft has provided along with these updates. That lack of detail has also been a point of contention with IT Pros and enthusiasts alike. In Microsoft’s eyes these cumulative updates are routine in nature and they have no plans to expand those details on the consumer side. However, as Rod learned a couple weeks ago while visiting Microsoft, there is a chance that those business and Enterprise…
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How rising star Vidya Srinivasan launched her career at Microsoft
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In 2010, Vidya Srinivasan canceled Christmas. A computer science graduate student at North Carolina State University by way of Chennai, India, she had scored an unexpected internship interview with Microsoft in Seattle. “I canceled my vacation,” she said. “I reached out to all the Microsoft connections I could possibly find. I spent my Christmas with books, because I really wanted to nail that interview.” And she did. Three years into her career in tech, Vidya is now a program manager for OneDrive-SharePoint, still on the same team she interned with in 2011. Vidya, who could outtalk a roomful of teenage girls on Red Bull, is petite and bubbly. She is also the typ…
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Microsoft acquires Adallom to advance identity and security in the cloud
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I’m pleased to announce today that Microsoft has acquired Adallom, an innovator in cloud security and a leader in helping customers protect their critical assets across cloud applications. This acquisition is the latest example of Microsoft’s commitment to delivering innovative identity and security capabilities to our customers, across both on-premises and multiple clouds. With more frequent and advanced cybersecurity attacks continuing to make headlines, customer concerns around security remain top of mind. These concerns pose real challenges for IT, who are charged with protecting company data in this rapidly evolving mobile-first, cloud-first world. In this world, …
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Twitter for Windows 10 Gets an Update with Group DMs, Multiple Accounts, and More
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Twitter for Windows 10 got an update bringing you some fresh new features. Now you can add and quickly switch between multiple Twitter accounts right from within the app, have a private conversation with a group of your favorite people using Groups for Direct Messages, comment on other people’s Tweets with the Quote Tweet feature and view and subscribe to lists. You can also rest-assured, your unsent Tweets are now saved to a Drafts folder for later use. Keep up with what’s happening on Twitter with the Happening Now tab Groups for Direct Messages Comment on other people’s Tweets with the Quote Tweet feature This feature-full update is worth tweeti…
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Microsoft Movies & TV Now Supports Disney Movies Anywhere
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Today we are excited to share that Microsoft Movies & TV1 now supports Disney Movies Anywhere. When you connect your Microsoft Movies & TV account with Disney Movies Anywhere, all of your eligible Disney, Disney•Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars digital movies currently in your Disney Movies Anywhere collection will be added to your account. All your movies will be viewable in the Movies & TV app on your Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox devices – at no extra cost. Similarly, when you buy eligible movies from Microsoft, your movies are automatically added your Disney Movies Anywhere collection where you can view them across your favorite devices. Microsoft has w…
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One of Microsoft’s longstanding strategies toward improving software security continues to involve investing in defensive technologies that make it difficult and costly for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities. These solutions generally have a broad and long lasting impact on software security because they focus on eliminating classes of vulnerabilities or breaking the exploitation primitives that attackers rely on.
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Today we released security updates to provide 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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Microsoft is aggressively pushing its new web browser, Edge, to Windows 10 users when they attempt to search for other browsers - like Firefox or Chrome - using Microsoft's own browser. The tactic was first spotted by VentureBeatand also picked up by MarketingLand, which ran several searches in Bing on Windows 10 to show the various ways that Microsoft is pushing Edge. Right now, when Windows 10 users try to search for and download Google Chrome or Firefox from Microsoft's Edge browser, a dark bar appears at the top of the search results page saying that Microsoft recommends they use Edge, with a 'Learn Why' button. Learn Why simply leads to a marketing page for t…
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I can remember a time when OEMs shipped full installation discs with their new hardware. One of the reasons I purchased Gateway devices was because they always included that install disc which would allow me to do a full clean install anytime I wanted. When the shipping of those installation discs stopped we then began receiving recovery discs which would restore your system back to its original out of the box state. Those were initially on physical discs then they were stored on the hard drive and required the user to create set of recovery discs using their own CD/DVDs. As Windows 8/8.1 arrived on the scene a new system recovery/refresh process was introduced in…
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Windows 10 Experiences Come to Life on New Devices
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We are excited to be in Berlin at IFA 2015, where consumer electronics and appliance makers from around the world are sharing their latest product and technology innovations. We’re pleased to support our partners who have announced new Windows 10 devices that will be available for holiday. At Computex in June, we shared our vision of computing in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, discussed how Windows 10 will deliver on that vision, and talked about partners bringing new Windows 10 devices to market. We were honored to host a keynote here at IFA, where we shared our excitement about Windows 10, demonstrated many of the rich experiences that it enables and showcased in…
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IFA 2015, a visit with Christina Chen and the latest Microsoft Garage apps roll out –...
