"Quote" Microsoft pursues Win-8-first security-patch policy: analysts
By Stephen McBride Published June 8, 2014 Summary/Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 OS has been left vulnerable to malware attacks as Redmond pursues an apparent policy of only pushing out security updates to its more recent operating systems, the Register reported.
A duo of researchers found discrepancies after scanning 900 Windows libraries and noting that four safe functions present in Windows 8 were missing from Windows 7
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Could you please check to make sure the topic has not previously been posted, thank you.
Redmond is patching Windows 8 but NOT Windows 7, say security bods
Redmond is patching Windows 8 but NOT Windows 7, say security bods
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Anytime you have an item related to, but not the same as, a previous post, please DO post it, but put it as a reply to the original :) That way we can keep the info all together and it avoids duplicates up above on the Ticker.
Please DO keep posting. You are doing a great job and we appreciate it!
Please DO keep posting. You are doing a great job and we appreciate it!
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My apology my error...............will try to be more careful.............:$
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@Antus67 wrote:Relax
My apology my error...............will try to be more careful.............:$
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Given the fact that these were two unique articles (different authors and different web sites) it's nice to have two different perspectives IMHO. Keep up the great work!
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