Windows 11 May Damage Data on Some CPUs Microsoft issued a warning that computers that use the Vector AES instruction set might damage data , but they don’t say how or why. Microsoft says fixes in June and May prevent further damage but the result is that encryption is much slower after the patch. They […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The cloud is not magic. Nor does it fix all vulnerabilities. Cases in point. Two security vendors are accusing Microsoft of unnecessarily putting customers’ data at risk. The vendors, Orca Security and Tenable, are not bit players with a grudge, so you have to, at least, listen to them. According to the source: In a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Software released by Microsoft and other vendors is digitally signed so that users can validate that it really came from the vendor in question and that it has not been modified since the vendor created it. However, hackers have figured out how to bypass the security provided by Microsoft’s digital signature verification process, allowing them […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Microsoft Investigating Multiple Windows 11 Issues While some of the issues are not fatal, others like a memory leak in File Manager that can only be recovered from by rebooting are more of a problem. I recommend waiting for a month or two in order for other users to detect more bugs. Credit: Bleeping Computer […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Microsoft did learn something from Windows 10 – don’t mess with their cash cow. They will continue to work on Windows 10 for the enterprise with a new release in the fall and cumulative updates for years. But for consumers eager for the next new shiny object – Windows 11, here we come. For early […]
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