Microsoft has a new Defender anti-virus update for Windows 11 and 10 images. The new update patches several flaws. Following the one for Lumma last month, Microsoft has also published a new Defender ...

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

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 ...

Microsoft says a new Defender capability isolated a compromised device and stopped a ransomware attack in 128 seconds.

The Windows firewall is a fine place to start, but there are better options.

Microsoft published a new Defender update when it released its October 2024 Patch Tuesday (it did not release any in November.) This update package is necessary as a Windows installation image may ...

Microsoft Defender automatically isolated a compromised QNET endpoint in 129 seconds, stopping a multi-stage attack before the payload could persist or spread.

Windows Defender supports Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003. Microsoft's Windows Defender product manager Mike Chan says the anti-spyware utility, which was originally acquired when ...

For most people using a supported and fully updated Windows 11 computer, yes: Microsoft Defender Antivirus and the other protections inside Windows Security are sufficient as the primary antivirus.

Microsoft has resolved an issue that breaks multiple Microsoft 365 Defender features using the network data reporting service after installing July's Windows Server updates. The Microsoft 365 Defender ...

Microsoft is ending Windows 10 support for most users on October 14, 2025 and the company has been urging users to upgrade to Windows 11. But in what seems to be a tacit acknowledgment that a lot of ...