Yep, we've finally reached the point where people are having to update their augmented reality headsets with security patches.
But for those of us with their feet firmly planted in the real world, there are plenty of fixes for Internet Explorer, Edge, Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office and more.
Four people have been arrested after a two-year investigation by Microsoft and British police forces into telephone scams which prey upon the vulnerable, tricking them into believing their computers have been infected by malware.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Even in the absence of encrypted files, no one wants a Blue Screen of Death.
David Bisson reports.
To help protect your online privacy and get the most out of your web browsing sessions, David Bisson explains how you can delete your web browsing data in Microsoft Edge.
A cryptocurrency-mining malware began exploiting a leaked NSA vulnerability several weeks before WannaCry sank its teeth into it.
David Bisson reports.
David Bisson explains how Internet Explorer users can clear their caches, browsing history, and cookies for better privacy.
The NSA built the exploit which was used by the WannaCry ransomware to spread. But the NSA only told Microsoft because hackers had stolen the details from them.
Understandably, Microsoft is less than impressed...
David Bisson reports.
The WannaCry ransomware is hitting organisations around the world - including the UK's National Health Service - assisted by a vulnerability that the NSA chose to keep secret from MIcrosoft.
You know a security hole is serious if Microsoft issues a patch for it just hours before the company is scheduled to release its regular bundle of Patch Tuesday updates.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Two separate attack campaigns exploited the same Microsoft zero-day vulnerability to infect users with spyware and crimeware. But mystery shrouds which country might have been behind the state-sponsored attacks.
David Bisson reports.
Microsoft has issued patches for 44 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are rated "critical".
Malicious hackers are exploiting an as-yet-unpatched security vulnerability in Microsoft Office products in attacks designed to secretly infect targeted computers with malware.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
If you feel you must use a cloud-based service to store your confidential data, then please be careful to think before you click.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
"It’s ransomware, Jim, but not as we know it!"
David Bisson reports.
In the absence of an official fix from Microsoft, a third-party security firm has produced its own temporary patch for a zero-day Windows vulnerability.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A new feature could see Windows 10 behaving like Apple's Gatekeeper by blocking app installations that occur outside the Microsoft Store.
David Bisson reports.
