Mac users no longer need to buy a Windows laptop or accept crippled workarounds to run the Czech accounting system POHODA — hosting the app in the cloud and accessing it via a Windows desktop session delivers the full, native POHODA experience on macOS, iPadOS, and virtually any...
Three persistent beliefs about Windows security still shape decisions in 2025 — that you must pay for antivirus, that Microsoft Defender is a catch‑all shield, and that staying on Windows 10 is safe for years to come — and each is misleading in ways that matter for risk, cost, and practical...
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Cisco has pushed an urgent patch for a maximum‑severity remote code execution flaw in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software that allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on affected appliances when RADIUS authentication is enabled for...
Windows Security is a strong baseline for protecting Windows 11 devices, but it was never designed to be a human-proof, one-stop solution — there are modern threats that built-in tools cannot fully mitigate, and relying on default protection alone leaves significant gaps in phishing...
Cloud storage is convenient and often indispensable, but the recent run of high-profile account suspensions and provider errors makes one thing clear: putting all your important data into a single cloud vault is a recipe for avoidable heartbreak. Recent incidents involving locked OneDrive...
Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE-2025-53778 as an improper authentication vulnerability in the Windows NTLM implementation that can allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network, and administrators should treat it as a high-priority authentication risk until every...
CVE-2025-53138 — RRAS information disclosure: what admins need to know now
By [Your Name], WindowsForum.com — August 12, 2025
Summary
Microsoft’s Security Response Center lists CVE-2025-53138 as an information‑disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS)...
Title: CVE-2025-50171 — Remote Desktop "Missing authorization" (spoofing) vulnerability — what admins must know and do now
TL;DR (quick action checklist)
This CVE (CVE-2025-50171) is a Microsoft-reported vulnerability in Remote Desktop Server described as a “missing authorization” that allows...
A Microsoft Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2025-33051 describes an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange Server, and the appearance of that CVE on the vendor’s advisory should put any on‑premises Exchange administrator on high alert. At the time of writing...
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Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-49745 to a cross‑site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on‑premises), describing an issue where improper neutralization of input during web page generation can allow an attacker to perform spoofing over a network against on‑premises...
I asked Microsoft’s Copilot to make a dinner reservation for me, and it did—eventually—by opening a cloud-based browser, navigating OpenTable, filling forms and clicking buttons until a reservation appeared. The result is promising: Copilot Actions can perform real web tasks, but the experience...
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...
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SendQuick says its Conexa authentication platform has achieved FIDO2 server certification from the FIDO Alliance, a milestone the company claims will help enterprises cut password risk with phishing‑resistant, standards‑based sign‑ins. While this announcement signals a strategic shift toward...
Cyber threats are evolving at a pace that matches the relentless march of digital transformation. By 2025, easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities and automated attack tools will outpace most patching cycles. Setting up a secure web server is no longer an advanced task reserved for seasoned...
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 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...
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In recent months, the aviation and transportation sectors have become prime targets for sophisticated phishing attacks, particularly those involving Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes. Cybercriminals are exploiting executive email accounts to deceive customers and partners into transferring...
The direct content from your provided link is inaccessible due to a captcha barrier, but I did a deep search in relevant documents and industry updates regarding MFA integration for Microsoft Azure tenants, including recent authentication and federation announcements from Optimal IdM and...
Optimal IdM, a prominent provider of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, has recently unveiled a universal Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) integration tailored for Microsoft Azure tenants. This development signifies a substantial advancement in bolstering security measures for...