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    Semperis Enhances DSP to Combat Critical Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Vulnerability

    In a significant development for enterprise security, Semperis has announced enhancements to its Directory Services Protector (DSP) platform, aimed at mitigating a critical vulnerability in Windows Server 2025's Active Directory. This vulnerability, dubbed "BadSuccessor," was identified by...
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    BadSuccessor Vulnerability in Windows Server 2025: How to Detect and Defend Against Exploitation

    The rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats has reached a new inflection point with the recent disclosure of the “BadSuccessor” vulnerability, which affects Windows Server 2025 environments. This critical flaw, first identified by Akamai researchers, exploits a feature meant to...
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    June Patch Tuesday 2025: Navigating Windows Updates, Security Risks, and Microsoft’s New Initiatives

    After a turbulent May filled with rapid-fire releases and out-of-band (OOB) patches, Microsoft enters June’s Patch Tuesday with renewed scrutiny from IT professionals, system administrators, and security watchers. The recent spate of unexpected errors and urgent hotfixes underlines a dynamic yet...
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    BadSuccessor Vulnerability in Windows Server 2025: The Hidden Threat to Active Directory Security

    Windows Server 2025, still in preview but already being tested in production-like environments, was supposed to represent Microsoft's next step in enterprise-grade directory services. Yet, a critical vulnerability quietly lurking in its newest Active Directory feature has upended that promise...
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    Mastering dMSA Security: Protecting Windows Server 2025 from Advanced Persistence Attacks

    The evolution of service account security within enterprise Windows environments has seen major innovation with the introduction of Delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs), particularly in Windows Server 2025. Promoted as an important cornerstone for automating credential management and...
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    Domain user accounts should no longer end with the dollar sign ($)

    Starting in Windows 7/2008R2, domain user accounts should not end with the dollar sign ($). Managed service accounts are identified by ending in a dollar sign ($) and there can be confusion on a system when setting a service to run under an account... Link Removed
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