Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft 365 Security Strategies Every Small Business Must Implement in 2025
In today's digital landscape, small businesses leveraging Microsoft 365 face an evolving array of cyber threats that demand proactive security measures. What was once considered an IT afterthought...
Windows 11 Embraces Third-Party Passkeys: A Leap Toward Passwordless Security
Microsoft is accelerating its vision of a passwordless future with the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, now supporting third-party passkey integration. This move marks a pivotal shift in...
Windows 11 24H2 Replaces Blue Screen of Death with Black: What It Means for System Resilience
For nearly four decades, the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has been a universal symbol of system failure in Windows. With Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft is making a dramatic shift—replacing the...
Microsoft Quietly Retires Iconic Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11, Switching to Black Error Screen
For nearly four decades, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has been an iconic—if dreaded—symbol of Windows system crashes. Microsoft is now retiring this legacy feature in Windows 11, replacing it...
Windows 11 & 1Password Team Up for Passwordless Future with Passkeys
Microsoft's Windows 11 is taking a giant leap toward eliminating passwords entirely through its new partnership with 1Password to implement passkey authentication. This groundbreaking collaboration...
Microsoft Replaces Blue Screen of Death with Black Crash Screen for Less Stress
For decades, few symbols have defined the Windows experience more infamously than the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Its jarring, blue expanse—littered with cryptic codes—signaled one of the most...
Microsoft 365 Direct Send Phishing: How to Protect Your Business Now
Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature, designed to simplify email delivery for applications and devices, has become an unwitting accomplice in sophisticated phishing campaigns. Security researchers...
KnowBe4 and Microsoft Partner to Transform Email Security with AI and Deep Integration
The cybersecurity landscape is witnessing a seismic shift as KnowBe4, the world's largest security awareness training platform, joins forces with Microsoft to redefine enterprise email security. This...
Microsoft 365's Direct Send Feature Exploited in Phishing Attacks: What You Need to Know
Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature, designed to simplify internal email routing, has become an unexpected weapon in cybercriminals' phishing arsenals. Security researchers have uncovered...
Microsoft 365 Direct Send Security Risks: Enterprise Protection Strategies
Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature has become an unexpected weak point in enterprise email security, with attackers increasingly exploiting this SMTP relay capability to bypass traditional defenses....
Rise of Internally Spoofed Phishing: Abusing Microsoft 365's Direct Send Feature
Rise of Internally Spoofed Phishing: Abusing Microsoft 365's Direct Send Feature A sophisticated phishing campaign is exploiting a legitimate Microsoft 365 feature to bypass security protocols and...
Zero-trust and explainable AI key to safe adoption as cybersecurity AI adoption accelerates
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cybersecurity, offering unprecedented capabilities to detect and mitigate threats while simultaneously introducing new vulnerabilities. As organizations...