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Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release the first build of the Windows Server 2019 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as the first build of the next Windows Server...

We have a few laptops in our office that we are looking at putting some encryption on as they often leave the office. Bitlocker seems the best solution with it already on Windows 10 and free. I just wonder is Bitlocker worth putting onto the desktop PCs that are in the office and don't ever...

Hi, Can anyone please help me on this :- I had mistakenly added a encryption to my one of the folder in D drive in Windows 7 and then had my Windows formatted and installed fresh again. The user from whom the encryption was initiated, is no deleted (as windows is formatted). Now when I access...

You might have heard some doom-and-gloom news this morning: a researcher has finally figured out how to compromise the WPA2 encryption algorithm, the world's most popular WiFi encryption and almost everyone is vulnerable. There is however, no reason to panic. It's patchable, the scripts to...

Original release date: July 01, 2017 | Last revised: July 28, 2017 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows operating systems Overview This Alert has been updated to reflect the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center's (NCCIC) analysis of the "NotPetya" malware variant. The...

Original release date: June 05, 2017 Systems Affected SNMP enabled devices Overview The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) may be abused to gain unauthorized access to network devices. SNMP provides a standardized framework for a common language that is used for monitoring and...

Hi, I currently don't have TPM chip on my server, but I'm planing to install it - I can only get v1.2 but it's good I guess. I want to install bitlocker now on my server and only encrypt my external and internal drives, not the system drive due to the lack of TPM as I need to boot it without...

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Original release date: July 01, 2017 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows operating systems Overview On June 27, 2017, NCCIC was notified of Petya ransomware events occurring in multiple countries and affecting multiple sectors. Petya ransomware encrypts the master boot records of infected...

Original release date: June 05, 2017 Systems Affected SNMP enabled devices Overview The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) may be abused to gain unauthorized access to network devices. SNMP provides a standardized framework for a common language that is used for monitoring and...

Original release date: May 12, 2017 | Last revised: May 13, 2017 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows operating systems Overview According to numerous open-source reports, a widespread ransomware campaign is affecting various organizations with reports of tens of thousands of infections in as...

Hello again, guys. I'm wondering if running 2 VPN apps at the same time is acceptable or beneficial. I'm using the Opera browser, which has its own built-in VPN, plus I also have Tunnel Bear VPN installed, but not running at same time with Opera. I reserve Tunnel Bear for other, non secured...

Original release date: March 16, 2017 Systems Affected All systems behind a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) interception product are potentially affected. Overview Many organizations use HTTPS interception products for several purposes, including detecting malware that uses HTTPS...

:andwhat: NSA Surveillance Can Penetrate VPNs National Security Agency's XKeyscore system can collect just about everything that happens online, even things encrypted by VPNs, according to Edward Snowden. The National Security Agency has a system that allows it to collect pretty much...

Today, a group of eight researchers from across the security industry released a research report on SHA-1 that demonstrates for the first time, a “hash collision” for the full SHA-1 hash algorithm (called “SHAttered”). This is a significant step toward understanding this type of security issue...

Hey guys, I have a unit with a dead motherboard but with other stuff working like the hard drive and power supply. So I decided to change the motherboard only. Then I removed the hard drive and placed in on an enclosure to back up my previous files so I can perform a clean install of windows...

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In September 2015, Microsoft announced the end-of-support for the RC4 cipher in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 in 2016, as there is consensus across the industry that RC4 is no longer cryptographically secure. Today, we are releasing KB3151631 with the August 9, 2016 cumulative updates...

I created this reg file to disable SSLv2, v3 and TLS 1.0 as well as disabling weak encryption cipher suites.