The emergence of a privilege escalation vulnerability tied to Windows Server 2025’s Delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) feature has sent ripples through the IT security community, highlighting both the inherent complexity and perennial risks facing Active Directory (AD)-reliant...
Microsoft’s history with Windows updates has often been punctuated by instances where critical security patches—introduced to defend against real-world threats—have triggered unexpected issues in enterprise environments. The April 2025 Patch Tuesday release is one such event, and its fallout has...
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