Finish up that holiday shopping with new features from Microsoft Edge and Bing

2020-11-20 KENNETH 0

Finish up that holiday shopping with new features from Microsoft Edge and Bing The end of the year is almost here and for me it’s a time to reflect on everything our team has accomplished, celebrate successes and prepare for the year ahead. We launched the new Microsoft Edge last January and since that time we’ve come a long way – but we’re just getting started. With the new Microsoft Edge we’re challenging the status quo when it comes to the web and the browser, focusing on better privacy, stronger performance, saving time and providing value back. With December only two weeks away, there’s no more putting off the decorating, the cooking and the holiday shopping. This holiday, many of us are trying to keep our family traditions alive, even at a distance, while saving money where we can (myself [ more… ]

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USN-4639-1: phpMyAdmin vulnerabilities

2020-11-20 KENNETH 0

USN-4639-1: phpMyAdmin vulnerabilities It was discovered that there was a bug in the way phpMyAdmin handles the phpMyAdmin Configuration Storage tables. An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to cause phpmyAdmin to leak sensitive files. (CVE-2018-19968) It was discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly handled user input. An attacker could possibly use this for an XSS attack. (CVE-2018-19970) It was discovered that phpMyAdmin mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via a crafted URL. (CVE-2018-7260) It was discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to sanitize certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute an SQL injection attack via a specially crafted database name. (CVE-2019-11768) It was discovered that phpmyadmin incorrectly handled some requests. An attacker could possibly use this to perform a CSRF attack. (CVE-2019-12616) It was discovered that phpMyAdmin failed to sanitize [ more… ]

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USN-4638-1: c-ares vulnerability

2020-11-19 KENNETH 0

USN-4638-1: c-ares vulnerability It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain DNS requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Source: USN-4638-1: c-ares vulnerability

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Upcoming Dev Events

2020-11-19 KENNETH 0

Upcoming Dev Events Last Updated: November 2020 One of the things we all love about being part of an awesome tech community are the opportunities we have to come together at events throughout the year, learning and sharing with one another. To help bring our greater community together more this year, we decided to curate and share a list of virtual events, conferences, and festivals for developers.  If you’re looking to expand your knowledge, connect with others, or grow your network, take a look at the events below!  The Windows Developer team will update this post monthly, so be sure to come back and check for the newest upcoming dev events.  STACK 2020 December 1-3, 2020 Cost: Free STACK is GovTech’s flagship conference and the largest government-led developers event in Singapore that connects government, industry and the tech community. It [ more… ]

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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262

2020-11-19 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262 (FE_RELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Fixes We fixed an issue resulting in certain apps launching unexpectedly transparent in recent builds, with no content visible. We fixed an issue where old SleepStudy etls were unexpectedly not being cleaned up. We fixed an issue resulting in no response the first time a pen was clicked after being paired due to an underlying crash. We fixed an issue resulting in touchpad scrolling no longer working on the tab in focus after closing a browser tab using CTRL+W while scrolling on a touchpad. We fixed an issue where the some of the notifications related to block at first sight weren’t being localized. We fixed an issue where when using Narrator in scan [ more… ]