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Microsoft has published details about how the Windows 10 "creators update" (version 1703, released in April) provides protection against ransomware, including last month's infamous "WannaCrypt" (or "WannaCry") ransomware outbreak.
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In an attempt to warn IT and consumers, Microsoft has released a list of products that are using the flawed Server Message Block 1 (SMB 1).
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This week IDC offered some advice on how enterprises should handle security issues.
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In response to the high-profile ransomware attack targeting an SMB v1 hole in older versions of Windows, Microsoft late last week released a fix.
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Microsoft said that its integration of the open source Secure Shell (OpenSSH) protocol into Windows (Win32) is almost finished.
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Microsoft has streamlined site access for Android and iOS mobile device users with a new password bypass feature addition to the Microsoft Authenticator application.
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According to Microsoft, the Windows flaws exposed last week connected to the newly leaked hacking tools has already been patched.
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Microsoft released Threat Intelligence service and the Advanced Data Governance solution for Office 365 this week.
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Microsoft released some information on what is changing on the privacy front once Windows 10's next major update is released.
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This week will bring the preview of Ping Identity, which aims to streamline single sign-on access to header-based Web applications, in Azure Active Directory.
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IT pros managing Exchange Server and Exchange Online accounts via remote PowerShell now have the ability to protect those sessions with multifactor authentication.
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After skipping the February Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft is back with a larger-than-usual rollup of fixes.
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Microsoft this week said that its latest Azure Active Directory management option aimed at alleviating data leakage in SharePoint and OneDrive is now in preview.
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"Premium Assurance" coverage plans for SQL Server and Windows Server can now be purchased from Microsoft.
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Details on the broken state of the Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) were released by security experts at Google last week.
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Microsoft this week released unannounced security updates for Adobe Flash Player in Windows.
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February's security update, which missed its Feb. 14 release, will now be arriving with March's patch, Microsoft said.
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Microsoft's February "patch Tuesday" release did not arrive as scheduled.
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Microsoft on Friday announced new and improved security features coming to Windows 10 in the near future.
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A vulnerability warning by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has detailed a new zero-day security exploit involving the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol in Windows systems.
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Microsoft announced on Monday that Windows 10 "Creators Update" will arive with a new Security Center feature.
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Microsoft will be going live with its new "Security Updates Guide" portal -- which will replace the older "Security Bulletins" portal -- next month.
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On Friday Microsoft announced that how it delivers Windows security updates will be changing.
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Microsoft this spring will be changing some of the Windows 10 privacy controls.
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Microsoft this week announced it will require online cert authorities to implement certain requirements for verification of Windows-based executables and scripts.