US Marine Microsoft Pays Millions For Windows XP

The US Navy has paid millions of dollars to Microsoft to continue to support 100,000 computers still run on Windows XP. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), which is responsible for communications and information networks of the US Navy, has earlier this month signed a maintenance contract of 9.1 million dollars, reports PC World .

As part of the agreement Microsoft will navy security updates for Windows XP, Office 2003, Exchange 2003 and Windows Server 2003 are provided. The support of this latest Windows version expires next month. The entire contract Microsoft can provide a sum of 30.8 million dollars and continue through 2017.

The US Navy began two years ago with the migration to a newer operating system, but some 100,000 computers are still running XP or other software. A spokesman for the US Navy announced that the Navy still some legacy applications and use programs that work only on older versions of Windows. Until those applications and programs are renewed or phased out the use of these Windows versions is necessary.

BitTorrent Sync Resolves Wing Btsync Link

The creators of BitTorrent Sync, a program that allows users to set up their own private cloud, a patched vulnerability could allow an attacker through malicious attacks could btsync links users. The software contained a vulnerability that was created in the processing of btsync-links. By enticing a user to lure a malicious page or open a malicious file could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged in user.

The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Andrea Micalizzi, who reported it to the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). This rewards program from HP TippingPoint researchers pay for bug reports. HP then warned on November 6 last year, BitTorrent.Which version is the vulnerability is not reported present, except that an update has been released that fixes the problem, according to the advisory from ZDI.

BitTorrent Sync allows users to set up a personal cloud, which can be synchronized across multiple devices and platforms of the user files. Thus, it is possible, for example on a smart phone, laptop and desktop to synchronize files. Once one of the devices, a new file it will automatically appear on the other devices are synchronized, which the program uses P2P technology.