Mandiant Exposes Major Flaw In Outdated Windows Authentication

Mandiant, the Google-owned cybersecurity firm, has publicly released a comprehensive dataset of Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables, ...

Windows App forgets how to log in with first security update of the year

The Windows App is Microsoft's one-stop shop for everything Windows launched via a rebranding exercise in 2024. According to ...

Windows Networks: Google Mandiant Delivers the Coup de Grâce to Microsoft's NTLM

Google provides assistance in cracking NTLM hashes, provoking Microsoft and also admins who are concerned about the security ...
Network World

Which SQL Server 2008 Authentication Mechanism Should I Choose?

SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode uses either Active Directory user accounts or SQL Server accounts when validating access to SQL Server. SQL Server 2005 introduced a means to enforce ...
Neowin

Microsoft wants to eventually disable NTLM authentication in Windows 11Microsoft wants to eventually disable NTLM authentication in Windows 11Microsoft wants to eventually ...

The various versions of Windows have used Kerberos as its main authentication protocol for over 20 years. However, in certain circumstances, the OS has to use another method, NTLM (NT LAN Manager).
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: April updates cause Windows Server auth issues

Microsoft says the April 2025 security updates are causing authentication issues on some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers. The list of impacted platforms includes Windows Server 2016, Windows ...