Neowin News Feed for: Validation

Microsoft's horrendous Patch Tuesday update exposes the weak QA process for Windows

Usama Jawad — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:00:02 +0000

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update has been a nightmare for a lot of customers, and more importantly, it has exposed glaring gaps in the company's QA process. Read more...

EzPC: Microsoft's attempt to enhance data security in AI model validation

Usama Jawad — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 05:50:01 +0000

Microsoft has detailed a new open-source framework called EzPC, which enables AI model validation without requiring involved parties to share data with each other. It is built on top of MPC. Read more...

Google executive on Windows 10 S: We're happy to see a validation of our approach

Usama Jawad — Sun, 07 May 2017 15:18:01 +0000

The vice-president of Google's G Suite has commented on Microsoft's announcement of Windows 10 S, saying that he was happy to see a "validation" of the approach that Google had already adopted. Read more...

Spore, Mass Effect PC to Require Validation Every Ten Days

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:47:55 +0000

BioWare technical producer Derek French has said that the PC versions of both Mass Effect and Spore will make use of copy protection that will require online validation every ten days in order for the... Read more...

Symantec pitches rootkit tech as Veritas validation

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 10 May 2007 10:10:21 +0000

Some industry watchers may still question why Symantec moved to acquire storage software maker Veritas for $10.2 billion in 2004, but the fruits of the companies' combined labors are already proving the deal as a... Read more...

VeriSign Issues IE7 Extended Validation SSL Certificate

Steven Parker — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:35:56 +0000

New Groundbreaking EV UpgraderTechnology Will Enable All IE7 Browsers on Microsoft Windows XP Client Systems to Also Display the Green Address Bar VeriSign), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for the networked world, today announced... Read more...

Genuine Windows Validation fixed

Steven Parker — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:20:36 +0000

Seemed to of missed this one, the fix was implemented a few days ago and now requires users to enter a code before being able to download. One can only wonder if the less tech-savvy... Read more...

Microsoft Download Centre Demanding OS Validation

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:48:00 +0000

Thanks c e 3 2 0 from our BPN forum for this scoop. The Microsoft Download Centre has been updated with some graphical improvements on both the search, listings and item pages. Crucially... Read more...

Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:54:18 +0000

The original version of this bulletin was released on 05 September 2002. The vulnerability identified in the original version of the bulletin could enable an attacker who had a valid end-entity certificate to issue a... Read more...

Nvidia and Dolby unveil advanced PC Audio Validation Program

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:27:35 +0000

Thanks to Clive for sending this in. NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, and Dolby Laboratories, the world leader in multi-channel sound innovation, today unveiled details of a comprehensive validation program for... Read more...

Windows XP Security Patch: Certificate Validation Vulnerability

Steven Parker — Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:36:34 +0000

Again thanks to Bink with this revised bulletin with updated patches This update resolves the "Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing" vulnerability in Windows XP. Download now to prevent an attacker from... Read more...

MS02-050: Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing (Q328145)

Mon, 16 Sep 2002 11:05:17 +0000

This patch eliminates a security vulnerability associated with the validation of digital certificate chains. Before installing it, customers should review the Caveats section of this bulletin, which discusses a known side effect of installing the... Read more...