Limited-time bounty program by Microsoft
 

Today, Microsoft is announcing the launch of a limited-time bounty program for speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities.

My understanding is this: Microsoft's team is still looking for ways to fight this new menaces which are shaking the whole computer programming since a while.

Microsoft has terminated many jobs and now they realize they lack talents to fight these new menaces.

Hence this announcement.

Any volunteer?

Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.

Bug bounty is nothing new.

https://www.ft.com/content/c0501370-...c-c8d8fa6961bb

The sums offered are ridiculously low in regard of the subjects.

On my 8.1. machine I just installed updates and one was: KB2976978. What? Have I not seen this before?

Re: Beutelwolf
 

Compatibility update for keeping Windows up-to-date in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
Kompatibilitätsupdate für Windows in Windows 8.1 und Windows 8 aktualisieren german/deutsch

Windows KB2952664 and KB2976978 telemetry updates re-released (again)
Windows 7/8.1 Updates KB2952664/KB2976978 (27.02.2018) german/deutsch

Believe it or not after being unable to download Windows Updates for Months they suddenly decided to Download after sending me a Restart now message.

Sounds just like the Windows 7 update farce that went on for months and months last year that was eventually fixed by everyone but Microsoft.

Woody on windows issues - reads like a war story

https://www.computerworld.com/blog/woody-on-windows/

Microsoft security update stories
www.askwoody.com

If your really desperate and windows updates isnt working
Microsoft®Update Catalog

best used in conjunction with articles that say which KBs to download for your version
on windows 7/8/10 etc

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Faq.aspx

Overall i have no Problems with W10 other than that update business hopefully they have it sorted now and i won't have to report any more issues.

All depends what your running - some get away with no ill effects from updates but the plethora of sites about reporting otherwise never stops


June 2018 Patch Tuesday is upon us
Posted on June 12th, 2018 at 13:05

The June Security Updates have been released for all versions of Windows, Office and various other Microsoft products.

As usual, Martin Brinkman ( www.ghacks.net ) has his amazing overview

https://www.askwoody.com/2018/june-2...ay-is-upon-us/