Security Risks
The latest Security Risks coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft's 2025 CA Trust Overhaul: What Windows Admins Need to Know
Microsoft is engineering a fundamental shift in how Windows authenticates and trusts software, with a major overhaul to Application Control for Business (formerly Windows Defender Application...
Windows 10 End of Support in 2025: Upgrade or Replace for Security
As the end-of-life (EOL) date for Windows 10 draws near, the sense of urgency within the technology world grows with each passing month. By October 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially cease to...
Windows 10 Security Ends Oct 2025: Upgrade, ESU Purchase, or Replace Hardware
Windows 10, Microsoft's most widely used operating system, will reach its official end-of-support date on October 14, 2025. This milestone marks the end of security updates, bug fixes, and technical...
Windows 10 End of Support 2025: A Complete Guide to Upgrading to Windows 11
Microsoft has officially set October 14, 2025, as the end-of-support date for Windows 10, marking a critical transition period for millions of users worldwide. With security updates and technical...
Microsoft Copilot+ Recall: Productivity Booster or Privacy Nightmare?
Microsoft's Copilot+ Recall feature represents a bold step in AI-powered productivity tools, but it also raises significant privacy concerns that users and regulators can't ignore. This controversial...
Smartwatches weaponize ultrasonic signals to breach air-gapped computers in SmartAttack demo.
Air-gapped computers, long considered the gold standard for securing highly sensitive data, are now facing an unexpected threat from an everyday device: smartwatches. Recent research reveals how...
Windows 10 Support Ends Oct 2025: Upgrade Now or Face Security Risks
For millions of Windows 10 users, the steady countdown toward October 14, 2025 has turned sporadic software nags into a pressing reality check. On that date, Microsoft will officially pull the plug...
Microsoft 365 Copilot 'EchoLeak' Bug (Jan 2025) Let Hackers Steal Data via Prompts
In January 2025, cybersecurity researchers at Aim Labs made a startling discovery—a critical vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot that could expose sensitive enterprise data through carefully...
Microsoft’s AI Revolution: How Cloud Innovation is Redefining the Future
Microsoft’s ambitions in artificial intelligence have become the defining theme of its current era, catalyzing a new wave of cloud-driven innovation, competitive fervor, and regulatory scrutiny....
Flyby11: The Ultimate Guide to Upgrading Unsupported PCs to Windows 11
Windows 11's strict hardware requirements have left many users frustrated, unable to upgrade their perfectly functional PCs. Enter Flyby11, an open-source tool that promises to bypass these...
Windows Security App Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2025-47956): Risks & Mitigation
A newly discovered spoofing vulnerability in Windows Security (CVE-2025-47956) exposes systems to potential privilege escalation attacks when attackers manipulate path handling. This local access...
Windows Installer CVE-2025-32714: Critical Privilege Escalation Exploit Explained
Microsoft's Windows Installer, a fundamental component for software deployment across Windows operating systems, has been identified with a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-32714) enabling privilege...