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

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

A Microsoft Defender flaw is now being linked to ransomware attacks

BlueHammer became public on April 2 in an unusual fashion. A researcher using the names Chaotic Eclipse and Nightmare Eclipse ...
Windows Report

CISA Says Microsoft Defender BlueHammer Flaw Is Now Used in Ransomware Attacks

CISA says ransomware gangs are exploiting Microsoft Defender’s BlueHammer flaw, patched in April 2026 after zero-day reports.
InfoWorld

End of support looms for .NET 8 and .NET 9

Microsoft will end support for its .NET 8 and .NET 9 platforms on November 10, 2026. The company advises current users of those platforms to upgrade to .NET 10.

CISA: Windows BlueHammer flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs

CISA confirmed on Monday that ransomware gangs are now exploiting a Microsoft Defender privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed BlueHammer, that has previously been abused in zero-day attacks.
Windows Report

Microsoft Extends Windows Server 2022 Hotpatching Support Until 2027

While hotpatch support now runs through October 2027, the overall Windows Server 2022 lifecycle remains unchanged. Windows ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Support Vector Regression with SGD Training Using C#

Support vector regression can predict numeric values effectively, and this article shows how to implement and train a kernel SVR model in C# using stochastic sub-gradient descent.