Defender is 'usually sufficient,' it says in a blog post that might rile up the antivirus industry.

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In the summer of 2024, corporate anti-malware provider CrowdStrike pushed a broken update to millions of PCs and servers running some version of Microsoft’s Windows software, taking down systems that ...

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Microsoft's blog recently gave a firm warning: unsupported systems aren't just outdated, they're unprotected. That message targets anyone still using Windows 10, and it's serious. In Microsoft's ...

Hackers exploited a security flaw in common Microsoft Corp. software to breach governments, businesses and other organizations across the globe and steal sensitive information, according to officials ...

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Microsoft is to expand its bug bounty scheme to reward people for finding high-risk security vulnerabilities that could impact the security of Microsoft’s online services. The company is extending its ...