Summary: Some assorted links about Microsoft and security

● Why fear the cloud? Microsoft patches more Windows exploits.

● Bitlocker Encryption Not 100% Secure After All

Earlier this year a method to get access to date encrypted with the Open Source software True Crypt was published by security researchers which involved physical access to the protected computer system. Back then many commenters and so called security experts mentioned that this was one of the main differences to Microsoft’s Bitlocker encryption.

● Dodgy Avast update classifies multiple legit files as malign

Legitimate products were wrongly classified as harbouring the Dell-MZG Trojan or other strains of malware and whisked off to quarantine following the publication of a dodgy update. Avast has published a new update that eliminates the wrongful classification glitch. However, that still leaves users who applied the earlier update with borked systems.