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Microsoft Sets August–September 2025 Deadline for PowerShell 2.0 Removal from Windows 11 and Server 2025
Microsoft will strip the long-deprecated PowerShell 2.0 engine from Windows 11 version 24H2 in August 2025, and from Windows Server 2025 the following month, closing a chapter that began with the...
Microsoft Patches Zero-Click LDAPNightmare Exploits That Crash Domain Controllers (CVE-2024-49112/49113)
SafeBreach Labs researchers dropped a bombshell at DEF CON with a zero-click exploit chain that weaponizes Windows LDAP protocol handling to crash Domain Controllers or, in the worst case, execute...
Microsoft's Edge Lifeline for Windows 10 Until 2028 Buys Time, Not Security
Microsoft has drawn a bright line between its browser and its operating system. In a quiet update to its lifecycle policy, the company confirmed that Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 runtime will...
Microsoft Confirms Free Edge and WebView2 Updates for Windows 10 Through 2028, No ESU Required
Microsoft has officially decoupled the servicing lifecycle of its Edge browser and WebView2 runtime from the Windows 10 operating system, confirming that both will receive free updates—including...
Microsoft Pledges Edge and WebView2 Updates for Windows 10 Through 2028, No ESU Required
Microsoft will continue serving security updates for Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime on Windows 10 version 22H2 until at least October 2028—a full three years beyond the operating...
Windows 10 ESU: $30 Now Protects 10 Devices, but Microsoft Account Is Mandatory
Microsoft has significantly sweetened the deal for consumers clinging to Windows 10 past its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date—but there’s a new string attached. The company now confirms that...
Windows 10 Gets Edge, WebView2 Security Patches Until 2028 Without ESU
Windows 10 users can keep their Edge browsers and web‑based applications secure for three more years than expected. Microsoft has confirmed that both Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime will...
How to Harden Your VPS: A Practical Checklist with Modern SSH Key Practices for Windows Admins
Most VPS failures don't start with a dramatic breach. They begin with a missed patch, a stale backup, or an SSH key that could have been generated more carefully. For Windows administrators who also...
CISA Mandates Immediate Disconnect of EOL Exchange Servers After Black Hat Exploit Demo for CVE-2025-53786
A critical Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability now carries a binding directive from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, following a live demonstration of the exploit at the...
Critical CVE-2025-8582 DOM Vulnerability Patched in Chrome and Edge – Users Urged to Update
On August 5, 2025, Google shipped an urgent security update for Chrome that plugs a dangerous hole in the browser's Document Object Model (DOM) handling. Tracked as CVE-2025-8582, the vulnerability...
Critical Chromium Use-After-Free Flaw CVE-2025-8576 Triggers Urgent Edge, Chrome Updates
A severe use-after-free vulnerability in the Chromium extensions engine, tracked as CVE-2025-8576, is driving urgent updates across the browser ecosystem. The flaw, which carries high severity,...
CISA Drops 10 ICS Advisories: Flaws Threaten Delta, JCI, EG4 Inverters and Critical Infrastructure
A flood of industrial vulnerabilities hit the cybersecurity landscape last week as the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) dropped ten Industrial Control Systems (ICS)...