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Microsoft Releases a New Windows 7 Monthly Rollup May 12, 2021 07:19 GMT      New update for Windows 7 ESU devices Microsoft has released a new monthly rollup for Windows 7 devices, though it’s important to keep in mind that this particular version is no longer supported for home users. The new monthly rollup is KB5003233, and it obviously comes with an increased focus on security improvements given it lands on a Patch Tuesday. There are two important changes in this new release. First and foremost, KB5003233 resolves an issue hitting the SMB protocol that causes Blue Screen of Death ...

First published on The cyberattack earlier this month on Oldsmar, Florida water treatment facility has reopened a debate over the use of the unsupported Windows 7 operating systems at thousands of small- and medium-sized firms, organizations and critical infrastructure providers. Continued use puts organizations at risk, experts say.  "In the world we live in now, a fully up-to-date Windows operating system is an absolute must," John Hammond, senior security researcher at Huntress said. "Leaving an outdated, unsupported and overall dead technology running in production, isn't 'like leaving ...

02/12/2021 The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published advisory AA21-042A regarding the Feb. 5 electronic intrusion into a Florida water treatment facility by an unknown attacker. The attacker used TeamViewer software and attempted to change the water supply's chemical composition at the Oldsmar water treatment facility near Tampa, Fla., according to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gaultieri in a Reuters interview. TeamViewer is a remote desktop software program typically used by IT pros for remote device maintenance.   A technician at the facility obse...

| The end-of-the-year patching all-clear As 2020 slips away and '21 comes into view, it's time to get Microsoft's latest patches installed, and maybe do a little DIY upgrades on your hardware. Traitov / Getty Images It’s that time of the month to give the final 2020 all-clear for installing updates. Microsoft has already fixed the issue with KB4592438 for Windows 10 20H2 and 2004, where if you were lucky, or rather, unlucky enough to perform a chkdsk c: /f on your system after installing the December updates you might have been forced to rebuild your system — not ex...