Microsoft pushed out-of-band patches on May 21, 2026, for two actively exploited Windows Defender zero-days — one that lets a ...

It doesn't require a lot of effort.

On Wednesday, Microsoft started rolling out security patches for two Defender vulnerabilities that have been exploited in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. There are a number of antivirus, anti-malware, and internet ...

A Dec. 12 posting to Microsoft’s security update guide has confirmed that a Windows Defender vulnerability, rated as critical according to Microsoft itself, could have enabled an attacker who ...

Threat actors are using three publicly available proof-of-concept exploits to attack Microsoft Defender and turn the security platform's primary cleanup and protection functions against organizations ...

Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus ...

Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.