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Credit to Author: Susan Bradley| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:56:00 -0700

Where does your software come from?

That’s one of the questions online users at AskWoody.com have asked in recent weeks. Obviously, this comes up as the world sees what’s going on in Ukraine. For many years, one security software vendor in particular was tagged as possibly having Russian ties — and as far back as 2017, the US Government banned the use of Kaspersky antivirus over fears the security software could spy on defense contractors for Russia.

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Security Wired

March 12, 2022 admin

Russia Wants to Label Meta an ‘Extremist Organization’

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:29:17 +0000

Plus: A satellite hack, ransomware extradition, and more of the week’s top security news.

Security Wired

March 12, 2022 admin

NFTs Don’t Work the Way You Might Think They Do

Credit to Author: Eric Ravenscraft| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000

We bust the biggest misconceptions about what “minting” actually means.

ComputerWorld Independent

March 12, 2022 admin

Microsoft delivers a solid, low-impact Patch Tuesday

Credit to Author: Greg Lambert| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 05:10:00 -0800

March brings us a solid set of updates from Microsoft for Windows, Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Edge (Chromium), but no critical issues requiring a “Patch Now” release schedule (though Microsoft Exchange will require some technical effort this month). We have published some testing guidelines, with a focus on printing, remote desktop over VPN connections, and server-based networking changes. We also recommend testing your Windows installer packages with a specific focus on roll-back and uninstall functionality.

You can find more information about the risk of deploying these Patch Tuesday updates with this useful infographic. And, if you are looking for more information on .NET updates, there is a great post from Microsoft that highlights this month’s changes.

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Security Wired

March 11, 2022 admin