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    Law Firms and AI: From Pilots to Safe, Governed Production

    Law firms are experimenting with artificial intelligence at a rapid clip, but according to recent reporting and industry surveys, widespread, fully governed production deployments remain the exception rather than the rule—a reality shaped less by technical immaturity than by ethical, regulatory...
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    Kerberos CVE-2025-26647: Audit-to-Enforce rollout and NTAuth changes

    Microsoft’s April 2025 Kerberos protections — delivered to close CVE‑2025‑26647 — introduced a new operational knob, AllowNtAuthPolicyBypass, that was intended to let administrators audit then enforce stricter certificate-based authentication behavior on domain controllers; the rollout fixed a...
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    NTLMv1SSO Audit to Enforce in Windows 11 24H2 & Server 2025

    Microsoft will audit and then begin enforcing a block on NTLMv1–derived credentials in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025: the change is gated by a new registry key (BlockNtlmv1SSO), exposes two new NTLM event IDs for Audit vs Enforce behavior, and will be rolled out in phases...
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    ChatGPT Enterprise Leads 2025: Security, Scale, and Custom Automation for Businesses

    ChatGPT Enterprise has emerged as the de facto leader among business-focused chatbots in 2025, distinguished by enterprise-grade security, scalable deployment tools, and deep customization that supports automation, customer support, and advanced data analysis—claims reflected in industry...
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    CVE-2025-40758: Mendix SAML Module Allows Remote Account Hijack (CVSS 8.7)

    Siemens’ Mendix SAML module contains a high‑severity flaw that, under certain single sign‑on (SSO) configurations, can allow unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass SAML signature verification and hijack user accounts — a vulnerability tracked as CVE‑2025‑40758 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of...
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    ChatGPT Expands with Google Workspace Connectors: Gmail, Calendar, Contacts

    OpenAI’s ChatGPT can now reach into your Gmail inbox, read your Google Calendar, and look up people in Google Contacts — all from inside a single chat — marking a clear escalation in the product’s push from a conversational assistant toward a full-fledged, context-aware workspace tool. The...
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    Windows-First SSO in 2025: Entra ID, Passkeys, and Pricing Essentials

    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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    No Wrong Door Policy: Streamlining Government Services and IT Integration

    In the ever-evolving landscape of government services and digital transformation, the "No Wrong Door" (NWD) policy emerges as a concept that not only promises to streamline bureaucratic processes but also offers intriguing parallels to IT frameworks like data portability and single-sign-on...
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    Improving Microsoft SSO: User Experience, Security, and Future Innovations

    Historically, the user experience in the Microsoft ecosystem has been marred by these frequent notifications, which can disrupt workflow and lead to frustration, particularly in enterprise environments where users require seamless integration across various applications and services. As...