endpoint security

Microsoft has updated the Secure Boot status report in Windows Autopatch to give Intune administrators device-level visibility into certificate status, trust configuration, rollout confidence, alerts, and restart-dependent readiness as organizations prepare for Secure Boot certificate updates...

Microsoft’s latest Windows security story is not really about a cheap USB fingerprint reader sold as a Windows 10-and-above plug-and-play accessory; it is about how a small capacitive scanner, advertised with Windows Hello support, 508 DPI capture, and 1:1 or 1:N recognition, exposes the gap...

Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-40418 on May 12, 2026, as an Important-rated elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Office Click-to-Run, listing it in the May Patch Tuesday security release with no public disclosure or known exploitation at release time and a CVSS base score of 7.8. That...

Microsoft listed CVE-2026-41614 as a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Desktop in its Security Update Guide, framing the issue as a confirmed product flaw rather than a speculative research finding. The narrow wording matters: this is not merely another “AI can be tricked”...

CVE-2026-41096 is a Microsoft-listed Windows DNS Client remote code execution vulnerability published in the MSRC Security Update Guide, affecting the Windows component that resolves domain names for client systems and requiring administrators to assess exposure through Microsoft’s May 12, 2026...

Microsoft ended support for Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 on March 5, 2025, leaving users who depended on Android apps on PCs to move toward emulators, native Windows apps, progressive web apps, or cloud services. The change did not merely remove a quirky...

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...