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Security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri published a public exploit on GitHub yesterday that allows anyone to gain administrative rights on Windows devices using an unpatched exploit. The exploit works on all supported client and server versions of Windows according to Naceri, including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 with the latest patches, November 2021 security patches […]
Microsoft announced four new features for the company’s Microsoft Authenticator application for organizations. The new security features improve Microsoft Authenticator’s capabilities in several meaningful ways. Two feature additions improve the sign-in experience. The first, Additional context in Microsoft Authenticator approval requests, adds more information to the confirmation prompt. The feature uses the device’s IP address […]
Citrix Workspace for Linux is a digital workspace that allows employees to securely access company apps and files from a central location. This means that instead of having one device, such as a computer, that has access to a set of applications, and another device with access to a different set of apps, with Citrix […]
Intel published two security advisories for many of the company’s processor generations this week. The vulnerabilities have received a severity rating of high, the second-highest after critical. Good news is that the two issues require local access to be exploited. Bad news, that BIOS updates are required to address the issues. Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-0157 and CVE-2021-0158 […]
Paramount Software UK Limited released commercial editions of Macrium Reflect 8 some time ago. The free version, Macrium Reflect 8 Free, is now also available. Macrium Reflect 8 Free is compatible with all versions and editions of Windows, starting with Windows Vista 64-bit on the client side and Windows Server 2008 64-bit on the server […]
Microsoft announced Office 2021, a new perpetual version of the company’s Office suite, last month. Office 2021 will launch alongside the company’s new Windows 11 operating system on October 5, 2021. A Long-Term Servicing Channel release version, called Office LTSC 2021, is already available for companies. What Microsoft did not reveal at the time of […]
Microsoft announced a new version of its Office product, Microsoft Office 2021, and a new Long-Term Servicing Channel version, Office LTSC 2021, earlier this year. The company revealed yesterday that Office LTSC 2021 is now available, and that Office 2021 will be available on October 5, 2021. Both versions complement the company’s cloud offerings in […]
Samsung started rolling out the security update to most of their Galaxy devices from August 30. Google used to be the leader when it came to bringing out updates to their Android phones. However, Samsung is now consistently releasing its security patch ahead of Google. This is one of the reasons that Samsung is fast […]
The European Commission recently proposed an extension to the support cycle of Android and iOS devices. They’ve requested a minimum period of five years of updates. Germany’s Federal Government is now pushing for this period to be extended to seven years instead. Most Android smartphones receive security and software updates for about two to three […]
Currently in beta testing in the Microsoft Office Beta channel, Office customers will soon be able to use the Open Document Format ODF 1.3 in Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office saves documents in Microsoft’s own proprietary formats such as XLSX, DOCX or PPTX. Office supports other document formats, including the previously used XLS, DOC and PPT […]