Q: Are Windows Defender warnings that pop up with a phone number legit? A: Microsoft’s built-in security tool has improved over the years, and it still blocks plenty of everyday threats. But the ...
Q: Are Windows Defender warnings that pop up with a phone number legit? A: Microsoft’s built-in security tool has improved over the years, and it still blocks plenty of everyday threats. But the ...
Microsoft fixed a Defender false positive that flagged legitimate DigiCert certificates as malware, disrupting Windows trust stores for some IT teams.
Windows 11’s first big update of 2026 was supposed to harden security and smooth out rough edges. Instead, it has left some users staring at blank desktops, stalled shutdown screens, and boot loops ...
Microsoft Defender XDR launches 12 auto-tuning rules to suppress low-severity alerts, reducing SOC alert fatigue while ensuring threats stay open. Microsoft Defender XDR now has a new alert tuning ...
Every federal civilian agency running Microsoft Defender now faces a two-week countdown to fix two actively exploited security flaws. CISA added CVE-2026-41091 and CVE-2026-45498 to its Known ...
Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.
Microsoft pushed out-of-band patches on May 21, 2026, for two actively exploited Windows Defender zero-days — one that lets a ...