2862973 – Update for Deprecation of MD5 Hashing Algorithm for Microsoft Root Certificate Program – Version: 3.0

Revision Note: V3.0 (June 10, 2014): Revised advisory to rerelease the 2862973 update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. This rerelease only applies to systems running Windows Embedded 8 and Windows Server 2012 for Embedded Systems. See the Advisor…

2755801 – Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer – Version: 25.0

Revision Note: V25.0 (June 10, 2014): Added the 2966072 update to the Current Update section.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer on all supported editions of Windows 8, Windows Serv…

Update for Deprecation of MD5 Hashing Algorithm for Microsoft Root Certificate Program – Version: 3.0

Revision Note: V3.0 (June 10, 2014): Revised advisory to rerelease the 2862973 update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. This rerelease only applies to systems running Windows Embedded 8 and Windows Server 2012 for Embedded Systems. See the Advisor…

Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer – Version: 25.0

Revision Note: V25.0 (June 10, 2014): Added the 2966072 update to the Current Update section.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer on all supported editions of Windows 8, Windows Serv…

Are hackers’ passwords stronger than regular passwords?

Hackers use weak passwords just like the rest of us. Nearly two thousand passwords used by hackers were leaked this week, when I tried to decode a PHP shell without knowing the key. Because I did not know the exact content of the encoded file and searching the key could take me years, I chose a […]