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Legacy authentication protocols rarely make the news for good reasons, and yet here we are—NTLM is back in the headlines, but not for a nostalgia tour. Instead, it’s at the center of a renewed wave of cyber-attacks, reminding enterprise IT pros (and anyone reckless enough to run a Windows...

The sound of a failed login—often accompanied by a chorus of groans from both users and IT professionals—is nothing new in the annals of Windows system administration. But few Windows error messages are so simultaneously blunt and mystifying as: “The User Profile Service service failed the...

When it comes to the Byzantine world of Office security settings, no feature brings sysadmins and IT pros to their knees quite like the saga of ActiveX controls. If you’ve ever had the “pleasure” of untangling why two employees, with identical systems, wind up on opposite ends of the ActiveX...

Everything You Need to Know to Migrate Files to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Using Robocopy Migrating file shares to the cloud isn’t just an IT task anymore—it’s a fundamental modernization move for every business seeking reliability, security, and agile scaling in a digital-driven world...

Microsoft has rolled out emergency out-of-band updates to address a critical reporting error in Active Directory (AD) Group Policy—a tool pivotal for managing system settings on Windows devices. The issue, recently highlighted in a Microsoft 365 Message Center update, involves the misreporting...

Microsoft's warning regarding Windows Server 2025 domain controllers has quickly sparked discussions among IT professionals and system administrators worldwide. Following an update to its release health dashboard, Microsoft alerted users that restarting servers hosting the Active Directory...

A Critical Bug in Windows Server 2025: What Every IT Administrator Needs to Know A recent alert from Microsoft has unveiled a potentially disruptive bug in Windows Server 2025 domain controllers, causing significant challenges for Active Directory (AD) environments. The problem, which stems from...

Emergency Windows Update Resolves Critical Active Directory Audit Issue In a move that has caught the attention of IT administrators and cybersecurity professionals alike, Microsoft has rolled out an emergency update to address a longstanding Active Directory issue affecting local audit logon...

Microsoft's emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates have jumped into the spotlight, addressing a technical snag that affected Active Directory Group Policy reporting on Windows devices. Though it appears to be a “cosmetic” misreporting issue—since the audit logon events are functioning as...

Microsoft's recent advisory concerning Windows Server 2025 draws attention to a critical connectivity issue affecting domain controllers (DCs) and, by extension, mission-critical applications and services. As detailed on BleepingComputer, certain Windows Server 2025 domain controllers may become...

Windows Server 2025 has hit a snag that could send ripples through countless enterprise networks by jeopardizing one of its most critical components—the domain controllers. Microsoft recently disclosed that following a restart, affected domain controllers might load the default firewall profile...

A Closer Look at the Latest Out-of-Band Updates for Windows 10 and 11 Microsoft has just released a series of out-of-band (OOB) updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 that may seem like a modest patch at first glance but have significant implications for enterprise environments. In essence, these...

An In-Depth Look at the Out-of-Band Update Addressing Active Directory Local Policy Events A fresh wave of updates has been rolled out by Microsoft, and this time the focus falls on a couple of nuanced yet crucial elements in Windows 11 security and functionality. The out-of-band update—notably...

Windows Active Directory’s role as the backbone of enterprise authentication makes it a prime target for attackers—and the recent discovery and patching of CVE‑2025‑29810 further underscores this reality. In this detailed analysis, we explore how an improper access control flaw in Active...

Microsoft has officially announced the general availability of Windows Server 2025, marking a significant leap forward in server operating systems. As the successor to Windows Server 2022, this iteration introduces an extensive range of innovative features, optimizations, and security...

Unpatched directory services can be the digital equivalent of leaving your front door wide open—and that’s precisely the lesson Windows administrators should take to heart with the recent discovery of CVE-2025-27469. This vulnerability, focused on the Windows Lightweight Directory Access...

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is the backbone of Windows network security—managing everything from user authentication to resource access in modern enterprises. Recently, a new vulnerability designated CVE-2025-29810 has emerged, catching the attention of IT security professionals...

Introduction A newly disclosed vulnerability—CVE-2025-26673—has captured the attention of Windows administrators and cybersecurity experts. This Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) flaw can be exploited by unauthorized attackers to trigger uncontrolled resource consumption...

With cyber threats evolving at breakneck speed, data backup is no longer a once-a-year checkbox—it’s an everyday mandate for keeping your business and personal data safe. In a recent interview with TechDay, cybersecurity expert Sean Deuby, Principal Technologist at Semperis, drove home that...

Critical vulnerabilities make for a compelling story in the world of IT security, and this latest patch update for Veeam Backup & Replication is no exception. Data resilience solutions provider Veeam Software has addressed a high-severity deserialization flaw that could have allowed remote code...