I've been testing antivirus protection since the 1980s, and I’ve consistently recommended securing your devices with a strong antivirus—yes, even a free one can do the job. In a recent post, Microsoft ...

Your antivirus is probably just fine; here's how to check.

Spread the love“`html When it comes to digital security, the battle for your device’s soul often boils down to a couple of ...

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, and devices.

Microsoft releases new Windows Defender update packages very frequently to protect against various newly discovered malware. Once a while every three months or so, the company also pushes out these ...

Microsoft says a new Defender capability isolated a compromised device and stopped a ransomware attack in 128 seconds. Security experts explain what it means—and its limits.

Update May 25, 04:19 EDT: CVE-2026-41091 is a Microsoft Defender local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw known as RedSun, and CVE-2026-45498 is known as UnDefend, a security flaw that can be exploited ...

A patch Microsoft released on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Defender security engine may cause Windows machines to write files large enough to completely consume available disk ...