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CISA’s #StopRansomware guidance on Akira has entered a new phase: what began as a 2024 joint advisory documenting Akira’s early tradecraft has been augmented throughout 2025 by vendor and incident-response reporting that documents faster, more evasive encryptors (Akira_v2/Megazord), widespread...

Windows 11’s insistence that low-level drivers must be signed is the single most effective consumer-facing defense Microsoft has built for the Windows kernel — and it’s also one of the clearest examples of security that feels, at times, actively hostile to the people who own the hardware it runs...

Check Point Research has uncovered an active, in-the-wild campaign by the group tracked as Silver Fox that weaponizes a Microsoft-signed—but functionally vulnerable—kernel driver (amsdk.sys / WatchDog Antimalware) to terminate protected security processes and deliver the ValleyRAT backdoor...

Microsoft’s latest “Make windows better” brief in Computeractive — published on 27 August 2025 — lands at a difficult moment for Windows users: the countdown to Windows 10 end-of-support is counting down, Windows 11’s AI-driven features are rolling out at scale, and a fresh set of recovery and...

Three persistent beliefs about Windows security still shape decisions in 2025 — that you must pay for antivirus, that Microsoft Defender is a catch‑all shield, and that staying on Windows 10 is safe for years to come — and each is misleading in ways that matter for risk, cost, and practical...

Paragon Driver Exploited: A New Ransomware Attack Vector for Windows A fresh threat is looming over Windows users as ransomware attackers have begun exploiting vulnerabilities in a trusted, kernel-level driver used by Paragon Partition Manager. In an alarming development, cybercriminals are...

Microsoft has kicked off 2025 with its monthly Patch Tuesday updates, and this round of fixes and improvements focuses on patching security vulnerabilities and enhancing system reliability for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. Whether you're a casual user or a system admin responsible for...

Microsoft has rolled out its January 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, targeting Windows 11 versions 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2. These updates, delivered under KB5050009 for 24H2 and KB5050021 for 23H2 and 22H2, bring the latest builds up to 26100.2894, 22631.4751, and 22621.4751 respectively. The updates...

Welcome to 2025! As is tradition, Microsoft kicks off the new year swinging with its first Patch Tuesday of January—but this one comes with patches for critical security flaws and, unfortunately, new headaches for Windows users. Whether you're on Windows 10 or 11, buckle up, because there’s...

The time has come yet again for an important Windows 11 security update, and this one launches us into a new year with notable enhancements geared toward protecting your PC. Microsoft has officially rolled out the January 14, 2025—KB5050009 (OS Build 26100.2894) update. Whether you're a power...