Last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown caused billions of dollars in damage and exposed some fundamental architectural flaws in the Windows platform. A single flawed update from one vendor was enough to ...

In the aftermath of the devastating CrowdStrike outage this July, Microsoft vowed to do better even though it insisted that the event was an aberration. Evidently unwilling to take chances (or risk ...

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5078885 extended security update to fix the March 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, ...

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Not all Windows updates are security updates, but even scheduled cumulative updates that add new features to the operating system platform sometimes impact security areas. Take, for example, the ...

PCWorld examines whether Windows 11’s built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus and security suite provide adequate protection for everyday users without third-party software. Windows 11 includes ...

Microsoft has collaborated with OEM partners to create Secured-core PCs, a special category of devices with enhanced security measures at the firmware layer. These devices prevent malware attacks and ...

‘As both the platform provider and a security solution developer, Microsoft is committed to ensuring a level playing field for software security providers,’ said Microsoft in a written response to CRN ...

Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus program on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, your PC is using it right now.