Microsoft October 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 87 vulnerabilities
Fixes for 21 remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities included for products like Excel, Outlook, the Windows Graphics component, and the Windows TCP/IP stack.
Microsoft has released today its monthly batch of security updates known as Patch Tuesday, and this month the OS maker has patched 87 vulnerabilities across a wide range of Microsoft products.
It's a monthly thing, sometimes no gain, only pain but with much of the U.S. and the world working remotely it is now more important to apply your OS updates than ever. Hackers are concentrating their efforts on the RDP protocols.
Amazon's Alexa is driving IT managers crazy
"The danger is that these devices aren't typically secured by design," Grimm told me. "They can basically be like an open door or window to the network that an attacker uses as a means to get on the network and look for more valuable resources -- intellectual property, personal information, and more."
https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazons-alexa-is-driving-it-managers-crazy/
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Apple just announced the iPhone 12 lineup, and it's packed full of features and new capabilities, at a range of price points.
I've been telling Verizon and AT&T clients for over a year now, just because your phone displays 5G in he upper right corner, if you don't have a 5G phone you are operating at 4G. Well 5G iPhones are finally here.
All four iPhone 12 models are capable of connecting to 5G networks. In the US, that means they include Sub6 and mmWave compatibility. The phones will have a Smart Data Mode that will decide whether or not a 5G connection is required for a task, and when it's not, it will use a 4G LTE connection instead. Doing so will save battery life.
New iPhone models and dates of availability:
iPhone 12 Mini: Nov. 6 preorders, Nov 13 availability
iPhone 12: Oct 16 preorders, Oct. 23 availability
iPhone 12 Pro: Oct. 16 preorders, Oct. 23 availability
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Nov. 6 preorders, Nov 13 availability
https://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-12-all-the-models-launch-date-pricing-and-specs/
This article (link) has me thinking about keeping my iPhone 7 a little longer.
iPhone 12 has 5G, but Apple still has us questioning why we need it
For now, the biggest reason to buy a 5G phone is FOMO -- and future-proofing.
https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-12-has-5g-but-apple-still-has-us-questinoing-why-we-need-it/
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