I'm exploring replacing a NT4 server which is the domain controller and file server for a small network of 6 client machines. However, I've never used samba before, or anything else to do it.<BR>The ...

IT admin may lock down the DMZ from an external perspective but fail to put that level of security on access to the DMZ from an internal perspective as you’ll have to access, manage and monitor these ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

Security researchers have devised a way to block the recently disclosed PetitPotam attack vector that allows hackers to take control of a Windows domain controller easily. An new version of the ...

Microsoft is urging customers to patch two Active Directory domain controller bugs after a PoC tool was publicly released on Dec. 12. A proof-of-concept tool has been published that leverages two ...

The Kerberos authentication method originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1980s, as part of a project called Athena. The project involved integrating the computers on the MIT ...

A new report out today from unified identity security company Silverfort Inc. details a previously undisclosed denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Netlogon protocol that could allow ...

Update: Microsoft acknowledged PrintNightmare as a zero-day that has been affecting all Windows versions since before June 2021 security updates. Technical details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit ...

SafeBreach researchers demonstrate how attackers can crash Windows domain controllers and build a botnet using unauthenticated RPC and LDAP vulnerabilities. At DEF CON 33, security researchers ...

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