23 April 2026 - 07:35

Category: IT Fail

Defender Fails to Defend, Obviously

Microsoft's very own security blanket has a hole large enough for hackers to stroll through. It's heartening to know even the gatekeepers leave the back door unlocked for us.

Defender Fails to Defend, Obviously

Source: CISA

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CISA has kindly informed us that Microsoft Defender is currently busy helping the wrong people bypass Windows security controls. This latest blunder impacts any poor soul relying on federal-grade protection, which apparently now includes an open invitation for malicious actors to wander about the OS. To survive this particular Tuesday, agencies must scramble to hit a strict remediation deadline before the exploit becomes more popular than a free bar at a tech conference. We continue our tireless tradition of patching the very tools meant to save us from the hobby of patching.

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