About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Hot on the heels of the NSA publishing a “high-risk of ...

Vulnerabilities in technologies that provide access to operational technology environments are particularly dangerous because they can allow an attacker to disrupt critical industrial systems, steal ...

At today's free online summit produced by sister pub RedmondMag, titled "Crash Course: Identity and Access Management in AD/Entra ID," Microsoft Certified Solutions Master and former five-time MVP ...

DBeaver includes support for Kerberos authentication, enabling secure connections to your databases. Kerberos authentication is a secure method for verifying user identities over non-secure networks.

Microsoft has extended Entra’s powerful access control capabilities to on-premises applications — but you’ll need to rid your network of NTLM to take advantage of adding cloud features to your Active ...

Defense officials are rolling out a new authentication process for their websites, called myAuth, over the next 18 months. (NiP photography) More than 20 million people in the military community, ...

Previously on our passkey journey, I talked about the challenge of figuring out if a relying party-- typically, the operator of a website or app -- even offers the ability to sign in with a passkey ...

Do your favorite sites even support passkeys? Join us on a typical passkey journey from discovery to registration to authentication to deletion. Read now Passkeys are often described as a passwordless ...