Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Microsoft releases new Windows 11 builds with fixes and new tools

Microsoft has released new builds of Windows 11 to the Beta and Dev Channels for Windows Insiders. Although these are different release channels and...

Google Meet and Microsoft Teams are becoming interoperable

The fragmentated nature of collaborative video tools causes problems for people working with different platforms. New interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams is...

Avast launches Deepfake Guard to catch scam audio hidden in online videos

Avast has expanded its scam protection tools with the launch of Deepfake Guard on Windows, and the wider international availability of Avast Scam Guardian...

Ignoring low-severity alerts risks opening the door to real threats

New analysis of alerts across endpoint, cloud, identity, network, and phishing telemetry finds that nearly one percent of confirmed incidents originated from alerts initially...

Remote encryption spearheads ransomware tactics

Remote encryption attacks have accounted for 86 percent of ransomware activity in 2025 according to a new report, and have allowed adversaries to encrypt...

Over 75 percent of cybersecurity professionals worry about AI agent risks

A new study from Darktrace has surveyed more than 1,500 cybersecurity professionals from around the world to uncover their attitudes, understanding, and priorities when...

French authorities summon Elon Musk after raiding X offices

In France, prosecutors have conducted a raid of X’s Paris offices as it looks into the company’s Grok AI. The artificial intelligence tool has...

New AI-powered tool gives finance teams better visibility into vendor contracts

Only 5.5 percent of companies say they have ‘complete visibility’ on the total number of software licenses being used by their employees, according to...