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Early reports of myriad Microsoft Patch Tuesday problems

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 04:28:00 -0700

This month’s massive bundle of Patch Tuesday patches almost certainly contains more than a few surprises, and they’re only starting to surface. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve seen in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

There are lots of reports of delayed, failed and rolled back installations of KB 4041676, the Win10 Creators Update (version 1703) monthly cumulative update, which brings 1703 up to build 15063.674. A quick glance at the KB article confirms that there are dozens and dozens of fixes in this cumulative update — a remarkable state of affairs, considering the Fall Creators Update, version 1709, is due on Oct. 17.

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How a ransomware infects your computer [INFOGRAPHIC]

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:11:19 +0000

Education is a constant process – it never stops. While we have spoken about ransomware at great lengths in the past, there is no reason why we should not be doing that again. Ransomware is probably the most dreaded cyberthreat that can strike anyone and at anytime unless we prepare…

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How does a ransomware infect your computer [INFOGRAPHIC]

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:11:19 +0000

Education is a constant process – it never stops. While we have spoken about ransomware at great lengths in the past, there is no reason why we should not be doing that again. Ransomware is probably the most dreaded cyber threat that can strike anyone and at anytime lest we…

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Another banner Patch Tuesday, with a Word zero-day and several bugs

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:28:00 -0700

It’s going to be a banner patching month. I count 151 separate security patches and 48 Knowledge Base articles, as well as the odd Security Advisory.

The Windows patch Release Notes point to four known bugs:

The cumulative update for Win10 Creators Update, version 1703 — which sports dozens of fixes — has a couple of problems: Systems with support enabled for USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface (UCSI) may experience a blue screen or stop responding with a black screen when a system shutdown is initiated, and it may change Czech and Arabic languages to English for Microsoft Edge and other applications.

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In iOS 11, toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 'off' doesn’t work. Here’s why.

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:54:00 -0700

Apple users have unwittingly discovered a new feature after installing iOS 11 on their mobile devices: when you toggle your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth quick settings to “off” those services remain on for Apple services.

For example, Location Services is still enabled, and Handoff and Instant Hotspot stay on, even when iPhones and iPads are put in “Airplane Mode.”

The change in iOS 11 has come under criticism because it could expose users to security risks.

Because iOS 10 allowed users to perform a quick swipe in the Control Center to toggle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fully off, users reasonably believe they had the same capability in iOS 11.

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