Windows Security
The latest Windows Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Top 5 VPNs for OnlyFans in 2026: Privacy Tips Beyond Age-Check Hype
NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Private Internet Access, Proton VPN, and Surfshark top Gizmodo’s latest guide to the best VPNs for accessing OnlyFans, published in June 2026. The roundup arrives as...
Update incident response plans now for Windows Agent Governance by October 2026
A quiet but seismic shift occurred at Build 2026: Microsoft repositioned Windows not merely as an operating system for productivity, but as a hardened platform for AI agent execution. The core...
UNC3753 Luna Moth weaponizes vishing, helpdesk tricks, and Windows RMM tools in U.S. extortion spree
A sophisticated extortion group tracked as UNC3753—also known as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and Silent Ransom Group—is actively breaching U.S. law firms, financial institutions, and professional...
Microsoft Quietly Deletes Article Saying Windows 11 Users Don't Need Third-Party Antivirus
Microsoft has quietly scrubbed a Windows Learning Center article that bluntly told most Windows 11 users they don’t need third-party antivirus software. The article, first spotted in April, was...
OpenAI, Indie Agencies, and AI Ads Reshape Agency Work—and Windows IT
Ad Age’s June 5 Agency Brief landed with a flurry of moves that, on the surface, read as routine trade-paper fodder. Fortnight Collective snapped up a new creative director from Wieden+Kennedy. The...
Windows IP Masking in 2026: Speed vs Security Trade-Offs for VPN, Tor, and Proxy
{ "title": "Hiding Your IP in 2026: VPN, Tor, Proxy, Private Relay Explained for Windows", "content": "Your IP address is a digital fingerprint that websites, advertisers, and snoops use to track...
Nvidia & Microsoft RTX Spark PC: Local AI Agents, 128GB Unified Memory
Nvidia and Microsoft today unveiled the RTX Spark, a radical new breed of Windows PC built to run personal AI agents entirely on-device. Jointly announced at Computex and elaborated at Microsoft...
Windows Sandbox: A Complete Guide to Safe App Testing on Windows 10 and 11
Microsoft's Windows Sandbox offers a lightweight, disposable desktop environment where you can run untrusted applications in complete isolation from your host system. Built into Windows 10 Pro,...
Microsoft Defender Hits Perfect 100% in AV-Test, Sparking Third-Party Antivirus Debate
Microsoft Defender scored a perfect 100% protection rate in the latest AV-Test evaluations for Windows 10 and 11, marking the fifth consecutive certification with top marks. That single statistic has...
Secure Boot KEK CA 2011 expires June 2026; millions of PCs risk boot failures without firmware updates.
Microsoft’s fleet of 2011-vintage Secure Boot certificates is heading toward a hard expiration in June 2026, and the most critical deadline involves the Microsoft Corporation KEK CA 2011—a...
Windows Admins: Patch CVE-2026-7168 libcurl Credential Leak Now
{ "title": "CVE-2026-7168 libcurl Digest Proxy Leak: Windows Admin Fix Checklist", "content": "The curl project dropped a medium-severity bomb on April 29, 2026, disclosing CVE-2026-7168, a...
jq Vulnerability CVE-2026-43896 Can Crash Windows Automation Through Recursive JSON Merge
Microsoft has disclosed a denial-of-service vulnerability in jq, the lightweight command-line JSON processor used extensively in automation and CI/CD pipelines. The flaw, designated CVE-2026-43896,...