Mandatory update coming to Windows 7, 2008 to kill off weak update hashes
Microsoft is phasing out SHA-1 hashes on its patches. Continue reading Mandatory update coming to Windows 7, 2008 to kill off weak update hashes
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Threatpost News Wrap, January 20, 2017
Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring, and Chris Brook discuss security-wise what they hope will and won’t change under a Trump presidency, then discuss the news of the week, including SHA-1 deprecation, Carbanak’s return, and the WhatsApp “backdoor” debacle. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, January 20, 2017
Chrome Makes SharePoint Look Insecure
An update to SharePoint Online for some Office 365 tenants clashed with Google’s determination to move from SHA-1 to SHA-2 as the basis for securing web sites. The symptom is that Chrome flags SharePoint sites as “Not Secure”, which is a pretty worrying thing for an Office 365 administrator to see. Fortunately, Microsoft is reversing the update out to fix the problem.
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Apple Delays App Transport Security Deadline
Apple extended the deadline of Dec. 31 for developers adopt App Transport Security standards for applications submitted to the App Store. Continue reading Apple Delays App Transport Security Deadline
Researchers Question Security in AMD’s Upcoming Zen Chips
Two German researchers are calling into question the security afforded by AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization feature debuting in the chip maker’s upcoming Zen server chips. Continue reading Researchers Question Security in AMD’s Upcoming Zen Chips
Microsoft Cutting Off SHA-1 Support in February for Edge, IE 11
Microsoft confirmed Feb. 14, 2017 is the cutoff date for SHA-1 support in its Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers. Continue reading Microsoft Cutting Off SHA-1 Support in February for Edge, IE 11