Windows 10 is on its last legs: The predecessor to Windows 11 has already reached its official end of support in October 2025, and will continue to limp along with free Extended Security Updates (ESU) ...

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) remains central to enterprise identity, powering authentication and authorization across hybrid environments. As organizations modernize, AD DS continues to be ...

Active Directory remains one of the most important tools for IT administrators managing users, computers, and security policies across a Windows network. While it’s not installed by default in Windows ...

I've seen many a Windows-themed Linux distribution come and go. I've also seen my fair share of Windows-like Linux distributions that were nothing more than malware, hiding as an operating system. And ...

The Quilin ransomware group has attacked Windows hosts using a Linux-based binary in a cross-platform attack that can evade Windows-centric detections and security solutions, including conventional ...

Microsoft is rolling out a fix for Active Directory issues affecting some Windows Server 2025 systems after installing security updates released since September. As Redmond explained when it ...

You've likely heard people talking about Linux as a more stable, secure, and customizable operating system than Windows 11. That might be hard to believe, but in some cases, it's true. If you're tired ...

Active Directory account lockouts happen when too many failed login attempts trigger security limits. Common causes include outdated cached credentials, expired service account passwords, mobile ...

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 ...

Hacker Reveals New Authentication Bypass in Active Directory and Entra ID Environments Your email has been sent At last week’s Black Hat event in Las Vegas, Dirk-jan Mollema, hacker, security ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities are among the worst you ...

Unprivileged users with permission to create objects inside an Active Directory organizational unit can abuse the new Delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) feature to elevate their privilege to ...