Security is a big part of Windows 11, but so is delivering productivity and a good experience with all the security features turned on.
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SolarWinds Hackers Continue Assault With New Microsoft Breach
The company says the Nobelium hacking group compromised a support agent’s computer and levied brute-force attacks against some of its customers.
How to Make Sure Your Browser Extensions Are Safe
As useful as all those add-ons can be, don’t get complacent when it comes to making sure they’re also secure.
A Well-Meaning Feature Leaves Millions of Dell PCs Vulnerable
Flaws in a firmware security tool affect as many as 30 million desktops, laptops, and tablets.
A New Tool Wants to Save Open Source from Supply Chain Hacks
Sigstore will make code signing free and easy for software developers, providing an important first line of defense.
Microsoft’s new security tool will discover firmware vulnerabilities, and more, in PCs and IoT devices
Devices have multiple OSs and firmware running, and most organisations don’t know what they have or if it’s secure. Microsoft will use ReFirm to make it easier to find out without being an expert.
The Cl0p Bust Shows Exactly Why Ransomware Isn’t Going Away
Ukrainian authorities managed to make some high-profile arrests. But nothing’s going to change until Russia does the same.
Microsoft product vulnerabilities reached a new high of 1,268 in 2020
56% of all Microsoft critical vulnerabilities could have been mitigated by removing admin rights, according to the 2021 BeyondTrust Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report.
Get your software ready for the next Windows update with this tool
Instead of running your own fleet of test PCs for software updates, why not let Microsoft manage them in the cloud?
Google Won’t Kill the URL After All
Plus: A Colonial Pipeline update, inside details of the FBI’s Anom caper, and more of the week’s top security news.