Microsoft helps Lenovo, deletes Superfish 'crapware' and rogue cert

	Microsoft throws free OneDrive storage at consumers | Lenovo releases tool to purge Superfish 'crapware'
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	Microsoft helps Lenovo, deletes Superfish 'crapware' and rogue cert Microsoft today updated its free Windows Defender and Security Essentials antivirus programs to sniff out and delete the rogue certificate linked to Superfish Visual Discovery, the "crapware" that blew up in Lenovo's face this week. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Onapsis Building an Enterprise Application Security Program In this research paper, Building an Enterprise Application Security program, we will take a focused look at the major facets in an enterprise application security program, and make practical suggestions on how to improve efficiency and effectiveness of your security program. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft throws free OneDrive storage at consumers Lenovo releases tool to purge Superfish 'crapware' Security experts call for halt to PC 'crapware' after Lenovo debacle Superfish security flaw exists in other apps, non-Lenovo systems WHITE PAPER: Onapsis The SAP Security Survival Guide The Onapsis Security Platform is SAP-certified and is the first solution that combines a preventative, behavioral-based and context-aware detective approach for identifying mitigating security risks, compliance gaps and cyber-attacks on business-critical applications. These applications include ERP, CRM, HCM, SCM, SRM and BI solutions. Learn More Microsoft throws free OneDrive storage at consumers Microsoft has kicked off a free 100GB OneDrive upgrade to U.S. Dropbox users, tempting desertions from the rival storage service, a Microsoft partner since last November."No contradiction there," said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research about the appearance of just that. "These services are incredibly sticky, so the bigger [the amount of storage in one's account] the stickier they are."In early November, Microsoft and Dropbox struck a deal to integrate each company's corporate offerings -- Office 365 on Microsoft's part, Dropbox for Business on Dropbox's -- with the other's services. The two firms, which compete in the cloud storage and file sync market, have already collaborated on tablets and smartphones, and will expand the agreement to browser-based functionality this year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Lenovo releases tool to purge Superfish 'crapware' Lenovo late Friday released a promised tool to delete the Superfish Visual Discovery adware from its consumer PCs. Read More   WEBCAST: HGST A Flash Crash Course on Flash-Based Architectures In this webcast, subject matter expert Bert Scalzo, chief architect at HGST, will shed light on the numerous flash-based architecture alternatives currently available to data center managers and Oracle DBAs – from the most basic non-RAC flash alternatives to truly disruptive technologies. Learn more >> Security experts call for halt to PC 'crapware' after Lenovo debacle Security professionals want Lenovo -- and other PC makers -- to stop the practice of loading third-party software on new PCs after one such app was found to be vulnerable to abuse by cyber criminals. Read More   Superfish security flaw exists in other apps, non-Lenovo systems The same poorly designed and flawed traffic interception mechanism used by Superfish is also used in other software programs. Read More
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