Tuesday 19 April 2011

Security update headed to Windows Phone 7 handsets

It seems like Microsoft is getting ready to release the third update for Windows 7 Phone handsets - this is a security update to fix the vulnerability is due to the compromised Comodo certificates.
Windows 7 Phone Security coming May 3 File under: NewsBy:? Anton D. Nagy | 8:17 19-Apr-11 | Comments Less than a month ago we told you that Windows 7 Phone can get a security update soon in the context of the specific nine false certificates that affect multiple domains by Comodo. According to SlashGear's inside sources, that some security update will be Windows 7 Phone's third (after the pre-and NoDo NoDo) and is likely to hit the 3 May. Whether it will require that the Zune client of it will be delivered over-the-air are not sure at the moment - although we would say over the air taken into little weight. While Redmond successfully patched their desktop client of Internet Explorer, one on Windows 7 Phone remains vulnerable.
SlashGear is to deploy data 3 May, but I've been told that the update may be released earlier than this.
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Microsoft is not officially commit to any specific release date.
Sites potentially affected by this security certificate leak is as follows: These certificates (which can be used to perform phishing attacks), has already been revoked by Comodo and Microsoft has already released an update for Windows.
This update will be pushed to handset owners, others via the Zune software to over-the-air (OTA).
Although this is technically the third update for WP7, I know of quite a few WP7 handset owners who have yet to see the first update (one pre-patch to update the update mechanism).

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