Microsoft pushed emergency patches this week for two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, the antivirus software ...
Microsoft patched two actively exploited Defender zero-days affecting Windows systems and security components.
Microsoft pushed out-of-band patches on May 21, 2026, for two actively exploited Windows Defender zero-days — one that lets a ...
On Wednesday, Microsoft started rolling out security patches for two Defender vulnerabilities that have been exploited in ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. There are a number of antivirus, anti-malware, and internet ...
A Dec. 12 posting to Microsoft’s security update guide has confirmed that a Windows Defender vulnerability, rated as critical according to Microsoft itself, could have enabled an attacker who ...
Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.