Why Is The Dollar Sign A Letter S?

The letter S appears nowhere in the word "dollar", yet an S with a line through it ($) is unmistakably the dollar sign. But why an S? Why isn't the dollar sign something like a Đ (like the former South Vietnamese đồng, or the totally-not-a-joke-currency Dogecoin)? There's a good story behind it, but here's a big hint: the dollar sign isn't a dollar sign. It's a peso sign. Bohemian Rhapsody Though the dollar...

MS15-011 & MS15-014 (JASBUG) Vulnerability

Today we are releasing MS15-011 & MS15-014 which harden group policy and address network access vulnerabilities that can be used to achieve remote code execution (RCE) in domain networks. The MS15-014 update addresses an issue in Group Policy update which can be used to disable client-side global SMB Signing requirements, bypassing an existing security feature built into the product.MS15-011 adds new functionality, hardening network file access to block...