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The Microsoft Edge Secure Network VPN service uses Cloudflare's Privacy Proxy, the latter company has revealed.

Security vendor Norton is applying AI to scam detection, and its new Norton Genie app is now available to the public in an early access program.

Security vendor WatchGuard Technologies' AuthPoint Total Identity Security bundles AuthPoint multi-factor authentication with dark web credential monitoring capabilities and a corporate password manager.

Vivaldi users will now be able to use Bing Chat after the Norwegian company behind the browser added a tweak to allow the bypassing of restrictions on using the chat app.

GUEST RESEARCH: BeyondTrust, the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, today announced the release of the 2023 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report. This report is the 10th anniversary edition and covers a decade of vulnerability insights, providing valuable information to help organisations see into the past, present, and future of the Microsoft vulnerability landscape. Produced annually by BeyondTrust, The Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report analyses data from security bulletins publicly issued by Microsoft throughout the previous year.

Microsoft's Edge browser's PDF handling capability is being enhanced by the incorporation of Adobe's Acrobat PDF engine.

Microsoft has debuted a new version of its Bing search engine using AI technology from OpenAI, along with an update to the Edge browser that can summarise and help create content.

GUEST OPINION: Cybercriminals are making use of privileged access credentials for almost half of all attacks undertaken within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Adobe's new Acrobat extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge provide what the company claims is the most comprehensive set of PDF tools.

ANALYSIS Google's recent move to limit the use of its APIs in Chrome, such as Chrome sync and Click to Call, appears to be driven by the launch of Microsoft's Edge browser based on the open-source version of Chrome, known as Chromium.

Security vendor Avast has identified malware hidden in at least 25 third-party Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions. These extensions are associated with big-name sites including Instagram and Facebook.

A client-side vulnerability in the Google Play Core Library, patched by the company in April, is still present in many Android apps because developers are yet to include the patch into these apps.

Microsoft 365 was launched three years ago as a business product combining Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365 Business Premium and other software, but it has now completely replaced the Office 365 brand.

Software giant Microsoft has used its Inspire partner event as the stage for multiple announcements.

When is a bug not a bug? When Microsoft decides to make an unannounced, uncontrollable feature which takes away existing functionality, putting another nail in Edge's coffin vs. Chrome and Firefox.

Microsoft has decided to block Flash Player content by default in the next release of its Edge Browser. Why? Flash is an old, venerable and very vulnerable attack vector.

You will soon be able to use an iPhone to log into a Windows PC – and we thought the twain shall never meet. Come on, Windows is Windows and iPhone is iOS – they have nothing in common.

Security firm Exodus Intelligence has trumped Apple in the bug bounty area, offering as much as half a million American dollars for zero-day iOS exploits.

While Microsoft would prefer you use its Edge browser on Windows 10 as part of its ecosystem, the most popular Windows browser is Google’s Chrome. But there is a downside to Chrome – spying and battery life.