Badlock — Unpatched Windows-Samba Vulnerability Affects All Versions of Windows

Security researchers have discovered a nasty security vulnerability that is said to affect almost every version of Windows and Samba and will be patched on April 12, 2016, the Samba development team announced Tuesday.



So, Save the Date if you are a Windows or Samba file server administrator.



Samba is a free, open source implementation of the SMB/CIFS network file sharing protocol that

Microsoft releases Emergency Patch Update for all versions of Windows

In the wake of a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability in all supported versions of its operating system platform, Microsoft has just issued an emergency fix.



Yes, it’s time to patch your Windows operating system against an alarming security hole that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on your computer, thereby taking "complete control of the affected system."