‘Users Must Choose'—Microsoft Confirms New Windows Security Feature [Forbes]
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This security update, however, is a feature addition to the popular PowerShell task automation tool that comes bundled with Windows. Users must now choose, Microsoft has said, whether to opt for safety or potential harm when executing web content. Here's what you need to know. Microsoft Updates PowerShell 5.1 With New Security Protections For Users PowerShell is a tool developed by Microsoft that makes task automation and configuration management a doddle, and has been bundled with Windows for the longest time. Unsurprisingly, given the enormous potential user base, security issues are a prime concern for Microsoft. Which is why it has now confirmed a small, but hugely important, security update. At this point, it has to be pointed out that this isn't Microsoft fixing a zero-day or 41 , or any other software vulnerability, nor does it come with the risk of failure as has plagued Windows updates across this last year . Instead, this is “just” a security feature addition, and one
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