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 ...

The array of powerful tools included in the new OS are a proven solution to prevent the introduction of malware at agencies. Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sometimes, the journey ends up in a place totally different from where you thought you would be when you started it. Will Dormann, a security analyst for CERT, found that out last week. He started out ...

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 ...