Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 10 End-of-Support 2025: Essential Guide for Charities Transitioning to Windows 11
Microsoft has officially announced that support for Windows 10 will conclude on October 14, 2025. After this date, organizations still running Windows 10 will no longer receive critical security...
Microsoft's Passwordless Future: How Passkeys Are Revolutionizing Windows Security
Microsoft is leading the charge in what could be the most significant authentication revolution since the password was invented. The tech giant's aggressive push toward passkey adoption signals a...
Anubis ransomware’s 2025 wiper module makes decryption impossible even after ransom payment.
Anubis ransomware has rapidly evolved into one of the most destructive cyber threats in 2025, combining traditional ransomware encryption with a devastating data wiper module. This dual-threat...
EchoLeak: How a Critical AI Security Flaw is Forcing Enterprises to Rethink Data Protection
Microsoft 365 Copilot, the generative AI assistant that promised to revolutionize workplace productivity, has encountered its most serious security challenge to date with the discovery of EchoLeak...
Windows LAPS 2023 slashes credential theft risk 92% with Azure AD and RBAC
Local administrator accounts have long been a double-edged sword in Windows environments—essential for troubleshooting yet historically vulnerable to credential theft and lateral movement attacks....
Guardian Agents: The Future of Ethical and Secure AI in Enterprise Environments
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it's a present-day reality transforming enterprise workflows at an unprecedented pace. From automating mundane tasks to making complex...
Purview DLP 2025 update gives Microsoft 365 Copilot granular access controls for sensitive data
Microsoft's integration of Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with Microsoft 365 Copilot marks a significant leap in AI-driven enterprise security. Announced for 2025, this enhancement allows...
Windows 10 Security Ends Oct 2025: Upgrade, ESU Purchase, or Replace Hardware
Windows 10, Microsoft's most widely used operating system, will reach its official end-of-support date on October 14, 2025. This milestone marks the end of security updates, bug fixes, and technical...
Unsupported Windows 10 PCs face zero-day risks after 2025 cutoff
Few questions provoke as much anxiety—and spark as much confusion—in the tech community as the fate of aging laptops and whether they’ll continue to receive vital security updates. The launch...
Microsoft and LanzaJet use Azure AI to slash sustainable aviation fuel supply chain costs
The aviation industry is undergoing a quiet revolution as LanzaJet, a leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology, partners with Microsoft to accelerate the digital transformation of clean...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Zero-Click Hack Echoleak Exposes Enterprise Data via Emails
Security researchers have uncovered a critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, marking the first known exploit of its kind in an AI-powered productivity assistant. Dubbed...
Zero-click EchoLeak attacks exploit hidden metadata to hijack Microsoft 365 Copilot outputs.
Microsoft 365 Copilot, the AI-powered productivity assistant, has revolutionized how businesses interact with their documents, emails, and workflows. However, recent discoveries of the EchoLeak...