U.S. advises avoiding Internet Explorer until bug fixed | Reuters

Update May 1st 2014 Microsoft has released a security patch for IE to address this issue. All users should run Windows Update and install all critical updates.   (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised computer users to consider using alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer browser until the company fixes a security […]

AOL investigates cyber attack, says user data compromised | Reuters

(Reuters) – AOL Inc on Monday urged its tens of millions of email account holders to change their passwords and security questions after a cyber attack compromised about 2 percent of its accounts. The company said it was working with federal authorities to investigate the attack, in which hackers obtained email addresses, postal addresses, encrypted […]

Big tech companies offer millions after Heartbleed crisis | Reuters

(Reuters) – The world’s biggest technology companies are donating millions of dollars to fund improvements in open source programs like OpenSSL, the software whose “Heartbleed” bug has sent the computer industry into turmoil. Amazon.com Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Facebook Inc, Google Inc, IBM, Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp are among a dozen companies that have […]

‘Heartbleed’ blamed in attack on Canada tax agency, more expected

(Reuters) – Canada’s tax-collection agency said on Monday that the private information of about 900 people had been compromised as hackers exploited the “Heartbleed” bug, and security experts warned that more attacks will likely follow. The breach allowed hackers to extract social insurance numbers, which are used for employment and gaining access to government benefits, […]

Windows XP support has ended

Windows XP support has ended of April 8, 2014, support and updates for Windows XP are no longer available. Don’t let your PC go unprotected. What is Windows XP end of support? Microsoft provided support for Windows XP for the past 12 years. But the time came for us, along with our hardware and software […]

Washington State, Department of Financial Institutions re: Windows XP End of Life

This is a message from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions. Many people already know Microsoft has announced that on April 8, 2014, Windows XP will reach the end of its support lifecycle and will no longer be supported. The discontinuing of support means that Microsoft will no longer provide security patches, technical assistance […]