Windows 7 definitely won’t ever receive any more bug fixes (errm… apart from this one for its wallpaper)

We definitely definitely absolutely won’t ever ever be releasing any more updates for Windows 7, said Microsoft earlier this month.
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German Government Paying Microsoft Nearly $900,000 for Extended Windows 7 Support

The German government failed to migrate all its PCs to Windows 10 in time, and now it’s going to have to pay Microsoft 800,000 euros for extended support.
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Microsoft Issues Zero-Day Advisory for Internet Explorer


Hot on the heels of this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has published a security advisory for an Internet Explorer zero-day.

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Microsoft Zero-Day Actively Exploited, Patch Forthcoming

CVE-2020-0674 is a critical flaw for most Internet Explorer versions, allowing remote code execution and complete takeover. Continue reading Microsoft Zero-Day Actively Exploited, Patch Forthcoming

Critical Windows Vulnerability, Dating App Security Risk, Apple iOS Privacy Features

In episode 104 for January 20th 2020: Details on the new critical Microsoft Windows vulnerability, why dating apps could pose a national security risk, and how new Apple privacy features are changing the way your data is sold. ** Show notes and links m… Continue reading Critical Windows Vulnerability, Dating App Security Risk, Apple iOS Privacy Features

Patch or Mitigate Dangerous Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability ASAP

Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective Microsoft kicked off the new decade with a bang. Last Tuesday was the first Microsoft Patch Tuesday of 2020, and one of the patches pushed out by Microsoft addresses a dangerous flaw in Crypt32.dll that could allow a… Continue reading Patch or Mitigate Dangerous Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability ASAP