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  1. Microsoft Entra ID Retires Service Principal-Less Authentication by 2026: What Organizations Need to

    The End of an Era: Microsoft Entra ID’s Move Away from Service Principal-Less Authentication In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, Microsoft’s approach to identity and access management has been a compass for the industry. With the news that Microsoft Entra ID will officially retire service...
  2. Microsoft Blocks ActiveX in Office Apps by Default to Boost Security and Reduce Risks

    Microsoft Tightens Security by Blocking ActiveX in Office Apps by Default Microsoft has taken a decisive step to enhance the security of its Office suite on Windows by making it considerably harder to enable ActiveX controls. This move targets the Windows versions of popular productivity...
  3. Microsoft's New DCF Policy: Enhancing Security in Teams Devices

    Microsoft’s latest security maneuver has the IT world buzzing as it targets one of the more under-the-radar authentication methods in Microsoft Teams devices. The company is rolling out a new managed policy designed to curb the risks associated with Device Code Flow (DCF) authentication—a method...
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    File System auditing - Event ID 4663 not logging

    Hello, I hope someone can help with this issue. I have a requirement to configure file system logging on my windows file server and I have setup the security policy to track file system object access but I am not getting Event ID 4663 (An attempt was made to access an object). These are the...
  5. Windows 10 I cant turn "allow downloads from other pc"

    So i cant turn on the optimized downloads, because "some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization" but, i dont have any school, or work accounts linked. Does anyone know how to fix this? Here is an image:
  6. AA20-336A: Advanced Persistent Threat Actors Targeting U.S. Think Tanks

    Original release date: December 1, 2020<br/><h3>Summary</h3><p class="tip-intro" style="font-size: 15px;"><em>This Advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&amp;CK®) framework. See the <a href="Techniques - Enterprise | MITRE ATT&CK®">ATT&amp;CK for...
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    Effective Port Forwarding Techniques for Windows: Seeking Guidance for Database Development

    Hi all, What is the best way to do port forwarding under windows? As I am happy linux user, I usually do it with one-line command below: ssh user1@yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy -L 3432:nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:5432 Next I can just use 127.0.0.1:3432 like it's on my local machine. The thing is that I will have to...
  8. Introducing support for Content Security Policy Level 2

    We are happy to introduce support for Content Security Policy Level 2 (CSP2) in Microsoft Edge, another step in our ongoing commitment to make Microsoft Edge the safest and most secure browser for our customers. CSP2, when used correctly, is an effective defense-in-depth mechanism against cross...
  9. TA13-317A: Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities

    Original release date: November 13, 2013 | Last revised: November 16, 2013 Systems Affected Windows Operating System and Components Microsoft Office Internet Explorer Overview Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released updates to address...
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    Windows 7 Mysterious Remote Desktop Failures

    I'm seeing some very odd remote desktop problems at work. The server is 2008 Server R2 64-bit. Unfortunately, I do not have administrative privileges. I have to escalate to another group in order to analyze logs. I have done this, but my team may meanwhile sit idle for days. All clients...
  11. AppLocker path condition does not work when a file name contains international characters in Windows

    Fixes an issue in which an AppLocker path condition does not work when an executable file name contains international characters. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  12. AuditPol and Local Security Policy results may differ

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  13. Windows 7 Using Active Directory users without joining the domain to share a folder

    hi the problem is i want to share a folder for specified people and OU from my work domain on my laptop that is not a part of my work domain and will not be able to join due to the security policy of the company ... is there a way to do that ? thanQ
  14. Two councils hit with big fines for laptop blunder

    Two councils hit with big fines for laptop blunder The UK's information watchdog has slapped two London councils with hefty penalties for failing to encrypt personal data on laptops that were stolen by thieves. Ealing Council and Hounslow Council were both found to be in serious breach...
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    Windows 7 Unalbe to map network drive from Windows 7 PC to Windows 2008 Server (both in WORKGROUP)

    I'm running 64Bit Windows 7 Ultimate using IPv4 and want to map a network drive to my Windows 2008 server. I've tried both mapping to the "default admin shares" i.e. C$, D$ as well as creating my own shares with full access rights to the "administrators group" to which I belong. However...
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    Windows 7 Cannot access Windows 7 shared folders from Ubuntu and MacOSX

    I have four machines: A MacBook Pro, a desktop running Ubuntu and two desktops running Windows 7 64bit. To make it easier in describing the issue I am having, let's call my Windows 7 desktops as PC-A and PC-B. I have shared folders in both PC-A and PC-B that are accessible from all machines and...
  17. Snooping with 'little available redress for users'

    Walt Disney's internet subsidiary and several of its partners have been sued for allegedly using cookies based on Adobe's Flash Player to track highly personal information about their users, many of whom were minors. The LSOs, or locally shared objects are better known as Flash Cookies, and...
  18. Windows 7 Understanding Approaches to Computer Security: Trust Policies and System Design Strategies

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_security The technologies of computer security are based on Link Removed due to 404 Error. As security is not necessarily the primary goal of most computer applications, designing a program with security in mind often imposes restrictions on that program's...
  19. Windows 7 Windows 7 and Mac OS X 0x80070035 check spelling error?

    Ok I'm stump:mad: It Windows 7 keeps throwing up 0x80070035 when I try to map-network! I've tryed this. Open the Control Panel 2. Switch to "Classic" view 3. Double-click Administration Tools 4. Double-click Local Security Policy 5. Or Secpol.msc 6. Expand...
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    Windows Vista Vista network sees partition but folder empty

    I have a NAS, which is a Seagate Free Agent drive attached by USB to a Linksys WRT350N router. Linksys tech support got me to the point where the partitions on the drive are visible to the network ( in Local security policy under Network security:LAN manager authentication level I set it to use...