Microsoft quietly removed a Windows 11 blog claiming built-in security is enough for most users, possibly after backlash from ...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence presents a comprehensive analysis of The Gentlemen, a Go-based ransomware deployed by ...

Microsoft pushed emergency patches this week for two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, the antivirus software ...

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Microsoft is testing a new Defender for Endpoint capability that will automatically isolate compromised endpoints to thwart ...

The US cyber agency warns of hackers targeting Defender flaws that could disable malware protection and grant SYSTEM ...

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

Storm-2949 turned stolen credentials into a cloud-wide breach, moving from identity compromise to large-scale data theft ...

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

Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus program on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, your PC is using it right now.

Microsoft claims Windows Defender is all the protection you need. I've been testing antivirus software for decades, and the evidence—not to mention the threats it can't protect you from—says otherwise ...