A single flaw in the way Windows domain controllers verify network identities has given attackers a shortcut to total control ...

Microsoft’s May 2026 security update fixes what the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team describes as 138 ...

If you’ve ever cloned a Windows Server machine and then watched your domain controller throw a fit about duplicate Security ...

Microsoft is reinforcing warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the persistent ...

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 ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on ...

Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework. Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout delivered ...

Microsoft is ending support for a registry key that served as a workaround for certificate-based authentication in Windows Domain Controllers. Back in May 2022, Microsoft released security updates for ...

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 ...

Error 1053 occurs when ADWS takes more than 30 seconds to complete its start routine. Common triggers include: the Active Directory Domain Services (NTDS) still ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warns of the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the ...