If you’ve signed in with a Microsoft account, your disk is likely already encrypted, and the key is likely already stored on ...

Millions of computers globally are still running Windows 10. Attackers are ready, willing, and able to exploit unpatched PCs. Signing up for extended security updates is a crucial step. Hundreds of ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a security flaw impacting the WinRAR file archiver and compression utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV ...

It's been exactly one month since Windows 10 went kinda-sorta-not-really EOL. Microsoft's previous operating system has stopped receiving official support for most things, but you can at least opt ...

With Microsoft officially ending support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, many users face a choice: upgrade to Windows 11 or risk using an OS that no longer receives vital security updates. If your ...

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Year after year, LNK files are exploited in malware attacks, mainly because a core vulnerability hides malicious content from users. Microsoft has not yet fixed the flaw, so we must be cautious when ...

The patch is an "out-of-band" update, meaning it's rolling out even though the company has stopped officially supporting Windows 10. "This update is marked as a security update for devices that are ...

Windows users warned as ongoing attacks exploit CVE-2025-9491 — and there's currently no fix available from Microsoft. Updated November 2 with a statement from Microsoft regarding the newly reported ...

Microsoft's blog recently gave a firm warning: unsupported systems aren't just outdated, they're unprotected.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 ...

Microsoft’s blog recently gave a firm warning: unsupported systems aren’t just outdated, they’re unprotected.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 ...