Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Fixes CVE-2025-55229 Certificate Spoofing Bug Threatening TLS, VPNs, and Code Signing
Microsoft this week disclosed CVE-2025-55229, a high-impact spoofing vulnerability in Windows certificate handling that allows attackers to bypass signature verification over a network. The flaw,...
CISA Alerts Federal Agencies and Enterprises to Apple Image I/O Zero-Day Under Active Exploit
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2025-43300 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on August 21, 2025, triggering a mandatory patch sprint for...
Microsoft Delays Teams Copilot Screen Analysis to 2026 Amid Privacy Uproar
Microsoft has quietly shelved one of its most ambitious Copilot integrations for Teams, delaying a feature that would allow the AI assistant to analyze shared screen content during meetings until at...
California Man Sues Microsoft to Block Windows 10 Support Cutoff, Alleges Forced Obsolescence and AI Monopoly
A California man is suing Microsoft, demanding a judge block the company from cutting off free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, in a case that could reshape how tech giants retire...
Windows 10 Share Rebounds to 47% as Microsoft's ESU Offer Stalls Windows 11 Migration
Windows 11’s hard-won market share milestone has evaporated in just weeks, and the culprit is an olive branch Microsoft extended in the opposite direction. In July, Statcounter data showed Windows...
Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 as Nadella Dumps Gates' Software Factory for AI 'Intelligence Engine'
Microsoft is not struggling. It just posted $76.4 billion in quarterly revenue, netted $27.2 billion, and saw its market cap brush past $3.8 trillion. Yet CEO Satya Nadella is cutting roughly 9,000...
Windows 10 Gets Its Last Free Security Patch on October 14, 2025—Here’s How to Buy More Time
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday on October 14, 2025, will deliver the final free security update for Windows 10, version 22H2. After that date, the operating system that still runs on more than...
Windows 10’s 2025 Deadline Arrives With Surprise Lifelines for Edge, Office—and a $30 Escape Hatch
Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. That hard deadline, confirmed by Microsoft, means no more free security patches, quality updates, or technical support for the operating...
CISA Adds Actively Exploited Trend Micro Apex One Zero-Day to KEV, Mandates Rapid Patching
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2025-54948, a critical command injection vulnerability in Trend Micro’s Apex One on-premises management console, to...
How Local Workshops Are Demystifying Windows 11, AI Features, and Online Safety
A community event listing for “Exploring Windows” appeared on the McDuffie Progress website, but attempts to access the page failed—returning a “Too Many Requests” error at the time of...
Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Security Updates Through 2027 for Consumers — With a Catch
Microsoft has officially begun enrolling Windows 10 users in its long-awaited Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, granting consumers up to two more years of critical security patches after the...
ATO’s 800-Developer AI Coding Assistant Pilot: COBOL Translation, Privacy Demands, and the Vendor Battle
The Australian Taxation Office is preparing to issue a request for tender for an enterprise-grade AI coding assistant that will serve roughly 800 in-house developers—a move that could set a...