Microsoft brings back Hayete Gallot to lead Security while Charlie Bell moves to an engineering quality mandate, both reporting to CEO Satya Nadella.

Windows 11’s optional KB5074105 update fixes the missing password icon bug linked to August 29, 2025’s KB5064081 and delivers ...

Inside the company, engineering teams have been pulled into a "swarming" effort to stabilize Windows 11's core behavior – a shift that acknowledges how far the ...

Keeping software patched is essential for preventing cyberattacks, but the process can be complex. This checklist guides organizations through every stage—from strategy and research to testing, ...

Meeting patch compliance is increasingly difficult as regulations expand and IT environments grow more complex. This guide consolidates patch requirements from major frameworks, helping teams save ...

The January Windows update introduced a couple of new bugs. The glitches affect Windows 11 and 10 and Windows Server. Microsoft has issued emergency patches to resolve the problems. Ah, Microsoft.

Microsoft has pushed fixes for 112 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) on the first Patch Tuesday of 2026, among them a number of zero-day flaws that were either publicly disclosed or actively ...

Today is Microsoft's January 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 114 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also ...

A security update issued on December Patch Tuesday changes the MSMQ security model, causing failures in programs ranging from POS to fire alarms. A warning from Microsoft that a Windows patch issued ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft released critical security updates fixing 15 Office vulnerabilities, including 14 remote code execution flaws affecting Excel, Word, Outlook, and Access. One zero-day ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Microsoft has addressed a little shy of 60 newly designated common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in the final Patch Tuesday update of a challenging year for defenders, bringing the total volume ...