Defender For Endpoint
The latest Defender For Endpoint coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Sentinel UEBA Now Ingests AWS, GCP, Okta Logs for AI-Driven Threat Detection
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a major update to its cloud-native SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, significantly expanding the data sources its User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) engine can digest....
Critical Office Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-54910) Patched for Windows, Mac Fixes Still Pending
Microsoft has released security updates to patch a critical heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office, tracked as CVE-2025-54910, that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code after a...
CVE-2025-54906: Microsoft Office Memory Bug Enables Code Execution via Malicious Docs – Patch Now
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for CVE-2025-54906, a critical memory-corruption vulnerability in Office that can lead to arbitrary code execution when a user opens or previews a specially...
Edge's SmartScreen Now Uses On-Device AI to Block Scareware Without Phoning Home
Microsoft has armed its Edge browser with a new weapon against online scams: an on-device AI that can detect and disrupt full-screen scareware pages before they trick users into handing over cash or...
Windows Defender’s Linux ISO False-Positive Epidemic: How to Separate Alarms from Real Danger
Windows users who set out to test-drive a Linux distribution are increasingly met with a startling digital slap: Windows Defender or a third‑party antivirus lights up with a cascade of threat...
Secure AI for Madison Law Firms: A Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 Blueprint
{ "title": "Secure AI for Madison Law Firms: A Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 Blueprint", "content": "For Madison's solo and small law firms, artificial intelligence is no longer...
Microsoft Opens Windows Update to Third-Party Apps as Office Hours Tackles IT's Toughest 2025 Challenges
Microsoft is quietly testing a major expansion of Windows Update that will allow any third-party application or driver to be patched through the same built-in mechanism used for OS updates. The...
CVE-2025-53740: Urgent Patch Needed as Office Use-After-Free RCE Threatens Enterprise Security
Microsoft has confirmed a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office, tracked as CVE-2025-53740, that could let attackers run arbitrary code when a user opens a maliciously crafted...
CVE-2025-53733: Patch Microsoft Word RCE Now – Numeric Conversion Flaw Exploited
Microsoft has published advisory CVE-2025-53733, warning of a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word that stems from an incorrect conversion between numeric types during document...
CSPM and Server Plan 2 Hit Azure Government, Closing a Critical Feature Gap for Defense Workloads
Microsoft has finally delivered full parity for its Defender for Cloud security platform in U.S. sovereign clouds, ending a long wait for federal agencies and defense contractors. As of this month,...
Microsoft Ships Patches for Critical Office RCE Bug CVE-2025-49695, Including Office for Mac
A dangerous use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office, tracked as CVE-2025-49695, has been patched after attackers could potentially execute malicious code just by tricking users into opening...
Microsoft 365 Endpoint Management: Cloud Security for Hybrid Work
Across the enterprise technology landscape, the rapid proliferation of devices and cloud services has upended conventional wisdom on endpoint management. The traditional comfort of Group Policy and...