PC World has outlined five Microsoft Defender settings it says can improve security and performance on new Windows PCs, while PCMag highlights areas where the built-in antivirus falls short of ...

Defender is 'usually sufficient,' it says in a blog post that might rile up the antivirus industry.

What can you do when a noted security expert dishes out bad security advice? I guess you can try thinking clearly.

Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why ...