privileged access

Microsoft’s terse advisory for CVE-2026-20852 — described as a Windows Hello tampering vulnerability that “allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering locally” — should push security teams to treat biometric-signin integrity as a high-priority operational risk, even while authoritative...

The short, brutal timeline of this case — two federal contractors sacked in a 4:50 p.m. HR call and one of them allegedly deleting scores of government databases within minutes — exposes a catalogue of basic security failures that should unsettle every IT team that handles sensitive data...

The Justice Department’s latest insider‑threat prosecution reads like a cautionary tale written for IT managers, security teams, and anyone responsible for protecting federal data: two former contractors allegedly used lingering privileged access to delete nearly 100 government databases within...

Keeper Security’s new native integration with Microsoft Sentinel promises to turn privileged credential telemetry into a real‑time detection stream for SOC teams — delivering prebuilt dashboards, analytics rules and a push connector that ingests Keeper event data into Sentinel workspaces in both...

Amazon Web Services suffered a broad regional outage early on October 20 that knocked dozens of widely used apps and platforms offline — from team collaboration tools and video calls to social apps, bank services and smart-home devices — with early evidence pointing to DNS-resolution problems...

The October AWS outage was a blunt reminder that modern IT risk extends well beyond malware and phishing: when core cloud infrastructure falters, business continuity must already be built to survive infrastructure failure, not just adversaries. Keeper Security CEO Darren Guccione warned that...

Siemens’ RUGGEDCOM ROX II series is the subject of a newly spotlighted vulnerability that raises immediate operational concerns for industrial network operators: an unrestricted file upload condition in the device web interface can allow a high‑privilege, authenticated user to write arbitrary...

Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday delivered a heavy-duty security package this month — industry tallies vary between 107 and 111 vulnerabilities, including a publicly disclosed Kerberos elevation-of-privilege issue (CVE‑2025‑53779) and roughly a dozen other critical remote‑code‑execution (RCE)...

Title: Urgent: CVE-2025-53793 — Azure Stack Hub “Improper Authentication” Information Disclosure (what admins need to know and do) Lede Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53793 describing an “improper authentication” vulnerability in Azure Stack Hub that can allow an...

Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53765 describing an information disclosure vulnerability in Azure Stack Hub that can allow an authorized local actor to disclose private personal information; Microsoft’s advisory notes the issue specifically affects...

Windows Hello, long touted as the seamless and secure future of biometric login for Windows users, now finds itself under intense scrutiny following a dramatic live demonstration at this year’s Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Two German researchers unveiled a critical vulnerability...

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...

In the ever-evolving world of cloud productivity, Microsoft 365 sits at the heart of business operations for organizations large and small. Its robust suite—ranging from Exchange Online to SharePoint and Teams—powers collaboration and drives efficiency at remarkable scale. Yet, beneath the buzz...

When considering disaster resilience for Microsoft 365, the discussion often revolves around infrastructure, backup, and failover. However, insight from leading industry experts reveals a more foundational vulnerability—identity. At a pivotal summit hosted by Virtualization & Cloud Review, IT...

Organizations of every size have come to rely on Microsoft 365 as the digital nervous system powering their communication, collaboration, and data management. With its robust ecosystem—spanning Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and the evolving Entra ID (Azure AD)—Microsoft 365 has brought...

A pivotal security development has emerged from the world of enterprise identity management: a critical flaw has been identified in delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) within Windows Server 2025. This vulnerability, discovered and named the “Golden dMSA” attack by Semperis security...

In July 2025, a significant security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-48803, was disclosed, affecting Windows systems utilizing Virtualization-Based Security (VBS). This flaw allows authorized attackers to elevate their privileges locally due to a missing integrity check within the VBS...

Microsoft 365 has become the digital heart of modern organizations, supporting operations that range from email and file storage to real-time collaboration and regulatory compliance. Despite its reputation for robust security and the billions of dollars Microsoft invests in cybersecurity...

Here's what is known based on your provided information: CVE-2025-32712: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Type: Elevation of Privilege (EoP) Component: Win32K (GRFX) Attack Method: Use-after-free vulnerability, potentially allowing an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges...

In a significant development for Windows Server 2025 security, Semperis has introduced advanced detection capabilities within its Directory Services Protector platform to counteract the "BadSuccessor" privilege escalation technique. This initiative, in collaboration with Akamai, addresses...