Windows’ built-in antivirus tool can run in a secure sandbox

The sandboxing required a number of fundamental changes. Microsoft could no longer assume that Defender Antivirus had full system access, and minimized IO to avoid leaving the sandbox whenever… View post: Windows’ built-in antivirus tool can run in a secure sandboxNo input file specified.

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Microsoft’s ‘record’ quarter driven by big growth in Azure and gaming

Amongst the categories most interesting to consumers, Surface product revenue grew 14 percent to $1.2 billion, while Xbox and gaming revenue was up a whopping 44 percent to $2.7 billion. A big… Continue reading here: Microsoft’s ‘record’ quarter driven by big growth in Azure and gamingNo input file specified.

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Future Windows 10 update will soften the blow of Spectre patches

There’s no indication this fix will be available outside of Windows 10’s first big 2019 release. This won’t need a more drastic microcode update, though, and it won’t depend on collaboration with… Read more: Future Windows 10 update will soften the blow of Spectre patchesNo input file specified.

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Future Windows 10 update will soften the blow of Spectre patches

There’s no indication this fix will be available outside of Windows 10’s first big 2019 release. This won’t need a more drastic microcode update, though, and it won’t depend on collaboration with… Continued here: Future Windows 10 update will soften the blow of Spectre patchesNo input file specified.

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The best Internet security: Layers of protection and good habits

First layer: Keeping your OS, browser, and other software up to dateComputers, browsers, and important apps receive updates more frequently now than in the late-1990s/early-2000s heyday of… Here is the original post: The best Internet security: Layers of protection and good habitsNo input file specified.

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