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IGEL's Read-Only OS Gains Traction Amid Windows 10 Sunset and VMware Cost Shock
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025, deadline for Windows 10 support is no longer a distant marker—it’s a rapidly closing window. Meanwhile, Broadcom’s revamp of VMware licensing has blindsided...
Microsoft Fixes CVE-2025-55229 Certificate Spoofing Bug Threatening TLS, VPNs, and Code Signing
Microsoft this week disclosed CVE-2025-55229, a high-impact spoofing vulnerability in Windows certificate handling that allows attackers to bypass signature verification over a network. The flaw,...
Patch Now: Microsoft's netbt.sys Kernel Flaw (CVE-2025-55230/47996) Grants Attackers Full Control
A local elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows MBT Transport driver—the kernel component behind NetBIOS over TCP/IP—can hand attackers full SYSTEM rights, and while Microsoft’s July 2025...
Windows 10's October 2025 Deadline: Why Defender Is Your Best Bet—and Where It Falls Short
Microsoft will pull the plug on Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025. That date is non-negotiable. Yet millions of users still wrap themselves in three dangerous myths: that paying for...
India’s CERT-In Issues High-Risk Alert as Microsoft’s August Patch Fixes Zero-Day and 110+ Other Vulnerabilities
India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a high-risk advisory on August 18, 2025, warning that millions of Windows, Office, and Azure users face looming danger unless they...
SolanaScan npm Malware Strips Wallet Keys from Windows Developer Environments
A targeted supply-chain attack infiltrating the npm registry has been quietly siphoning cryptocurrency wallet keys, API tokens, and sensitive configuration files from developer machines. Dubbed...
Solana-Scan Malware Exposes Victim Data on Open C2 Portal After Fake npm Packages Steal Wallet Keys
Security researchers have uncovered a targeted npm supply-chain campaign—dubbed “Solana‑Scan”—that uses fake Solana developer tools to harvest wallet credentials and expose stolen data...
Stop Believing These 3 Windows Security Myths Before It Costs You
Microsoft has quietly built one of the most formidable free security suites on the planet, yet millions of Windows users still cling to outdated advice that risks their data and their wallets. The...
Defender’s Limits Exposed: A Practical Guide to Windows 11 Security Layers
When a Windows 11 machine becomes infected with a stubborn Trojan, users often turn to Microsoft Defender – and just as often, they find it can’t finish the job. This real-world frustration,...
Windows 11's Security Stack Is Strong, But Phishing and Zero-Day Gaps Demand More From Users
Windows 11 ships with a fortress of built-in security features, but attackers increasingly slip past them by targeting the human element. Microsoft Defender Antivirus, SmartScreen reputation checks,...
Siemens Admits No Fix Planned for Critical PLCSIM Vulnerability as TIA Portal Flaw Scores 8.5 CVSS
Siemens has disclosed a high-severity deserialization vulnerability in its TIA Portal engineering platform that carries a CVSS v4 score of 8.5, and in a troubling admission, says no fix is planned...
Siemens Engineering Software Hit by CVE-2024-54678: Local Code Execution Risk via IPC Flaw
Industrial control system operators are scrambling to assess their exposure after Siemens disclosed a critical deserialization flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-54678, that affects a broad range of its...