Microsoft Defender offers great protection from malware -- but there are other online threats you might want to consider, too ...

The newly disclosed Windows Defender flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, could let attackers escalate privileges on fully ...

Do you still need third-party antivirus on your Windows PC?

A week ago, the security researcher who goes by “Nightmare Eclipse” published information about RoguePlanet, a zero-day security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Defender security program. The ...

Microsoft might see the Mac as a threat to its Windows platform, but that won’t stop it from protecting macOS users. The company’s Defender anti-virus software, previously a Windows exclusive, has ...

The operating system (OS) on your device is responsible for quite a number of tasks under the hood. One of the core functions of an OS is security, and companies do invest a lot of effort to ensure ...

Official support for Windows 10 has ended, and its security certificates are expiring. Your system is at risk, and Microsoft wants you to upgrade. But an extra year ...

Enhancing security and compliance for small to medium-size businesses has become easier as they face a growing range of ...

New benchmark claims Microsoft Defender catches nearly all malicious email on its own, with integrated third-party tools improving detections by less than 1%, but security experts say these numbers ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Microsoft and CISA confirm Defender zero-days exploited in the wild. Microsoft has started ...

In a proof-of-concept, a security researcher demonstrated how the Windows Security Center API can be used to block the scans by Microsoft’s built-in antivirus tool. Windows Defender can be tricked ...

This month’s updates help security and IT teams strengthen identity and multicloud foundations, protect data wherever it ...