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Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)

The Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme for Windows 10 provides customers with a more secure option to continue using their Windows 10 PCs after 14 October, 2025, while they transition to ...

Continuous Quality & Validation: Testing at the Speed AI Now Demands: SD Times 100

Part of the SD Times 100 2026 series. See the full SD Times 100 2026 list for every category and honoree. Software testing ...

Free Windows 10 Security Updates Run Until 2027, but Not Every PC Qualifies

Microsoft extended consumer Windows 10 security updates to 2027, with a no-cost option for eligible PCs and separate rules ...

Security, Trust & Governance: Securing Software That Increasingly Writes Itself: SD Times 100

Part of the SD Times 100 2026 series. See the full SD Times 100 2026 list for every category and honoree. Application security has spent years maturing around a relatively stable assumption: a human ...

Your Windows PC is at risk if you’re missing these security certificates

Microsoft is pushing out a fix to a bigger number of affected computers, but your PC may need your help to receive them.

Do you still need third-party antivirus on your Windows PC?

Earlier this year, Microsoft quietly deleted a post that argued Windows 11's built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus was good ...

SimpleHelp Flaw Exploited to Deploy Malware Targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux

A SimpleHelp authentication flaw is being exploited to deploy Djinn Stealer, a cross-platform malware targeting cloud, ...

Microsoft's Windows Secure Boot certificates just expired – here's what you need to do

Asus has confirmed that all consumer PCs will receive the update automatically through Windows Update. Users can also check ...