In today’s 2-Minute Tech Briefing, Microsoft ships another out-of-band Windows patch after OneDrive/Dropbox file issues and Outlook PST hangs. A report says CISA’s acting director uploaded contracting ...

Windows 10 KB5078885 ESU out with Secure Boot 2023, replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates from 2011. But it's a staged roll out.

In the aftermath of the devastating CrowdStrike outage this July, Microsoft vowed to do better even though it insisted that the event was an aberration. Evidently unwilling to take chances (or risk ...

Windows 11’s latest cumulative update is not a routine housekeeping patch, it closes critical security holes and stabilizes the operating system at a moment when attackers are actively probing for ...

Windows 11 KB5079473 Patch Tuesday update may cause installation failures, BSOD crashes, and system freezes for some users.

Windows has started receiving a second emergency patch for the current month (January 2026). This comes after the ongoing update troubled many users. The update is meant to fix cloud-related file ...

Last year set a new record for newly-disclosed software vulnerabilities, with the total tally at around 40,000, an increase of some 30 percent from the year before. As 2025 is on track to set another ...

The CIS Critical Security Controls list (formerly the SANS Top 20 controls) has been the gold standard for security defense advice. These are the tasks you should do first.

Microsoft released a Second Emergency Patch in January 2026 to fix cloud file issues in Windows. However, a new major bug has appeared, causing boot failures. This uncertainty raises concerns about ...