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"Right now we're releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we're all still working on Windows 10." - Jerry Nixon. As pointed out by Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley and highlighted by Rich Woods on Twitter, Microsoft has never publicly said in plain words that Windows 10 is the last version of the Windows operating system.
The role DNS plays in network securityNew EfficientIP and IDC research sheds light on the frequency of the different types of DNS attack and the associated costs for the last year throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. New Google tool reveals dependencies for open source projectsGoogle has been working on a new, experimental tool to help developers discover the dependencies of the open source packages/libraries they use and known security vulnerabilities they are currently sporting.
Microsoft is rolling out the KB4023057 update again to all versions of Windows 10 to ensure that devices can successfully install new updates as they are released. KB4023057 is being released to offer "Reliability improvements to Windows Update Service components" in Windows 10 1507, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1909, 2004, 20H2, and 21H1. Microsoft routinely re-releases the KB4023057 to improve the reliability of the Windows Update process.
A Microsoft Teams change is causing calls to go directly to voicemail, much to users' happiness worldwide. At approximately 3 PM EST today, Microsoft tweeted that a bug is causing Microsoft Teams calls to go straight to Voicemail.
Microsoft has released the KB5004476 emergency out-of-band update for Windows 10 that fixes problems installing or playing an Xbox Game Pass game. Since 2019, some Windows 10 users have been having issues [1, 2, 3, 4] installing or playing Xbox Game Pass games.
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing Microsoft 365 to experience authentication issues when logging into desktop client apps like Microsoft Teams, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Outlook. If restarting the affected systems doesn't allow logins, customers are also advised to use the web versions of Microsoft Teams, OneDrive for Business, and Outlook.
Ever since Microsoft announced its upcoming Windows press event, fans have been analyzing every piece of content they create. On June 2nd, the Windows Twitter account tweeted an announcement about an upcoming press event where Microsoft will announce 'what's next for Windows.
Ever since Microsoft announced its upcoming Windows press event, fans have been analyzing every piece of content they create. On June 2nd, the Windows Twitter account tweeted an announcement about an upcoming press event where Microsoft will announce 'what's next for Windows.
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday announcement was bad enough, with six in-the-wild vulnerabilities patched, including one buried in the vestiges of Internet Explorer's MSHTML web rendering code. It's been followed by Google's latest Chrome security advisory, which includes a zero-day patch to Chrome's JavaScript engine amongst its 14 officially listed security fixes.
Microsoft has spotted a new, widespread, ongoing attack targeting Kubernetes clusters running Kubeflow instances, in order to plant malicious TensorFlow pods that are used to mine for cryptocurrency. The newly discovered attack is similar to a cryptocurrency mining attack that Microsoft reported last June.