The cybersecurity threat landscape is experiencing a dramatic evolution, as a sharp increase in password spray attacks foreshadows a new era of risk for enterprise infrastructures. Recent telemetry and research highlight a 399% surge in attacks on Cisco ASA VPN systems during Q1 2025, paralleled...
Mainframe security is facing a critical inflection point, driven by the collision of long-standing identity and access management (IAM) blind spots with a rapidly evolving compliance landscape. For decades, mainframes have served as the backbone of major industries—banking, healthcare...
As Microsoft approaches the official end-of-support phase for Windows 10, users, enterprises, and IT administrators are bracing for a wave of changes impacting how they work and secure their devices. Amid a flurry of announcements, policy updates, and user anxieties about shifting to Windows 11...
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Microsoft’s Telnet Server, long considered a relic of the early days of Windows networking, now represents an even greater risk than previously recognized. Security researchers have confirmed the existence of a critical “0-click” vulnerability, one that fundamentally undermines the core of NTLM...
Microsoft’s recent decision to extend support for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) beyond its originally planned end date in April 2025 offers a significant insight into the complex reality of enterprise IT infrastructure management. Although WSUS has long been a stalwart in Windows...
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Microsoft's recent decision to extend support for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), originally scheduled for deprecation in April 2025, marks a significant concession in their roadmap for enterprise update management. This move reveals the complexities and challenges facing IT...
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Microsoft’s recent decision to extend support for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) beyond the previously scheduled April 18, 2025, end date is a nuanced yet significant development in enterprise update management. Originally, Microsoft intended to cease driver update synchronization to WSUS...
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