Windows

Soon Windows10 on ARM-based processors

http://www.open-electronics.org/soon-windows10-on-arm-based-processors/ Windows on ARM situartion has not looked pretty. Windows CE is old. Windows phones look to be on free fall out of matkets. Windows 10 IoT on Raspberry Pi is one plan for getting some life support for Windows on ARM. Microsoft has not forgotten ARM. Soon Windows 10 will run on ARM processors

Microsoft Accidentally Provides Example of Dangers of Encryption ‘Back Doors’

Microsoft Accidentally Provides Example of Dangers of Encryption ‘Back Doors’ http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/10/microsoft-accidentally-provides-example This example again shows that encryption back doors are a bad idea. Security failures have created “golden keys” which unlock Windows devices protected by Secure Boot. Microsoft Secure Boot key debacle causes security panic http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-secure-boot-key-debacle-causes-security-panic/ Microsoft has one particular boot policy (“golden key” debug)

Sandboxes Explained: How They’re Already Protecting You and How to Sandbox Any Program

http://www.howtogeek.com/169139/sandboxes-explained-how-theyre-already-protecting-you-and-how-to-sandbox-any-program/ Sandboxing is an important security technique that isolates programs, preventing malicious or malfunctioning programs from damaging or snooping on the rest of your computer. The software you use is already sandboxing much of the code you run every day. You can also create sandboxes of your own to test or analyze software in a