News Article: Update Your Windows Computers Today (Security Vulnerability)

[NationalTitles18]

Looks like everyone on Windows needs to update.

New Windows 10 ‘Extraordinarily Serious’ Security Warning For 900 Million Users

And if you're using Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, or any other version of Windows it looks like you might well need to update today as well.

www.forbes.com

 

[DzynKingRTR]

My company did this about a month ago.

 

[TexasBama]

Windows 7 updates end today. Is there some correlation here?

 

[NationalTitles18]

My company did this about a month ago.

I doubt it. This supposedly came about very recently and the update was just released publicly today. If you are in an industry/government that got early updates then nevermind.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I doubt it. This supposedly came about very recently and the update was just released publicly today. If you are in an industry/government that got early updates then nevermind.

I meant we updated to Windows 10. Anything older is no longer supported as of today, so we did it. I cannot really read the article without turning off adblocker so I really don't care what else the article says. The no longer supporting Windows 10 has been known for a while. Hell I knew about it from my last company back in September.

 

[TexasBama]

My PC running Windows 10 updated yesterday, so I'm ok?

 

[Jon]

or just get rid of windows

 

[NationalTitles18]

I meant we updated to Windows 10. Anything older is no longer supported as of today, so we did it. I cannot really read the article without turning off adblocker so I really don't care what else the article says. The no longer supporting Windows 10 has been known for a while. Hell I knew about it from my last company back in September.

From the article:

Microsoft has now also confirmed the vulnerability. It stated that "A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates." This means that an attacker could be able to exploit this, in a way that the NSA said "makes trust vulnerable," by using a spoofed code-signing certificate. By so doing, a malicious file could appear to come from a legitimate and trusted source. "A successful exploit could also allow the attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and decrypt confidential information on user connections to the affected software," Microsoft said, adding that "the security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring that Windows CryptoAPI completely validates ECC certificates." All Windows 10 users are advised to apply the Patch Tuesday update as soon as it becomes available to them

It's not about updating to Windows 10, but updating all Windows due to a newly discovered severe vulnerability.

 

[NationalTitles18]

My PC running Windows 10 updated yesterday, so I'm ok?

No. The security update just came out today.

 

[NationalTitles18]

or just get rid of windows

Been there, done that (as much as possible), but it's such a headache because some things I have to do just won't work on other platforms.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Just updated. Twice.

Weird that a security issue would happen on the exact day Windows 7 stops being supported.

 

[Jon]

Been there, done that (as much as possible), but it's such a headache because some things I have to do just won't work on other platforms.

I have an air gapped windows machine that I fire up when I want to game or do anything I can't do in Chrome OS. Works great for me, but I don't play MMO's

 

[NationalTitles18]

I have an air gapped windows machine that I fire up when I want to game or do anything I can't do in Chrome OS. Works great for me, but I don't play MMO's

Me either. I do like a little Sid Meier's Civilization every now and again but also (and much more often) do some work at home.

 

[Jon]

Me either. I do like a little Sid Meier's Civilization every now and again but also (and much more often) do some work at home.

I work at Home everyday, that machine is Windows, I use it for nothing personal so that my company's worry not mine

 

[IMALOYAL1]

I just upgraded two computers to win 10 the past few weeks. The product id from my old computers worked for win 10 activation without the purchase of a new one.

 

[rolltide_21]

I have an air gapped windows machine that I fire up when I want to game or do anything I can't do in Chrome OS. Works great for me, but I don't play MMO's

Really like my Chromebook. My daily driver was my MacBook Air (2011) but I I got an iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard for Christmas. Really impressed with it. It’s become my daily machine. I’m not a gamer though I’m sure it’s limited for something like that.

 

[seebell]

My Win10 PC updates automatically. Never had a problem. I'll check just to be sure. Thanks

 

[Go Bama]

I leave my computers on at night and it checks for updates. It will then prompt me to restart when I wake the computer. I just checked my laptop is up to date. I check the office computers tomorrow but we leave them on at night also. They get restarted and backed up daily.

 

[seebell]

Checked my PC . The update was downloaded but a restart was required.

 

[Bamaro]

Just checked and it did nothing.