These 5 critical Windows Defender settings are off by default - turn them on ASAP

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

Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft Defender and Windows users.

Angry Hacker Drops Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit, 1 Billion Users Warned

A security researcher frustrated with Microsoft has released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day exploit, telling the company, “I'm not explaining how this works.” ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 22H2 adds kernel exploit protection to security baseline

Microsoft has released the final version of security configuration baseline settings for Windows 11, version 22H2, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. "This release ...
Dark Reading

Exploits Turn Windows Defender Into Attacker Tool

Threat actors are using three publicly available proof-of-concept exploits to attack Microsoft Defender and turn the security platform's primary cleanup and protection functions against organizations ...

Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha

Microsoft Defender is detecting legitimate DigiCert root certificates as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, resulting in ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Microsoft says Windows 11’s built-in Defender is enough for many users

Microsoft wants Windows 11 owners to stop worrying about buying antivirus software. In statements reported by PCMag and ...
PCMag on MSN

Infosec this week: AI accountability slips, Windows Defender turns attacker, and... someone ...

This week’s security news includes a restricted AI security tool ending up with Discord users and a $5 Bluetooth tracker being used to locate a $500 million frigate, among other incidents.