Applies to the "Managing applications" objective of Exam 98-349.
A newly discovered malware reportedly can infect Android devices connected to Windows-based PC.
Cisco's Annual Security Report, released this week, found that malware targeting Java made up 91 percent of all Web-based attacks last year.
Microsoft will continue to provide antimalware support for Windows XP even after the OS hits its April product lifecycle end.
Microsoft Security Essentials, the company's free antimalware software, will no longer be supported for Windows XP once official support ends on April 8.
Microsoft on Tuesday released five "critical" and six "important" bulletin items addressing 24 different flaws found in Microsoft's line of software and services.
Microsoft outlined in a blog post that the company will be strengthening and expanding its encryption services, both in transit and at its datacenters, in the coming year.
Microsoft this week has released a "preview" of two group management capabilities in Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD).
Applies to the "Configure backup and recovery options" objective of Exam 70-689.
Microsoft this week announced that Office 365 Message Encryption will be available early 2014.
Yahoo announced that all data traveling through its datacenters will be encrypted in the early part of 2014.
Microsoft said it's offering its Rights Management Service (RMS) commercially, including for premises-based installations.
A Microsoft update that will disable the compromised RC4 stream cipher on Windows systems was released on Tuesday.
Applies to the "Configure remote access and mobility" objective of Exam 70-689.
Microsoft released three "critical" bulletin items and five "important" fixes today -- all addressing 19 flaws in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer.
Microsoft's monthly patch for November will contain three bulletin items rated "critical" and five "important" items.
Attacks targeted at users in the Middle East and Asia are exploiting a zero-day flaw found in the Microsoft Graphics Component.
Microsoft's 15th Security Intelligence Report (SIR) found that those running XP were more than four times likely to be infected than those systems running Windows 8.
Applies to the "Deploy, manage, and maintain the application environment" objective of Exam 70-416.
October marks the 10-year anniversary of Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday.