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posted by n1 on Wednesday June 14 2017, @01:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the until-next-time dept.

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Microsoft regularly issues security updates, but it added a little something extra on Tuesday: it's letting all customers, even those using older versions of Windows, update their software.

This move is an attempt to avoid another ransomware outbreak like WannaCry, also called WannaCrypt, which rocked the web last month.

"The WannaCrypt ransomware served as an all too real example of the danger of cyber attacks to individuals and businesses globally," Adrienne Hall, general manager of Microsoft's Cyber Defense Operations Center, wrote in a blog post. "In reviewing the updates for this month, some vulnerabilities were identified that pose elevated risk of cyber attacks by government organizations, sometimes referred to as nation-state actors or other copycat organizations."

Microsoft said it made the decision to apply this assortment of updates to provide further protection against potential attacks with similar characteristics as WannaCrypt. The security updates will be delivered automatically through Windows Update to devices running Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.

Source: CNET

Also at Ars Technica


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:36PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:36PM (#526030) Journal

    "I really don't understand why it has such a small following"

    Funny thing about Opera. It positively ruled the internet, in Eastern European countries that use the Cyrillic aphabet. But, it never caught on strongly anywhere else. Something psychological about cyrillic language people? I dunno, just wild guessing here.

    Personally, I found Firefox easy to use, easy to modify, and it was free from day one. No need to climb up that learning curve to use Opera. I do recognize that Opera has some superior points behind it, just not enough to win me over.

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