Security News

Microsoft to Charge for Windows 7 Security Updates
2018-09-07 12:03

Microsoft this week revealed plans to offer paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for three years after traditional support for the operating system will officially end. read more

Got an old PC? Your time running Windows 7 may be up
2018-06-25 14:26

Microsoft abandons support for Windows 7 on Pentium III-era machines.

GandCrab Ransomware Breaks Windows 7 Systems
2018-05-04 12:22

The latest variant of the GandCrab ransomware breaks infected Windows 7 systems, Fortinet warns. read more

Microsoft's Windows 7 Meltdown fixes from January, February made PCs MORE INSECURE
2018-04-01 00:00

You'll want to install the March update. Like right now – if you can avoid broken networking Microsoft's January and February security fixes for Intel's Meltdown processor vulnerability opened up...

Microsoft patches patch for Meltdown bug patch: Windows 7, Server 2008 rushed an emergency fix
2018-04-01 00:00

If at first you don't succeed, you're Redmond Microsoft today issued an emergency security update to correct a security update it issued earlier this month to correct a security update it issued...

Microsoft Fixes Bad Patch That Left Windows 7, Server 2008 Open to Attack
2018-03-30 18:51

Microsoft released an out-of-band security update that corrected a faulty patch that left Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 open to attack.

Microsoft's Meltdown Patch Made Windows 7 PCs More Insecure
2018-03-29 15:03

Meltdown CPU vulnerability was bad, and Microsoft somehow made the flaw even worse on its Windows 7, allowing any unprivileged, user-level application to read content from and even write data to...

Microsoft Brings Windows Defender ATP to Windows 7, 8.1
2018-02-13 13:15

Microsoft on Monday announced plans to make Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 devices. read more