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Hackers showed at Black Hat that Windows Hello for Business can be fooled into accepting an attacker’s face by swapping biometric templates on a compromised PC—an attack that works stunningly fast if the intruder already has local admin privileges. In a live demo, German researchers Tillmann...

Security Boulevard’s new roundup of the “Top 15 SSO Providers 2025” is a handy entry point for anyone modernizing authentication, but several pricing notes and protocol claims need updating—and Windows shops in particular should weigh some very specific trade-offs around Entra ID, AD FS...

Barracuda Networks has launched Entra ID Backup Premium, a cloud-based backup-and-recovery service that protects 13 critical Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) components and promises fast restoration beyond Microsoft’s native 30‑day recovery window, with centralized visibility and...

HID is betting big on enterprise passkeys: the company has launched a refreshed line of FIDO‑certified Crescendo authenticators alongside a new Enterprise Passkey Management (EPM) service aimed at making large‑scale, phishing‑resistant sign‑ins easier to deploy and run. The August 5 announcement...

HID is bringing enterprise-grade passkeys to the mainstream, unveiling a refreshed line of FIDO2 authenticators alongside a new Enterprise Passkey Management (EPM) service designed to provision, monitor, and revoke credentials centrally at scale. The announcement introduces redesigned Crescendo...

Identity research published in July surfaces two sobering truths for Windows shops: attackers can now bypass dMSA authentication in Windows Server 2025 to mass‑generate service account passwords for lateral movement, and misgoverned first‑party apps in Microsoft Entra ID can be abused to...

Small and mid-sized businesses are in a race they didn’t sign up for: keep up with a threat landscape that moves faster than budgets, hiring pipelines, and legacy architectures. A recent trade feature made the case plainly—SMBs must get serious about network security and consolidation if they...

Microsoft has taken a significant step toward modernizing hybrid identity management with the introduction of the Group Source of Authority (SOA) feature in Entra ID, now available in public preview. This eagerly anticipated capability unlocks a new era of flexibility for IT administrators...

Microsoft has recently released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5733 (KB5062673) to the Dev Channel, introducing several enhancements aimed at improving user experience and system functionality. File Explorer Enhancements For users signed in with a work or school account (Entra ID), File...

For organizations contemplating a migration from Windows 10 domain-joined and co-managed devices to a truly cloud-native Windows 11 environment using Microsoft Intune, the path is now both clearer and more pressing than ever. The momentum behind Microsoft’s cloud management tools, especially...

Windows 10’s looming end of support has triggered urgent conversations in IT departments worldwide. As October 14, 2025 rapidly approaches, enterprises are facing a critical question: should they invest in Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for lingering Windows 10 devices, or move decisively to...

As Windows 10 approaches its end of support on October 14, 2025, enterprises worldwide face a critical decision: whether to invest in Extended Security Updates (ESUs) or begin the transition to Windows 11. The urgency behind this choice has intensified as IT teams seek a seamless, secure, and...

The looming end of support for Windows 10 is compelling businesses of all sizes to reassess their workstation strategies, and Microsoft’s Windows Autopatch groups have emerged as a centerpiece for orchestrating the upgrade to Windows 11 at scale. This evolution is more than a technical...

Disaster recovery in the Microsoft 365 universe often conjures images of cloud-to-cloud backups, tiered failover architectures, and storage redundancy. But for experts with decades in the trenches, data durability starts much closer to home—with identity itself. As John O’Neill Sr. and Dave...

Disaster resilience in the cloud era is often painted as a technical sprint towards ever-better backups, clever failovers, and bulletproof storage replication. But beneath the shiny surface of business continuity lies a quieter, sometimes overlooked foundational truth: identity is the keystone...

When it comes to disaster recovery in Microsoft 365, much of the conversation historically has revolved around technical redundancies: backup strategies, automated failover, and robust data protection mechanisms. Yet, as underscored by industry experts John O’Neill Sr. and Dave Kawula during a...

When disaster strikes in a Microsoft 365 environment, IT teams are frequently reminded of a cruel paradox: the more complicated the technical stack, the more simple the root cause of failure often proves to be. Backup and failover configurations, intricate network routing, even top-tier endpoint...

In the ever-evolving world of cloud productivity, Microsoft 365 sits at the heart of business operations for organizations large and small. Its robust suite—ranging from Exchange Online to SharePoint and Teams—powers collaboration and drives efficiency at remarkable scale. Yet, beneath the buzz...

When considering disaster resilience for Microsoft 365, the discussion often revolves around infrastructure, backup, and failover. However, insight from leading industry experts reveals a more foundational vulnerability—identity. At a pivotal summit hosted by Virtualization & Cloud Review, IT...

When it comes to ensuring the continuous availability and resilience of Microsoft 365 environments, much of the traditional advice centers around robust backup strategies and disaster recovery planning. However, as highlighted in a recent expert session at a Virtualization & Cloud Review summit...