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Microsoft just quietly retracted its Windows Defender is enough antivirus claim, you might still need a third-party

Microsoft deleted an official Windows 11 blog that claimed users no longer needed third-party antivirus software like McAfee ...
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YellowKey Zero-Day and the BitLocker Bypass: Compliance and Incident Response Implications

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows ...
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AI brands as bait: How threat actors are using the AI hype in social engineering

As threat actors operationalize AI to accelerate attacks, they are also leveraging the wider global interest around AI itself as a social engineering lure. In recent months, Microsoft Threat ...

Microsoft making much needed change to Windows 11, 10 Patch Tuesday security updates

Microsoft officially confirms that upcoming Windows 11 and Windows 10 Patch Tuesday releases will cease offering Defender ...

Windows Defender keeps re-enabling itself on Windows 11

If Windows Defender real-time protection keeps turning on in Windows 11, turn off Tamper Protection, add the app or folder to ...

Use Windows Sandbox and containers to test untrusted apps safely

Windows Sandbox acts as a digital safety net, allowing you to test untrusted apps in isolation and keep your system protected ...

For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were compromised late last week to add advanced credential-stealing code that was triggered when developers opened them in AI ...