Local administrator accounts have long been a double-edged sword in Windows environments—absolutely necessary for troubleshooting connectivity issues or performing emergency maintenance, yet historically a glaring security weakness due to static passwords and over-privileged access. With the...
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A new development in the realm of cloud security threats has emerged, offering threat actors a novel way to obtain Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory) refresh tokens from compromised endpoints, potentially bypassing even robust multi-factor authentication (MFA) mechanisms. This...
In a significant move that promises to streamline the complex world of cloud migration, Pure Storage has unveiled a new service aimed at simplifying the migration of on-premises VMware environments to Microsoft Azure. If you've ever slogged through hours of tedious migration or grappled with...