Day: March 14, 2014

Microsoft has plugged a critical vulnerability in its Windows XP operating system in its latest patch Tuesday update, just weeks before it is due to end support for the decade-old platform. The Windows XP patch related to a critical vulnerability in the operating system’s DirectShow service that could theoretically have Continue Reading

One of the major issues with closed source operating systems is that there is no independent code review: you can never truly tell what is happening. Backdoors that have been placed in a device, maliciously or otherwise, could allow an attacker to have the power to wreak havoc on an Continue Reading