endpoint security

Google and Microsoft catalogued CVE-2026-7334 on April 28, 2026, as a high-severity use-after-free flaw in Chrome’s Views component on macOS, fixed in Chrome 147.0.7727.138 after a crafted HTML page could potentially trigger heap corruption. The narrow wording matters: this is not a...

Microsoft’s guidance for CVE-2026-33825 makes one point especially clear: a vulnerability scanner can flag Microsoft Defender binaries on disk even when Defender is turned off, because the tools are looking for specific files and version numbers rather than whether the antimalware engine is...

CVE-2026-32081 and the growing attention on Windows File Explorer information disclosure Microsoft’s newly published CVE-2026-32081 is another reminder that not every dangerous vulnerability looks dramatic at first glance. In this case, the issue is described as a Package Catalog Information...

Microsoft is treating CVE-2026-26166 as a Windows Shell elevation-of-privilege issue, and that alone is enough to make it worth attention from administrators. The specific MSRC entry matters because Microsoft’s own language frames this class of flaw as one where a local attacker can potentially...

Windows 11’s Sysmon is one of those rare hidden tools that looks niche at first glance but turns out to say a lot about where Microsoft is taking the platform. What began as a Sysinternals utility for security teams is now a built-in optional feature on Windows 11, and Microsoft’s own...

Microsoft’s Secure Boot certificate deadline is real, but the dramatic framing circulating online needs a little correction: this is not a sudden emergency that will break Windows in eight weeks, and it is not a blanket “security upgrade” every user must manually install. What Microsoft has...

IGEL’s new jointly reviewed reference architectures with Microsoft land at a moment when cloud desktops are moving from experimentation to operational necessity. The blueprints are aimed at Windows 365 and Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, but the real story is narrower and more strategic: they...

Dell’s 2026 business PC refresh is less about one flashy desktop and more about a coordinated push across the entire commercial portfolio: slimmer Pro notebooks, the compact Pro 5 Micro desktop, updated Precision workstations, conferencing monitors, and security-focused peripherals. The headline...

Running a modern business on Windows 11 is no longer just about getting from desktop to desktop with a familiar Start menu. It is about enforcing identity, protecting data, managing fleets of devices remotely, and squeezing more productivity out of every login, sync, and update. The features...

CrowdStrike’s latest platform update is more than a routine feature refresh: it is a clear sign that the company sees the next security battleground as the intersection of AI governance and security operations modernization. The new Falcon AI protections are built around the idea that the...

CrowdStrike’s latest push into AI security makes strategic sense because the endpoint is still where so much enterprise risk becomes real. If AI assistants, copilots, and browser-based tools are increasingly touching sensitive data, then the place to enforce policy is often the device layer, not...

Windows 11 Pro has become more than a business operating system; it is increasingly a platform where security and productivity are woven together by design. For professionals, that matters because the modern workday is defined by constant logins, frequent context switching, and an ever-present...

South African IT leaders face a simple, time‑sensitive reality: the operating system that protected and powered most workplaces for the last decade is gone, and moving to Windows 11 Pro is no longer just a nice‑to‑have — it’s a strategic imperative for security, compliance and long‑term...

Microsoft has quietly added a new Group Policy in recent Windows 11 preview builds that gives administrators explicit control over whether the Print Screen (PrtScn) key can be intercepted by third‑party applications — a setting surfaced as Make Print Screen key yieldable under Computer...

Microsoft’s cloud-first push just gained two new hardware partners: ASUS and Dell will ship purpose‑built Cloud PC devices that pair with Windows 365, extending the small but growing category that began with Microsoft’s own Windows 365 Link. The devices — the ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365 and the...

CrowdStrike and Microsoft have deepened a strategic tie that will let Azure customers buy the CrowdStrike Falcon platform directly through Microsoft Marketplace and apply those purchases against their existing Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment, a move the vendors say will remove procurement...

I stopped relying on a third‑party antivirus suite and leaned on Microsoft Defender’s behavior‑monitoring features instead — the change wasn’t just about trimming bloat, it was about shifting to a real‑time, behavior‑centric defense model that’s built into Windows and powered by cloud...

Microsoft’s quiet pruning of Windows’ optional components has accelerated into a visible change in how the operating system presents and manages what stays and what goes, and the consequences go far beyond a few removed checkboxes in Settings. Over the past two years Microsoft has moved from...

Microsoft has quietly moved one of the security community’s most trusted tools out of the Sysinternals download bucket and into Windows itself, delivering native Sysmon functionality as an optional Windows 11 feature that can be enabled, updated, and (crucially) supported through Microsoft’s...

Microsoft has quietly moved Sysinternals’ Sysmon from a community-distributed add-on into Windows itself, making Sysmon functionality an optional, inbox Windows feature that administrators can enable from Settings or via DISM/PowerShell and manage through the Windows servicing pipeline...