PC Security and Other Useful Information

MS is now recommending that folks wait for the automatic update vs. installing it manually or be prepared for problems. Avoid manually installing Windows 10 Creators Update

Not sure yet about this, but it’s interesting! No password, phone sign in for Microsoft accounts!

I really have no use for One Drive. I use Drop Box excursively. The problem is that One Drive has it’s hooks into W10 and it’s like excising a tumor. Here is a way to shut it down permanently. Windows 10 tip: Shut down OneDrive completely

Always knew that “once in the internet, always in the internet”. If you store data in the cloud, you need to read this. Don’t get bit by zombie cloud data

Windows, especially 10, has acquired a bad rap about the data that they accumulate on us. A big one is location tracking. The latest update to W10 (Called “Creators update”) has made it a bit easier to disable location tracking and even delete data that has been accumulated. Windows 10 Privacy: How to disable the […]

I’m seeing reports that some folks are seeing problems upgrading Windows 10 to the “Creators Update”  (just released). Apparently, uninstalling the 3rd party AV allowed the update to happen smoothly. If you run into problems upgrading, try removing (temporarily) the AV software.

Security Mailer V17 #16 Browsers: Prevent homograph phishing attacks, Firefox security updates; Cisco Security Advisories Java updates Linux updates Microsoft KB4015193, Windows 10 update roadmap; General Security entries Oracle updates VM Ware security bulletins

This one is particularly nasty. Embedded documents in PDF files that can easily infect you

Get ready for two major Windows 10 updates per year. Microsoft commits to twice yearly updates to Windows 10, Office 365

Cisco issues 7 “high priority” security advisories; Firepower, IOS and ASA issues among them