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They Patched It Thursday. By Friday the Patch Was Beaten.

On Thursday, August 27, PaperCut told its customers that criminals were actively breaking into its print management software and shipped an emergency patch. By Friday, researchers at Huntress and watc...

Windows Defender Had a Master-Key Flaw. Here's What It Means for Your Business.

The antivirus on every Windows machine had a master-key flaw called RoguePlanet, and it let attackers use the guard itself to take full control. But the flaw is not the real story. The gap between the...

Microsoft Defender: Is It Enough for Your Security Needs?

Microsoft Defender (now called Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 and 11) comes built into every Windows installation at no extra cost. Over the past few years, it has improved significantly -...