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Welcome back to another edition of Weekend Reading! We bring you stories about IFA 2015, fast-rising Microsoft exec Christina Chen and the latest wave of apps releasing through the Microsoft Garage. IFA 2015, a leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances taking place in Germany, is showcasing new Windows 10 devices and will feature Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s OEM Division, as its keynote speaker. “Windows 10 Lights Up New Devices” will showcase many of the new devices, including tablets, 2-in-1s, premium notebooks, gaming devices and all-in-ones that will light up the Windows 10. You can watch the keynote live if you see thi…
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Microsoft to acquire VoloMetrix to empower individuals and drive organizational productivity
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Even small improvements in a person’s day-to-day effectiveness can add up to significant value for an organization and greater employee happiness. Today, most of us don’t have the tools and information to help us make better decisions about our scarcest resource at work: our time. But, similar to how fitness trackers help us understand our health in our personal lives, innovative new solutions are emerging to objectively measure and prioritize our time at work. Giving people access to real data and objective, personalized feedback can lead to a virtuous cycle of improvement for both individuals and their company. The hardest part about this is accessing and making sens…
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Toshiba Announces Three New PCs Offering the Latest in Windows 10 Functionality, Mobility...
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Today, Toshiba Europe announced three new devices, the Toshiba Satellite Radius 12, a 12.5 inch Ultra HD convertible PC, the Toshiba Satellite Radius 14, an all-around performer in every scenario and the Toshiba Satellite Click 10 detachable PC, offering users mobility and versatility. Each of these PCs deliver an unprecedented combination of mobility, performance, stunning display options and the latest in Windows 10 functionality. Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 – a 12.5 inch Ultra HD convertible PC, the premium device for every situation The Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 features stunning display options, and the latest in Windows 10 functionality. With five diff…
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Lenovo Announces New Devices for PC Gamers and Business Professionals
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Today, Lenovo announced its new lineup of premium PCs loaded with Windows 10, the latest in technology and stylish designs for business professionals and PC gamers. The lineup includes the new Lenovo Y Series, the ThinkPad Yoga and ThinkCentre, the ThinkPad E Series, the updated Lenovo M, B and E line of laptops and S series desktops including elegant all-in-ones. New Lenovo Y Series Levels Up the PC Gaming Experience Lenovo ideapad Y700 Laptop The Lenovo Y Series premium PCs and accessories designed exclusively for gamers includes the Lenovo ideacentre Y900 and Y700 desktops and ideapad Y700 laptop with Windows 10. Crafted for the growing population of wor…
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ASUS Announces the G752 Gaming Laptop
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Today, ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih revealed details of the latest world-leading gaming innovations from Republic of Gamers (ROG) in a pre-IFA 2015 press event held at the Bolle Meierei, in Berlin, Germany. At the event the G752 gaming laptop was announced. ASUS G752 Gaming Laptop Before leaving the stage, Mr. Shih surprised the audience with a sneak preview of the trailblazing GX700, the first water-cooled gaming laptop. This new lineup of ROG products also introduces an all-new design theme that offers gamers a range of exciting new colors, including Plasma Copper, Armor Titanium, and Lava Red. Pricing and Availability Pricing and availability varies by cou…
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Acer Unveils New PCs and Phones Featuring Style and Performance
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Today, Acer unveiled a new lineup of powerful PCs that feature the best of Windows 10. The Predator 15 and 17, Acer’s most powerful gaming Notebooks, a refresh to their Aspire V Nitro Series Notebooks and a stylish Aspire V 13 Notebook, the new Aspire R 13 Convertible Notebook and two new desktops, the Aspire U5 Series and the Revo Build Series. Acer also announced two new phones, the Liquid M330 and the Liquid M320 both of which will run Windows 10 Mobile. The New Predator 15 and 17 – Powerful Gaming Notebooks Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Designed for those with a need for speed, the Predator 15 and Predator 17 gaming notebooks combine powerful 6th Gen Inte…
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Microsoft delivers new school supplies for class this year
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The Microsoft Education team with Microsoft Innovative Educators, showing off their superhero status. The stores are chock-full of school supplies, buses are back on their routes, and anticipation is in the air: it’s back-to-school time again. And while parents and students are doing their part to be school-ready, teachers have been working behind-the-scenes to prepare for perhaps the most important job there is: educating our next generation. I’ve had the great privilege to work with teachers and schools around the world for years, and I’ve seen a lot – continually evolving education systems, the “sure-fire” ways to improve learning, new trends in teaching and ev…