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Microsoft deepens longstanding commitment to philanthropy with expanded vision, new...
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Brad Smith Today we’re announcing an expanded commitment to our corporate philanthropy around the world with a broader ambition and a new organization within the company, Microsoft Philanthropies, to make this ambition a reality. Our CEO, Satya Nadella, has defined a clear mission for Microsoft: Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. In his letter to shareholders this year, he said, “In the year ahead we will continue to ask ourselves what are the challenges mankind faces, how can technology help, and what is the contribution of Microsoft?” We’ve challenged ourselves to think holistically about the contribution we can make an…
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Social engineering drives macro malware levels to six-year highs. “Warning: This document contains macros.” A familiar message from the 1990s is back, as attackers find new ways to get people to open documents containing macro malware. This updated threat is targeted at users in large organizations that frequently use macros. Carefully crafted and socially engineered emails entice users to open seemingly legitimate documents and then enable the macro. According to the latest McAfee Labs Threats Report, incidents of malicious macros have increased by a factor of four in the last year. The most popular macro malware targets are Microsoft Office documents, especially W…
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1-800-Flowers Introduces an all new app for Windows 10
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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., a leading destination for floral and gourmet gifts for all occasions, is introducing an all new app for Windows 10. And an exciting offer of free shipping for Windows 10 users on all orders placed within the app in the US until January 10, 2016*. My name is Kapil Bansal and I am the Senior Director of Mobile & Growth at 1-800-Flowers.com. My work is focused on taking new products live for the enterprise. At 1-800-Flowers.com, our goal is to service our loyal customer base and provide a rich medium for consumers and easy access to our services. Building our Windows 10 app on the Universal Windows Platform helps us reach that goal with a…
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Entertaining your family with Windows 10 this holiday
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The holidays are here and with the kids out of school, and hosting family in from out of town, we’re sharing some festive ideas to keep everyone entertained. From tracking Santa with the Windows 10 Maps app to a sale on fun family movies like Elf in the Movies & TV section of the Windows Store*, Windows 10 has you covered this holiday! Track Santa with NORAD Find the Santa’s workshop at the North Pole using the Windows 10 Maps app. Follow along on Santa’s journey and learn about the places he visits with the NORAD Tracks Santa website, which features an online coloring and activity book exclusive to Microsoft Edge. You can also track Santa with Cortana an…
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By installing flaw-ridden apps, computer makers are punching security holes in new PCs. Just when you thought you couldn't hate "bloatware" any more than you already did, it gets worse. Last week, a security researcher discovered three separate flaws in Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba software that comes preinstalled on new PCs and laptops. The proof-of-concept code was published online, potentially putting millions of PC users at risk of attack, and catching the PC makers off guard. The researcher's concluding words? "Preinstalled crapware is bad." It was a tough lesson in software security, one that wouldn't have needed teaching had the companies not bundled…
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Current TeslaCrypt ransomware can't be decrypted In the past few days, a new version of the TeslaCrypt ransomware was released, and security researchers have now detected a massive spam campaign distributing this new threat. The first signs of something out of the ordinary were initially spotted on the Bleeping Computer forums, where users started complaining about being infected with ransomware. After further analysis by community members, the ransomware proved to be a new TeslaCrypt version that added minor changes to its code, but these were more than enough to prevent users from using the TeslaDecoder to decrypt their files. While we believe there is…
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Young people dive into Hour of Code, Cortana now on iOS and Android, and wacky...
