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Microsoft Security Essentials (Windows Defender on Windows 8) was once on top. Over the years, it’s slid in the test results, but Microsoft argued the tests weren’t meaningful. Now, Microsoft is advising Windows users to...

Oracle has released a critical security update that fixes at least 51 security vulnerabilities in its Java software. Patches are available for Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows versions of the software. This update b...

Microsoft today issued 28 security updates for Windows and related software including one which patches the highly publicized ms13-080 mshtml.dll exploit in Internet Explorer. All of these updates are available for immed...

Microsoft has issued security updates to fix at least 23 distinct vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Three of the patch bundles released today address flaws rated “critical,” meaning tha...

Google today released Chrome version 28 for Windows and Mac. The new version features a notification center, although it’s only available on Windows (in addition to Chrome OS of course). You can update to the lates...

We have seven bulletins from Microsoft this month, addressing a total of 34 vulnerabilities. Six of the bulletins are rated “critical” and allow for Remote Code Execution. This is quite a high rat...

Oracle today released a critical patch update for its Java software that fixes at least 40 security vulnerabilities in this widely deployed program and browser plugin. Updates are available for J...

For Patch Tuesday this month, Microsoft has five bulletins, bringing the six-month total up to 51 bulletins, about 20% more than we had in 2012. The most important Microsoft bulletin is MS13-047, a new version of Inter...

Most small businesses can’t restore all data after a cyber attack Posted on 06 June 2013.   Almost one-third of U.S. small businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute had a cyber attack in the previous...

Sometimes, Windows downloads important updates and decides it’s going to restart your computer whether you like it or not. Here’s how to disable that behavior. This has been part of Windows for a long...