If you're a Windows user, this is your monthly reminder to ensure you install all available security updates. Microsoft's November Patch Tuesday release fixes one zero-day vulnerability that has been ...

If the past few weeks of being battered around the ears by calls to upgrade Windows 10 wasn't enough, the final cumulative update for the operating system might be a final reminder of why to do so.

It has only been a matter of days since the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed that Windows users were under attack from two zero-day exploits and urged federal users to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated November 14 with details of further Microsoft Windows ...

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 ...

October 15, 2025: Changed the headline and some of the copy to note that the one-year extended security updates can be opted into for free if you are logged into a Microsoft account and have your ...