Microsoft bakes one of its best security tools right into Windows 11

Sysmon was once something you had to seek out and install. Now this pro-level system monitoring tool is integrated right into ...

Microsoft rolls out native Sysmon monitoring in Windows 11

Microsoft has started rolling out built-in Sysmon functionality to some Windows 11 systems enrolled in the Windows Insider ...

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

VeraCrypt is a free, open-source disk encryption software that is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. With VeraCrypt, you create a virtual encrypted disk on your internal drive that can then be ...
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I disabled these 5 Windows 11 background services and saw zero downsides

They don’t hurt anyone, but taken together, they’re better off gone.

Massive 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack breaks records: How the 'apex' of botnets could be weaponizing your home devices

The "apex" botnet's ongoing activities highlight how consumer devices are being weaponized to launch cyberattacks on the world stage.
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4 Windows services that are safe to disable (and 3 you never should)

Windows runs more in the background than it ever tells you.

Latest Windows update kills dial-up modems… intentionally

The January update for Windows 11 has broken numerous modems for security reasons. Users aren't happy about it. Here's what ...

Son of Executive Overseeing U.S. Government’s Crypto Stash Accused of Stealing $40 Million

Over the weekend, ZachXBT, who is an advisor to crypto investment firm Paradigm and has been called “one of the best digital ...
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Fara-7B: An Efficient Agentic Model for Computer Use

Fara-7B is Microsoft's first agentic small language model (SLM) designed specifically for computer use. With only 7 billion parameters, Fara-7B is an ultra-compact Computer Use Agent (CUA) that ...