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Scams Emerge as Typhoon Haiyan Strikes the Philippines

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Contributor: Vijay Thawre
Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclone struck the Philippines this week, leaving behind mass destruction to life and property. With more than 10,000 dead, call for help has been raised by several NGOs a…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2862152): Vulnerability in DirectAccess Could Allow Security Feature Bypass – Version: 1.0

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Revision Note: V1.0 (November 12, 2013): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for all supported releases of Windows to address a vulnerability in how DirectAccess authenticates Dire…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2880823): Deprecation of SHA-1 Hashing Algorithm for Microsoft Root Certificate Program – Version: 1.0

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Revision Note: Advisory published
Summary: Microsoft is announcing a policy change to the Microsoft Root Certificate Program. The new policy will no longer allow root certificate authorities to issue X.509 certificates using th…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2880823): Deprecation of SHA-1 Hashing Algorithm for Microsoft Root Certificate Program – Version: 1.0

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Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.0 (November 12, 2013): Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is announcing a policy change to the Microsoft Root Certificate Program. The new policy will no longer allow root certificate authorities to issue X.509 cer…

Updates to Improve Cryptography and Digital Certificate Handling in Windows – Version: 1.3

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Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.3 (November 12, 2013): Added the 2868725 update to the Available Updates and Release Notes section.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and di…