Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in public preview. The feature, which was first announced in November at ...

Microsoft announced its new scareware blocker at the 2024 Ignite conference a few months ago and now it’s ready for users to try out. This preview is open to everyone who uses Edge; you just need to ...

Malicious actors have a variety of techniques to try and ensnare victims online, one of which is scareware. It entails displaying web pages designed to convince a user that their system has been ...

After experimenting with Copilot Mode in Edge, Microsoft has begun rolling it out in limited preview, adding conversational ...

Microsoft has begun testing a new "scareware blocker" for Edge on Windows PCs. The feature uses machine learning to detect tech support scams. It was introduced at the 2024 Ignite conference in ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's recent Edge update introduces a blocker to combat scareware scams, which use aggressive pop-ups, fullscreen lock-ins, and fake warnings to trick users into calling fraudulent ...

Scareware is one of the more aggressive forms of online deception, but Microsoft’s new tool can help you avoid the trap. If you use Edge, enabling the Scareware Blocker is an easy way to add an extra ...

With Chrome still dominant and AI-native browsers gaining ground, Microsoft is banking on Copilot Mode and enterprise-grade ...

Microsoft Ignite 2024 is a big day for businesses and developers, and CEO Satya Nadella's Day 1 keynote is going to cover two big topics: Copilot and security. I will be covering every announcement he ...