Weekly cybersecurity recap covering emerging threats, fast-moving attacks, critical flaws, and key security developments you need to track this week.

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The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps you detect and remove active malware on Windows systems. This guide explains what the tool does, how to run it, how to read its reports, and when you ...

Windows 10 PCs can receive free security updates until October 2026. To qualify for free personal updates, enroll with a Microsoft account. Customers in any of the 30 EEA countries automatically ...

The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. According to Cisco Talos researchers, ...

Kerberoasting attacks remain an enduring headache for IT professionals, allowing hackers to escalate privileges and reach the highest levels of your Active Directory (AD) environment. But by enforcing ...

ThioJoe demonstrates an official method to set up a local account in Windows Pro without using a Microsoft account, explaining the limitations for Home Edition. He also critiques Microsoft's reasoning ...

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Microsoft keeps nudging users toward signing in with an online account, but you can still complete setup offline and use a local account — the exact method depends on your Windows 11 build. 1- When ...

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