With Windows 10 no longer receiving support, it has become an easy target for hackers. That doesn't mean you have to upgrade immediately—here's how to protect yourself from attacks.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 15, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, ...

Windows 10 is no longer going to receive free security updates in the future, but that doesn't mean you have to update to ...

Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

Windows Security does more than just basic virus protection. It guards against phishing, blocks ransomware, and prevents malicious apps from running. However, these features aren't easy to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. I always advise individuals and organizations to apply the ...

This one's important, so let's get right to it: a new security flaw in all versions of Windows opens the door for a wormable remote code execution vulnerability. That means it can be exploited by an ...

Ridge Security, leader in AI-powered offensive security for Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), today announced two new features for RidgeBot 6.0 that enhance context-aware offensive ...

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Microsoft just dropped its Patch Tuesday security update for February 2025. This is a monthly update for Windows that includes all of the security patches and stability fixes Microsoft has been ...