Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years ...

Here we go again: another Microsoft Windows update, another feature broken as a result. This time it’s VPN access. Here’s ...

Microsoft says SMB signing (aka security signatures) will be required by default for all connections to defend against NTLM relay attacks, starting with today's Windows build (Enterprise edition) ...

Microsoft will disable RC4 by default in Windows Kerberos, pushing organizations to uncover and eliminate longstanding cryptographic weaknesses hidden in legacy ...

In addition to its Copilot+ secure-cored PC, the company announced enterprise security enhancements, admin privilege changes, and the deprecation of legacy authentication protocols. Ahead of its Build ...

In the aftermath of the devastating CrowdStrike outage this July, Microsoft vowed to do better even though it insisted that the event was an aberration. Evidently unwilling to take chances (or risk ...

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Microsoft has hardened authentication for its DCOM Server in response to a vulnerability. Check for the impact on your network now before the change becomes permanent. Microsoft’s June security update ...

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