Firewall penetration testing examines the firewall as a security control and identifies the weaknesses that allow unwanted traffic to reach internal systems.  It helps to make the network secure by ...

Chinese hackers compromised Notepad++ updates for six months, deploying a backdoor to selectively target users in government and critical infrastructure sectors..

Attackers have not waited for Exploit Wednesday; the Microsoft Windows zero-day attacks have already started. Here’s what you need to know and do.

A hacking campaign took just days to exploit a newly disclosed security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows version of WinRAR, researchers at Check Point have said. The attackers leveraged ...

Microsoft fixes CVE-2026-26119, an 8.8 CVSS privilege escalation bug in Windows Admin Center that could allow network-based user rights takeover.

Microsoft has released the KB5074105 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 32 changes, including fixes for sign-in, boot, and activation issues. KB5074105 is an optional ...

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women's Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former ...

Now that Windows 10 has reached the end of support, it's increasingly appealing to cybercriminals. While upgrading is recommended, you don't have to switch immediately—here's how you can keep your ...

Windows 11 is more advanced than you might think. We show you how to take advantage of AI‑powered Copilot tricks, customization tips, hidden settings, multitasking tools, security tweaks, and more.

We've all accidentally walked into a glass door before, but other than an embarrassing "thunk", most humans who bump into glass are okay. Birds, on the other hand, are more fragile. While it's not ...

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