Microsoft offered more details this week about its enhanced phishing protection technology that kicked off with the newly released Windows 11 version 22H2. So far, it's looking like the useful ...

In the wake of recent global ransomware outbreaks such as WannaCry and Petya, Microsoft has been prepping better tools to help IT security operations or SecOps detect and contain malware that makes it ...

Microsoft SmartScreen, the phishing and malware filtering technology built into Internet Explorer, Edge and Windows, has now been updated to block Web-based attacks that silently exploit software ...

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 137 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software. None of the weaknesses addressed this month are known to be ...

Windows 10 Edge might have its fair share of bugs but Microsoft says the browser now stops web attacks against it-- even if Adobe's Flash Player plugin is installed and "even if a patch isn't yet ...

Today, Microsoft announced that the public preview is now available for Windows Defender ATP in the Fall Creators Update, detailing some of the improvements in the service that are coming in the next ...

A Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability patched in November has found fresh active exploitation in a Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign, according to cybersecurity research and ...

Microsoft has confirmed that they no longer allow Microsoft Defender to be disabled via the Windows 10 Registry to support the Tamper Protection security feature. When Windows 10 1903 was released, it ...

Windows 11 finally lets users turn Smart App Control on or off without a clean install or reset. The fix arrived in Insider ...

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 ...

To disable Microsoft Defender on Windows 11, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection, click Manage Settings, and toggle off ...