Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Patch Azure Linux for CVE-2025-40913 Immediately, Microsoft Says (But Check Everything Else)
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for CVE-2025-40913, a moderate-severity vulnerability in the Perl Net::Dropbear module that could allow attackers to trigger integer overflows leading to...
Critical libvpx VP9 Vulnerability CVE-2023-44488: Windows Security Impact & Fixes
A critical denial-of-service vulnerability in the widely-used libvpx VP9 video encoding library has security teams scrambling to patch systems across the Windows ecosystem. Tracked as CVE-2023-44488...
Fluent Bit CVE-2024-23722: Critical DoS Vulnerability in HTTP Input Parsing
A critical denial-of-service vulnerability in Fluent Bit's HTTP input parser, cataloged as CVE-2024-23722, has been discovered and patched in version 2.2.2, revealing how a seemingly minor...
EU Parliament Blocks Windows AI Features on MEP Devices Over Security Concerns
The European Parliament has taken the unprecedented step of disabling built-in generative AI features on all Windows devices issued to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and parliamentary...
Top IT Certifications 2025-2026: Strategic Signals for Windows Pros Seeking Career Growth
The IT certification landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation as we approach 2025-2026, moving from simple resume checkboxes to strategic career signals that must be carefully aligned...
Bing Ads & Azure Blob Storage Fuel Tech Support Scams: How Microsoft's Own Tools Were Weaponized
A sophisticated tech support scam campaign that weaponized Microsoft's own ecosystem—Bing Ads and Azure Blob Storage—emerged in early 2024, demonstrating how legitimate cloud infrastructure can...
Hosting control panel VM templates create predictable attack surfaces for malware.
Sophos’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has uncovered a deceptively simple but operationally dangerous pattern in cybersecurity: widely distributed Windows virtual machine templates shipped by a...
CISA KEV Update: Patch These 4 Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities Now
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, mandating federal agencies to patch them within...
CVE-2026-1341: Critical Avation Light Engine Pro Vulnerability Exposes Industrial Systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent advisory regarding a critical vulnerability in Avation Light Engine Pro, a lighting control system used in...
Edge AI, Micro LED, and Zero-Trust Security Redefine ProAV at ISE Barcelona 2026
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) Barcelona 2026 is shaping up to be the year professional AV (ProAV) stops being "just a screen and a projector" and starts to function as an intelligent, secure, and...
Windows Security Crisis: Why 90% of Firms Fail to Patch Critical Vulnerabilities
A startling new cybersecurity report reveals that nearly 90% of large organizations leave actively exploited vulnerabilities unpatched for six months or longer, creating massive security gaps in...
Windows Kerberos RC4 Deprecation Deadline: Complete AES Migration Guide for Active Directory
Microsoft has quietly but deliberately set a firm deadline to end a decades-long compatibility compromise: RC4 (RC4-HMAC) will no longer be the assumed, permissive fallback for Kerberos ticket...