Microsoft Windows Server 2016 certification program has been passed by our specialist

MCSA: Windows Server 2016 (70-743) has been successfully completed by one more specialist.

New security flaw in Windows 10

Google Project Zero discovered a new security issue that was tested on Windows 10 Version 1709.

Cisco released a second fix for a critical vulnerability in its ASA

Cisco engineers found other attack vectors and features that are affected by CVE-2018-0101 vulnerability that were not originally identified by the NCC Group and subsequently updated the security advisory.

Microsoft announces new OneDrive for Business feature: Files Restore

New feature allows business customers to restore accidentally deleted or compromised files, as well as view the history of file changes in their OneDrive.

ISC has released security updates for BIND

Vulnerability CVE-2017-3145 affects all versions of BIND since 9.9.0, released in 2000, and can lead to denial-of-service and crash.

Fake Spectre and Meltdown patch spreads Smoke Loader malware

Cyber-criminals used the fake website of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) to distribute Smoke Loader malware disguised as security patches for Meltdown and Specter.

No more Windows security updates for devices with incompatible antiviruses

Microsoft has added important note on the support page describing incompatibilities between antivirus (AV) products and the recent Windows Meltdown and Spectre patches.

Performance impact of Spectre and Meltdown patching on Windows Systems

Windows 7 and Windows 8 users running older processors will be most affected by performance issues.

VMware released patches for three critical vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities affected vSphere Data Protection (VDP) and allowed authentication bypass, arbitrary file upload and path traversal.

HP silently installs telemetry client on its customers’ PC

HP installs a telemetry program on the users’ devices without informing or asking their permission.