security patches

Microsoft’s history with Windows updates has often been punctuated by instances where critical security patches—introduced to defend against real-world threats—have triggered unexpected issues in enterprise environments. The April 2025 Patch Tuesday release is one such event, and its fallout has...

April’s swift arrival of Patch Tuesday set a brisk tone for what became a whirlwind month in the ever-volatile world of cybersecurity. As Microsoft prepared for its May 2025 Patch Tuesday, IT professionals, CISOs, and enthusiasts alike found themselves reeling from high-profile events, critical...

The disclosure of CVE-2025-47732 has set off immediate and widespread concern within the Microsoft enterprise ecosystem, as this newly publicized remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability targets Microsoft Dataverse—a cornerstone platform underlying many Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and...

For decades, IT administrators and security teams have struggled with the trade-off between consuming security updates promptly and minimizing user disruption—especially the dreaded system reboot. This delicate balance has reached a new milestone: Microsoft’s first security “hotpatch” for...

Microsoft Defender has long stood as a critical bulwark in Windows’ security infrastructure. What began as a modest anti-spyware tool is now the platform centerpiece protecting millions of PCs, laptops, and servers worldwide. Against a threat backdrop featuring increasingly sophisticated...

Microsoft Defender remains at the heart of Windows 10’s evolving cybersecurity posture, and with each new antimalware platform update, the stakes for enterprise security and individual user safety rise. The recent release of the Microsoft Defender antimalware platform update (KB4052623)...

Windows Server 2025, Microsoft’s much-anticipated enterprise server platform, has been on the receiving end of significant attention—though not always for positive reasons. While the operating system brings an array of security advancements, hybrid cloud integrations, and ambitious AI-capable...

Microsoft’s decision to officially end support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 has rapidly become one of the most headline-grabbing milestones in the evolution of the Windows operating system. Across the globe, hundreds of millions of active devices still rely on Windows 10 as their daily...

For years, Windows users have accepted a basic trade-off: staying secure means updating, and updating sometimes means interrupting your work. With the release of Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft is poised to disrupt this paradigm by introducing for the first time on Windows client devices a "hotpatch"...

Over the past several years, Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) has emerged as a cornerstone of Microsoft’s modern authentication approach, prioritizing both convenience and layered security. However, recent developments have drawn fresh scrutiny to the ecosystem’s dependence on complex trust...

On October 14, 2025, the landscape for over a billion PC users around the world will change dramatically: Microsoft is ending official support for Windows 10. Security updates, technical support, and new feature rollouts will cease, marking a historic transition in the operating system's...

For years, Microsoft’s approach to Windows Update has sparked robust debate and, at times, outright frustration among its vast user base. The subject has again surged into focus following recent reports that Windows is installing updates on some PCs without explicit user consent—a practice...

Microsoft's approach to Windows updates has long been a point of contention among users, particularly regarding the balance between maintaining system security and respecting user autonomy. Recent developments have reignited this debate, as the company has initiated automatic updates to Windows...

In the complex landscape of enterprise IT management, timely and reliable operating system updates are both a lifeline and, occasionally, a headache. As organizations move toward adopting the Windows 11 24H2 feature update, many IT administrators found themselves at a frustrating standstill...

Microsoft’s Telnet Server, long considered a relic of the early days of Windows networking, now represents an even greater risk than previously recognized. Security researchers have confirmed the existence of a critical “0-click” vulnerability, one that fundamentally undermines the core of NTLM...

As Windows 11 Version 24H2 enters its final phase of deployment, Microsoft marks a major inflection point in its Windows servicing roadmap. The much-anticipated 2024 Update is now being pushed to the last group of eligible devices, signaling near completion of what is arguably one of the most...

For users of Windows 11, the experience of staying updated with Microsoft’s latest releases is increasingly becoming less optional and more a component of the operating system’s life cycle. Microsoft’s approach to its most recent “feature update”—Windows 11 24H2—marks a substantial change for...

Commvault, a prominent enterprise data backup and recovery solutions provider, recently disclosed a significant security incident involving the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-3928, within its Microsoft Azure environment. This breach, attributed to an...

The announcement that reboot-free hot patching is set to expand beyond Azure and become a standard feature for non-cloud Windows Server instances signals a notable shift in the management and security landscape for enterprise IT environments. Until now, Microsoft’s hot patching...

In April 2025, a critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-30389 was discovered in the Azure Bot Framework SDK. This flaw allowed unauthorized attackers to elevate their privileges over a network due to improper authorization mechanisms within the SDK. Understanding the...