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Ransomware, zero-day exploits keep network security pros scrambling

Network World

The key to fighting a ransomware attack is to be well prepared – “like the sports analogy, you need to build muscle to fight back effectively,” Anderson said. It was pretty easy to do segmentation when you had a three-tiered architecture, and every tier of the architecture ran on a dedicated piece of hardware.

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Intel's Optane memory doesn't like the Windows 10 May 2020 update

TechSpot

With the Windows 10 May 2020 update, Microsoft added a new system that informs users when their PCs can’t install the upgrade due to conflicts with certain hardware/software. As reported by Windows Latest, anyone sporting Optane memory in their PCs will be blocked from installing the update until Microsoft has.

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Apple confirms it bought virtual reality event startup NextVR

The Verge

Apple has confirmed it did indeed purchase virtual reality company NextVR, which specializes in recording live events like concerts and sports matches to be experienced in VR, according to Bloomberg. Photo: NextVR. The company’s confirmation arrives after 9to5Mac first reported the acquisition in early April.

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Surface saver: How Microsoft’s deal with the NFL turned into a marketing boon for its tablet

GeekWire

It now serves as a marketing case study for a successful sports tech partnership. It gave the company a chance to educate the public about its new hardware. “We had tenacity,” said Microsoft sports marketing leader James Bernstrom. “It’s been a great outcome.” People were talking about the Surface.

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Microsoft rides the cloud, Office and Windows to sustained growth in Q3 2022

The Verge

There was plenty of reason to suspect Microsoft would still sport a smile this quarter. While the PC industry has started to decline from its pandemic highs, it was flagging Chromebook sales — not Microsoft Windows machines — that were responsible for the entirety of the recent dip.

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Mick's IT Blogs: Mick Pletcher

Mick's IT Blog

SCCM: Initiate Hardware Inventory from an applicat. Powershell: How to verify if a Windows Feature is. SCCM: Properties Window Follows Mouse. SCCM: Initiate Hardware Inventory from an applicat. Powershell: How to verify if a Windows Feature is. SCCM: Properties Window Follows Mouse. Sport Bikes.

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Microsoft will bring cloud gaming service to iOS and PC via web browser in spring 2021

GeekWire

This adds a number of big mainstream hits to the overall package, including the last four years’ worth of FIFA, Madden, and NHL sports games. Smaller countries with less restrictive or at least more explicit data caps are more likely to embrace xCloud, particularly in markets with low Xbox hardware penetration like Japan.

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