Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely.

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...

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Microsoft is moving to disable RC4, an encryption cipher embedded in Windows authentication for more than two decades. The decision follows years of documented abuse, repeated warnings from security ...

A new attack abusing a legitimate device pairing feature of the app could be used to penetrate employee WhatsApp Groups.

Google has recently detailed a flaw in Windows 11 that allows attackers to elevate privileges to administrator levels.

Most publicly relevant vulnerabilities bypass leading WAFs 52% of exploits bypass default rules even under favorable conditions. Real attacker payloads’ variability only pushes that number higher.

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Cybercriminals are exploiting demand for pirated movies by disguising malware as a fake torrent of “One Battle After Another,” a new Leonardo DiCaprio film, tricking Windows users into infecting their ...

The ClickFix campaign disguises malware as legitimate Windows updates, using steganography to hide shellcode in PNG files and bypass security detection systems.

The end of support for Windows 10 means it's now a prime target for malware. But that doesn't mean you have to upgrade to ...