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Why ending user support for Microsoft XP is the right thing to do

April 8, 2014

Today is the day that Microsoft’s well-documented plans to end support for Windows XP comes into fruition, and with roughly 30 per cent of all desktop computers …

Windows XP will leave organizations severely exposed

April 7, 2014

The clock is ticking – as of this week Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. The operating system will pose an increasing risk to its users, making it more …

Microsoft to release only four bulletins on Tuesday

April 4, 2014

The Microsoft April security release is almost upon us with security updates scheduled to deploy on Tuesday, April 8th. This day will go down in history as a major milestone …

Windows XP usage lower across industries

April 4, 2014

Next week, Microsoft will deliver its last set of public security patches for Windows XP. The end-of-life for XP which has been announced for a number of years now, means that …

Are you prepared for the end of Windows XP support?

April 3, 2014

Microsoft will end support for Windows XP next week, on April 8, 2014. Leaving Windows XP unsupported will expose organizations to a growing risk as the number and severity of …

Windows XP to remain in most organizations after the deadline

April 1, 2014

Over three quarters (77 per cent) of UK organizations will have Windows XP running somewhere in their IT estate after the April 8th end of support deadline, according to …

European Cybercrime Centre warns about Windows XP security risks

March 31, 2014

The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol warns about security risks related to the end of Windows XP support. After 8 April 2014, Windows will stop supporting its …

0-day Microsoft Word flaw exploited in targeted attacks

March 24, 2014

Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning of a remote code execution vulnerability that is being exploited in “limited, targeted attacks directed at Microsoft …

Microsoft accessed Hotmail account to uncover internal leaker

March 21, 2014

This week’s charging of a former Microsoft employee for stealing the company’s trade secrets could have passed almost unnoticed were it not for an important detail …

US tech firms knew about and assisted with PRISM data collection

March 20, 2014

In a testimony before the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the NSA general council Rajesh De and his colleague stated on Wednesday that the tech companies that …

Record prizes for Pwn2Own and Pwnium contestants

March 13, 2014

The results of the first day of the traditional Pwn2Own hacking contest at the CanSecWest Conference currently taking place in Vancouver are in, and the losers are Adobe, …

Criminals rush to exploit IE 0-day before the announced fix

March 11, 2014

Last week Microsoft has announced that today’s Patch Tuesday will include a fix for the critical IE zero-day vulnerability that was found exploited in watering hole …