Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Microsoft has now confirmed that, with effect in “early July,” ...

Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus program on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, your PC is using it right now.

Microsoft has announced that it will be blocking more file types by default soon on Outlook for the Web and New Outlook. Back in 2019, Microsoft announced a big change to its list of blocked file ...

Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026. After the rollout ...

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

Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection (.rdp) files, adding warnings and disabling risky shared resources by default.