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Flash in Windows 8: the good, the bad and the ugly

08

Dec

2012

Last week I described how Chrome and Firefox are protecting users against vulnerable plugins, Flash and Java amongst them, with Click to Play. Microsoft has a different approach with Windows 8 when it comes to protecting users against attack using the Flash plugin. Embedded Flash Player Windows 8 ships with its own version of Flash. […]

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Metro Interface Improves Windows 8 While Increasing Some Risks

10

Jul

2012

This is our second look at security-related changes to Windows 8 and the new Metro interface. Our first post introduced the topic and examined some of what’s new and potentially risky in Internet Explorer 10. Today, we’ll discuss improvements and possible problem points in the Windows Store, background tasks, the Windows 8 interface, and more.Let’s […]

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Windows 8 anti-virus has a long way to go

30

Sep

2011

When Microsoft unveiled the Developer Preview of Windows 8 two weeks ago one of the items to get the most attention was it’s included unmanaged anti-virus solution. I was interested in what capabilities it might have and how it would present itself to users who stumble across something malicious. Naturally I installed it on a […]

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