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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 06:14:00 -0700

Yesterday, I talked about the weird bug that makes April’s Win7 Monthly Rollup, KB 4093118, re-install itself over and over, even when Windows Update says that it’s been installed successfully. Windows sleuth abbodi86 has discovered the source of the problem, and it should give you patching pause.

To understand how we got into this mess, you need to understand the bugs that Microsoft introduced in the March Win7 patches and their kludgey patches. Installing either the March Monthly Rollup (KB 4088875) or the March Security-only patch (KB 4088878) may knock your machine off the network. As Microsoft says:

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Security Wired

April 19, 2018 admin

How DNA Transfer Nearly Convicted an Innocent Man of Murder

Credit to Author: Katie Worth| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0000

We leave traces of our genetic material everywhere, even on things we’ve never touched. That got Lukis Anderson charged with a brutal crime he didn’t commit.

Security Wired

April 19, 2018 admin

The OURSA Security Conference Calls Out Lack of Inclusion

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:21:58 +0000

The OURSA security conference offered a place for diverse voices in security, a counterpoint to the corporate hegemony of RSA.

ComputerWorld Independent

April 19, 2018 admin

9 Android settings that'll strengthen your security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:30:00 -0700

You might not know it from all the panic-inducing headlines out there, but Android is actually packed with powerful and practical security features. Some are activated by default and protecting you whether you realize it or not, while others are more out of the way but equally deserving of your attention.

So stop wasting your time worrying about the Android malware monster du jour and which security company is using it to scare you into an unnecessary subscription, and take a moment instead to look through these far more impactful Android security settings — starting with the core elements and moving from there into some more advanced and easily overlooked options.

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ComputerWorld Independent

April 19, 2018 admin

The gift that keeps on giving: Win7 Monthly Rollup KB 4093118 installs over and over

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:11:00 -0700

Last week, Microsoft quietly re-released its buggy April Win7 Monthly Rollup patch, KB 4093118. You may recall the patch as a reaction to the Carnak the Magnificent situation we had with the original version of KB 4093118.

With the re-release earlier this week of the original Carnak patch, KB 4099950, it’s not clear to me what the recommended installation sequence might be. But this much I know for sure. People all over the internet are complaining that this new version of KB 4093118 installs itself over and over again.

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ComputerWorld Independent

April 19, 2018 admin

Is it time to kill the pen test? | Salted Hash Ep 22

Host Steve Ragan reports from the show floor at RSA 2018, talking with guest Adrian Sanabria, director of research at Savage Security, about de-emphasizing network penetration tests to put more focus on attack simulations and helping companies improve their defenses.

Kaspersky Security

April 18, 2018 admin

Smart cars: Comfort costs

Credit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:00:42 +0000

Tinkering with smart car firmware