Security News

Major upgrades planned for Dense Air’s Hyper Dense network at Millbrook
2021-01-13 01:15

Dense Air, the neutral host operator of the connected 5G testbed at Millbrook originally created by the DCMS 5G testbed and trials project AutoAir, has announced a major upgrade of the hyper dense, high performance 4G and 5G network. The network will be one of the first, and the largest standalone 5G neutral host network's in Europe.

Windows 10 20H2 update fixes broken in-place upgrade feature
2020-12-01 03:00

Microsoft has released a new cumulative update for Windows 10 20H2 that fixes a bug preventing users from performing in-place upgrades with the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. An in-place upgrade is when you reinstall Windows 10 with files downloaded from Microsoft's servers without deleting existing apps or files.

Windows 10 20H2 bug breaks in-place upgrade feature
2020-11-16 15:26

After upgrading to the Windows 10 October 2020 update, a bug is not allowing users to perform in-place upgrades using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. As Windows Latest reported, since the Windows 10 October 2020 Update release, users are no longer able to select the choice to keep their data, which effectively breaks in-place upgrades.

AST TaaS 3.0 enables orgs to accelerate release, patch, and upgrade test cycles across Oracle Cloud apps
2020-10-29 01:00

Applications Software Technology announced the version 3.0 release of AST's automated Testing-as-a-Service, powered by the unique and proprietary AST Autonomous Cloud Tester tool. The latest series of enhancements enables organizations to further accelerate their release, patch, and upgrade test cycles across the full breadth of Oracle Cloud applications.

Microsoft upgrades password spray attack detection capabilities
2020-10-26 14:45

Microsoft has improved password spray detection in Azure Active Directory by doubling the number of compromised accounts it detects using a new machine learning system. Microsoft built a heuristic engine focused on detecting password spray attack, which helped the company to spot and alert tenants of hundreds of thousands of attacks each month.

Emotet malware now wants you to upgrade Microsoft Word
2020-10-24 11:05

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 malware now lures you with Microsoft Word upgrades
2020-10-24 11:05

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 fixes known issue blocking Windows 10 upgrades
2020-10-23 12:19

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that was blocking customers from upgrading some devices running Windows 10 1903 and 1909 to newer OS versions. The issue was first acknowledged one month after the release of the KB4577062 Windows 10 optional update for versions 1903 and 1909 on September 16.

Using Windows 10 in-place upgrades to fix Windows Update issues
2020-10-18 14:58

To install new cumulative updates, Windows 10 feature updates, or out-of-band updates, Windows users rely on the Windows Update feature to properly update their computer. The resolve these issues, the first thing you should do if the Windows 10 updates install fails is to try downloading the update manually from Microsoft Update Catalog.

Windows 10 upgrades blocked after installing KB4577062
2020-10-12 12:04

Microsoft says that customers who install the optional KB4577062 update for Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 will encounter issues upgrading to newer Windows 10 versions on some devices. "When updating to Windows 10, version 1903 or Windows 10, version 1909 from any previous version of Windows 10, you might receive a compatibility report dialog with 'What needs your attention' at the top and the error, 'Continuing with the installation of Windows will remove some optional features. You may need to add them back in Settings after the installation completes'," Microsoft explains.