Microsoft is giving its popular Windows Defender antivirus utility a name change, and it is reflective of the company's increasingly important (and lucrative) decision to branch into cross-platform ...

A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security checks and automatically install fake software installers.

Over a decade ago, Microsoft added support for a key malware mitigation technique that makes it harder for rogue applications to predict which code will be loaded into specific target addresses. This ...

We already knew that the next version of Windows 10, the Fall Creators Update, will feature a large number of new tools for consumers. While it was always clear that business users would also get ...

Alongside of the announcement of Windows 10 Insider Preview build 18358 in the Fast ring, Microsoft announced that it's releasing a Windows Defender Application Guard extension for Chrome and Firefox.

Malware often uses exploits to infect devices and spread. Exploit Protection feature in Windows 11/10 offers safety against malware by applying mitigation techniques on both the OS processes and on ...

Of the many security improvements Microsoft made to the latest Windows 10 release, the ability to wall-off the Edge browser against malware attacks is one of the most critical. Some of the biggest ...

With extended support for Windows 7 ending in 2020, state and local officials should upgrade to the latest OS promptly. Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management ...

If you're running an older version of Windows 10, It's time to review security enhancements that later versions offer to see if you need to update. A recent Microsoft Ignite session reminded me about ...