Redmond Magazine

Easy Ransomware Protection for Data Stored Locally, Part 1

Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access offers a simple yet effective way to protect locally stored data from ransomware, even when AppLocker isn't in play. When it comes to data storage, I have long ...
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.
Redmond Magazine

Easy Ransomware Protection for Data Stored Locally, Part 2: Enabling Defense

Enable and configure Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access to add a layer of protection against ransomware targeting locally stored data. In the first part of this series, I talked about how the ...
Bleeping Computer

How to build a robust Windows Service to block malware and ransomware

Discover five practical strategies to harden your Windows Servers against modern cyber threats. This eBook by ThreatLocker provides actionable steps to enhance your server security using a Zero Trust ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft: Windows CLFS Vulnerability Could Lead to ‘Widespread Deployment and Detonation of Ransomware’

Microsoft warns CVE-2025-29824 lets attackers with user access escalate privileges to deploy ransomware via a flaw in Windows CLFS. Microsoft has detected a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows ...
TweakTown

This Windows security feature protects Documents from ransomware, but it is off by default

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. For years, I assumed Windows didn't have much of an answer to ransomware beyond "install an antivirus and hope for the best." But Microsoft built a genuine ...
Nigeria Communications Week on MSN

Kaspersky Warns of The Gentlemen Ransomware Group Expanding Operations with New Malware

New Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) research into the rapidly growing ransomware group known as The Gentlemen has showed that the attackers have evolved their tactics through new ...