If your computer has the right hardware, accessing it using your face or your fingerprint can be more secure than traditional ...

This feature ensures your account is safe. You must enter our Windows PIN or use the Security key to authenticate yourself whenever asked. However, follow these suggestions if you feel the prompt is ...

Last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown caused billions of dollars in damage and exposed some fundamental architectural flaws in the Windows platform. A single flawed update from one vendor was enough to ...

Your passwords are the first line of defense against intruders and cyber threats. This is true for any platform, not only if you’re a Windows 11 user, but it all ...

Microsoft Corp. announced a series of advancements in its security strategy at its annual Ignite Conference in Chicago today, all aimed at enhancing protection across its ecosystem. The updates focus ...

Microsoft is having another whack at its controversial Recall feature for Copilot+ Windows PCs, after the original version crashed and burned amid scrutiny from security researchers and testers over ...

Here is how to enable Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) in Windows 11. Using Windows Settings, you can enable or disable sign-in with an external camera or fingerprint sensor. What is Enhanced Sign-in ...

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. Schools faced more ransomware attacks than hospitals or governments faced in 2023, ...

Revolutionary is a big word; it positively effuses import. “Something markedly new or introducing fundamental change” is the definition I like best, and it’s ideally suited to this latest Microsoft ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As regular readers will know, I’m something of an advocate, ...

With Microsoft set to stop security updates for Windows 10 in October — unless you pay extra — security is top of mind for many businesses and individual users right now. And whether you’re planning ...