Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CERT-In Warns of Active Exploits: Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities Threaten Millions of Indian Windows Users
On May 15, 2025, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a stark warning to millions of Windows users across the country: multiple critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s...
Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender
{ "title": "Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender", "content": "A newly developed proof-of-concept tool named Defendnot can disarm Microsoft Defender,...
Microsoft Patches Hidden Danger in Old Windows Installation Images with Offline Defender Update
{ "title": "Microsoft Patches Hidden Danger in Old Windows Installation Images with Offline Defender Update", "content": "Windows ISOs are the backbone of PC deployment, but every time someone...
CERT-In Sounds Alarm: Critical Windows, Office, Azure Bugs Threaten Enterprises — Patch Now
India's premier cybersecurity agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has issued a high-risk advisory warning that a slew of Microsoft products harbor severe vulnerabilities...
Signal Uses DRM to Block Screenshots, Countering Windows Recall's Privacy Risks
Signal has deployed a new Screen Security feature on Windows that prevents the operating system from capturing screenshots or recordings of the app's contents, a direct response to the privacy...
India’s CERT-In Issues Red Alert: Critical Windows and Office Flaws Enable Remote Code Execution
Millions of Windows and Microsoft Office users are facing a critical cybersecurity threat following a stark warning from India's national cybersecurity agency. On May 26, 2025, the Indian Computer...
Windows 11’s Smart App Control Blocks Untrusted Apps Proactively — Here’s What You Need to Know
When Microsoft rolled out the Windows 11 2022 Update (version 22H2), it quietly shipped one of the most aggressive consumer security features in years: Smart App Control. Unlike traditional antivirus...
Microsoft to Charge $30 for One Extra Year of Windows 10 Home Security Updates
{ "title": "Microsoft to Charge $30 for One Extra Year of Windows 10 Home Security Updates", "content": "Microsoft confirmed that home users clinging to Windows 10 after its October 14, 2025...
Windows 11's Smart App Control: How It Blocks Unknown Threats—and Why a Reinstall May Be the Price You Pay
Windows 11 draws a hard line with Smart App Control: unknown executables are guilty until proven innocent. This cloud‑powered, machine‑learning‑driven feature stops untrusted code before it...