Security News

A bug made some Windows Defender antivirus scans fail
2019-09-19 10:31

Microsoft has released a fix for a bug that made its Windows Defender Antivirus fail after a few seconds when users opted for a Quick or Full scan of the system. Users are advised to implement...

Windows Defender Application Control: The enterprise alternative to S-Mode
2019-09-17 14:10

Microsoft's Windows management tools can lock PCs down to only use trusted software.

Microsoft Announces Windows Defender ATP Antivirus for Mac
2019-03-22 08:03

Brace yourself guys. Microsoft is going to release its Windows Defender ATP antivirus software for Mac computers. Sounds crazy, right? But it's true. Microsoft Thursday announced that the company...

Microsoft ships antivirus for macOS as Windows Defender becomes Microsoft Defender
2019-03-21 15:57

Microsoft is expanding the reach of its device management services.

Windows Defender ATP is dead. Long live Microsoft Defender ATP
2019-03-21 09:13

Redmond's anti-malware now coming to a Mac near you Microsoft nudged the Windows brand further out of the limelight today by thwacking its anti-malware package with the rebranding stick. Behold,...

Chrome, Firefox Get Windows Defender Application Guard Extensions
2019-03-18 14:16

Microsoft is extending the protection capabilities of Windows Defender Application Guard with the release of browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.  read more

Microsoft Unveils New Azure, Windows Defender ATP Tools
2019-02-28 14:05

Microsoft on Thursday unveiled two new cloud-based security products and services — Microsoft Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Threat Experts — designed to make it easier for security teams to do...

Microsoft Enhances Windows Defender ATP
2018-11-19 15:41

Microsoft has unveiled several enhancements to its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) product to improve its protection capabilities. read more

Microsoft Creates Sandbox for Windows Defender
2018-10-29 12:55

Microsoft announced on Friday that Windows Defender, the antivirus application shipped with the company’s operating systems, can now run in a sandbox, and the tech giant claims it’s the first...

Windows Defender can now run inside a sandbox
2018-10-29 12:25

Microsoft has made it possible for Windows Defender Antivirus to be run within a sandbox, a restrictive environment that separates the AV’s processes from those of the underlying Windows OS, thus...