2:45pm, 10 February 2021
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Critical vulnerabilities identified in Microsoft Windows
As part of regular security updates, Microsoft has released fixes for critical vulnerabilities in Windows which an attacker could use to compromise Windows devices.
By applying the latest updates from Microsoft, you can secure all your Windows devices.
What's happening
Systems affected
All supported versions of Microsoft Windows are known to be affected by these vulnerabilities.
What to look for
How to tell if you're at risk
If you use Windows and haven’t applied the February 2021 security updates which were released Wednesday 10 February (NZ time), then you’re at risk.
What to do
Prevention
Apply the February 2021 security updates to all Windows devices as soon as possible.
More information
Microsoft Security Response Centre has written about these vulnerabilities. External Link
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