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Adaptiva: OneSite – Advanced IT Systems Management Software

CTOvision

It provides system administrators with the ability to run SCCM from a single site with no DPs for distribution, and no impact to business WAN traffic. OneSite solves the complexities of large-scale systems management by extending the functionality of Microsoft System Center Con. Please sign up today at CTOvision Pro.

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Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death is changing to black in Windows 11

The Verge

Windows 11’s new Black Screen of Death. Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11. The software giant started testing its new design changes in a Windows 11 preview earlier this week, but the Black Screen of Death isn’t fully enabled yet. Microsoft first introduced the BSOD in Windows 3.0,

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Microsoft Defender update kills Start Menu shortcuts and program files on Windows

TechSpot

Last Friday was a rather unlucky day for Windows users and system administrators worldwide.

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Microsoft extends brute-force attack protections to local Windows accounts

TechSpot

As Microsoft works to implement a more secure Windows ecosystem, new security policies have become available for users and system administrators. The most recent policy concerns so called brute-force attacks, a tried and tested threat against the Windows account management subsystem.

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Microsoft warns of critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that’s ‘wormable’

The Verge

Microsoft is warning of a 17-year-old critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that the company has classified as “wormable.” Windows DNS Server is a core networking component. Researchers at Check Point discovered the security flaw in Windows DNS and reported it to Microsoft back in May. Image by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Future Windows versions will disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 by default, Microsoft confirms

TechSpot

Microsoft is alerting users and system administrators that Windows will soon phase out support for older TLS specifications. will be disabled in upcoming Windows releases, as announced in the Windows message center. This change is only for future versions of Windows and newer Windows 11.

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5 must-have security tools

Network World

This system captures activity from Active Directory and Windows system logs, tracking everything from user sign-on to file manipulation. It then presents this information in an easy-to-use dashboard with advanced reporting options,” says Gregory Oliver, senior network systems administrator for Montgomery County.

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