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Students from Knollwood School in Fair Haven, New Jersey, participate in the “Minecraft” Hour of Code tutorial at the Microsoft flagship store on Dec. 7, 2015 in New York City. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Microsoft) The moment when “I can do this!” strikes: There were millions of such moments this week around the world during Hour of Code, as young people learned to tap into the power of coding. Cortana came to iOS and Android. And, just in time for the holidays, Microsoft launched the “Center for Out of Office Excellence,” a fun site to help you create your own OOO (out-of-office) memes with a bit of ‘tude. A busy and gratifying week, to be sure: Microsoft host…
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Get 10 of the top albums of 2015 in the Windows Store for free
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I’m Christina Calio, and I’m on the Groove team here at Microsoft. Today I’m happy to let you know that we’re making 10 of the top albums from 2015 available in the Windows Store, for free for our Windows 10 fans as a gift from us for the holidays, and to say thank you for the support*! The eclectic group of albums we’re presenting includes the newest albums from Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, and Breaking Benjamin. We’ve included artists and albums nominated for multiple Grammys at the upcoming 58th annual Grammy Awards, which will take place this February in Los Angeles. Some of my favorites include the debut album from the charming and talented James Bay, who is up f…
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Help Create Microsoft’s Next Casual Game
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Hi, I’m Kevin Lambert, Design Director for the Microsoft Casual Games team. I’ve been working on this team for over 4 years and I created the original design vision for Solitaire and the other classic Microsoft casual games for Windows 8 and Windows 10. I’ve always been passionate about bringing awesome experiences to players and today I’m excited to share how we’re letting the community choose the next casual game we make. And I’m Derek Dutilly, Lead Producer for the Microsoft Casual Games team. I’ve been on this team for a year and a half now, managing the team, overseeing the schedules of all our products, and ensuring that we ship quality products to our fans in a …
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Forza Hub for Windows 10 is Here
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Hi there, I’m Brian Ekberg, the community manager for Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, the developers of the critically acclaimed Forza Motorsport series of games for Xbox. The latest game in the Forza series – Forza Motorsport 6 – is now available for Xbox One, giving players the chance to experience the thrill of driving and racing more than 450 real-life cars on some of the most amazing tracks in the world. If you’re looking for the latest Forza fix but aren’t near your Xbox One, have no fear! Forza Hub – the official Forza app that’s been used by millions of fans on Xbox One – is now available for Windows 10 PCs. Available via the Windows 10 store at no additional char…
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Uber Has Arrived for Windows 10
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Riding with Uber – the technology platform that seamlessly connects riders with on-demand transportation – just got easier! That’s because today we’re announcing an update to the app for Windows 10 PCs, tablets and phones that offers you unique features. And a sweet deal on a free ride up to $20 for Windows users new to Uber. Set your pickup location from your Windows 10 PC with the Uber app for Windows 10 Here’s a look at what’s new: Cortana commands: Too busy to request a ride yourself? Just ask Cortana, you can say,“Hey Cortana, get me an UberX to 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA” or any address you need to get to. Request your ride from your Windows 10 PC w…
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Cortana: Now available here and when you need her, no matter what smartphone you choose
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Cortana was created to be a truly personal digital assistant – available on the go, no matter where or when you need help, and on whatever device you carry. That’s why it’s important to us that we bring Cortana to not only the Windows 10 ecosystem, but to other platforms. Today, we’re excited to announce that Cortana is available on select iPhone, Android and Cyanogen OS powered devices as a great companion experience to your Windows 10 PC. In May, we announced that Cortana would be the first personal digital assistant to help you complete tasks across your devices, from PC to phone and vice versa regardless of your device of choice. Today is a big step in delivering o…
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MS15-124 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3116180) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 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 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 those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS15-132 - Important: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker accesses a local system and runs a specially crafted application. Continue reading...
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December 2015 Security Update Release Summary
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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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MS15-133 - Important: Security Update for Windows PGM to Address Elevation of Privilege...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a target system and runs a specially crafted application that, by way of a race condition, results in references to memory locations that have already been freed. Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) must be installed and the Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) protocol specifically enabled for a system to be vulnerable. MSMQ is not present in default configurations and, if it is installed, the PGM protocol is available but disab…
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MS15-134 - Important: Security Update for Windows Media Center to Address Remote Code...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (December 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 Windows Media Center opens a specially crafted Media Center link (.mcl) file that references malicious code. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability 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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MS15-129 - Critical: Security Update for Silverlight to Address Remote Code Execution...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Click here to enter text. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Silverlight. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if Microsoft Silverlight incorrectly handles certain open and close requests that could result in read- and write-access violations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could host a website that contains a specially crafted Silverlight application and then convince a user to visit a compromised website. The attacker could also take advantage of websites containing specially crafted content, including those that accept or h…
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MS15-126 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for JScript and VBScript to Address Remote...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in the VBScript scripting engine in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker hosts a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerabilities through Internet Explorer (or leverages a compromised website or a website that accepts or hosts user-provided content or advertisements) and then convinces a user to view the website. An attacker could also embed an ActiveX control marked "safe for initialization" in an application or Microsoft Office document…
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MS15-125 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3116184) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): 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 those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS15-127 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Windows DNS to Address Remote Code...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends specially crafted requests to a DNS server. Continue reading...
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MS15-128 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component to Address Remote...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Bulletin Published Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, .NET Framework, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, Microsoft Lync, and Silverlight. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits a webpage that contains specially crafted embedded fonts. Continue reading...
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MS15-131 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): 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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MS15-135 - Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers to Address Elevation...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (December 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 target system and runs a specially crafted application. Continue reading...
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MS15-130 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Uniscribe to Address Remote Code...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits an untrusted webpage that contains specially crafted fonts. Continue reading...