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With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page. The SYSTEM control panel was first introduced in Windows NT 3.51 and Windows 95 and provides information about the installed version of Windows, the bit-type of the operating system, the computer name, workgroup, CPU, and memory.
What is confidential computing? How can you use it?What is confidential computing? Can it strengthen enterprise security? Nelly Porter, Senior Product Manager, Google Cloud and Sam Lugani, Lead Security PMM, Google Workspace & GCP, answer these and other questions in this Help Net Security interview. US charges Sandworm hackers who mounted NotPetya, other high-profile attacksThe Sandworm Team hacking group is part of Unit 74455 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, the US Department of Justice claimed as it unsealed an indictment against six hackers and alleged members on Monday.
A ransomware attack that hobbled a Georgia county government in early October reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication of absentee ballots. According to a report in the Gainesville Times, the attack also disabled the county's voter signature database.
During a Windows Insider webcast, Microsoft teased its vision for a new Windows 10 Start Menu that features partially transparent theme-aware tiles to showcase the new Fluent-based colorful icons. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H2, which is now rolling out to seekers, Start Menu finally uses the theme-aware tiles.
Emotet switched to a new template this week that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message stating that Microsoft Word needs to be updated to add a new feature. Emotet is a malware infection that spreads through emails containing Word documents with malicious macros.
Emotet switched to a new template this week that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message stating that Microsoft Word needs to be updated to add a new feature. Emotet is a malware infection that spreads through emails containing Word documents with malicious macros.
Microsoft is investigating errors and issues affecting Windows 10 devices with certain versions of Conexant or Synaptics audio device drivers, Microsoft IME, and third-party drivers. Microsoft is currently rolling out Windows 10 20H2 to all seekers who check for updates via Settings on devices running Windows 10 1903 or later.
Rapid7 found Apple's Safari browser, as well as the Opera Mini and Yandex browsers, were vulnerable to JavaScript-based address bar spoofing. He went on to explain: "By messing with the timing between page loads and when the browser gets a chance to refresh the address bar, an attacker can cause either a pop-up to appear to come from an arbitrary website or can render content in the browser window that falsely appears to come from an arbitrary website."
The latest in a flurry of actions this week, tied to foreign threats against U.S. computer systems, includes sanctions by the Department of the Treasury. The Trump administration sanctioned a Russia government research institution on Friday claiming it was behind a series of cyberattacks using the highly destructive Triton malware.
The previous "Analysis on the Value of COVID-19 Tests if classified as Taxable Income" examined one aspect of COVID-19 Testing: Tests performed by medical professionals in the ER. Recap: One set of COVID-19 tests cost $1331 USD If COVID-19 tests become a taxable benefit, the tax value to the State of California would be. There are a number of rapid test devices that are used in care facilities and in other areas where repeated testing is necessary.