This week’s podcast is a roundup of small-business technology news from around the web. Five computer security stories that are important for your small business.

• (ZDNet) Microsoft Adds Tamper Protection to Windows Defender – https://www-zdnet-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/microsoft-defender-tamper-protection-reaches-general-availability/
• (WordPress) WordPress 5.2.4 Security Release – https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
• (SC Magazine) Adobe Patches 81 Vulnerabilities – https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/vulnerabilities/adobe-patches-81-vulnerabilities-for-four-products/
• (Security Week) Oracle’s October Update Includes 219 Fixes – https://www.securityweek.com/oracles-october-2019-critical-patch-update-includes-219-fixes
• (US CERT) Microsoft Ending Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 – https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa19-290a

This week’s tip: lower your attack surface by uninstalling software you don’t need!

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