windows authentication

Hosting a GUI-driven, PowerShell-based application inside a RemoteApp session can solve great problems — it lets non‑Windows clients access Windows-only tools, centralizes administration, and simplifies deployment — but the hidden costs show up fast in authentication behavior, file system...

Mirion Medical’s ec2 Software NMIS/BioDose has been the subject of a coordinated security advisory that assigns multiple high‑severity vulnerabilities to EC2 Software NMIS BioDose installations, warns of remote and local attack paths that could lead to arbitrary code execution and data exposure...

Microsoft has confirmed a broad authentication regression that began appearing after late‑summer cumulative updates for Windows 11 and Windows Server: systems installed with preview update KB5064081 (released August 29, 2025) or the September cumulative KB5065426 can experience repeated...

Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-59275 to a high-severity elevation-of-privilege (EoP) issue in Windows Authentication Methods that, according to public vendor mirrors, stems from improper validation of a specific input type and can allow an authorized (local) actor to escalate privileges on...

Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2025-54895 warns that an integer overflow or wraparound in the SPNEGO Extended Negotiation (NEGOEX) security mechanism can be triggered by an authorized local actor to elevate privileges, turning a legitimate local account into a pathway to SYSTEM-level control if...

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...

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...

When Microsoft announces a security patch addressing a “wormable” remote code execution (RCE) flaw in foundational Windows authentication mechanisms, the global IT community takes notice. The recent remediation of CVE-2025-47981—a critical, heap-based buffer overflow in the SPNEGO Extended...

Microsoft has released Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.6029 (KB5061087) to the Release Preview Channel, introducing several enhancements and fixes aimed at improving system performance and user experience. Key Updates and Fixes: Mobile Operator Profiles: The Country and Operator Settings Asset...

Few developments in enterprise cybersecurity have proved as persistent—and as adaptive—as Windows authentication coercion attacks. Despite years of steady security investments by Microsoft and mounting awareness within the IT community, these sophisticated offensive techniques continue to...

If you've ever encountered the infuriating error message, "Another account from your organization is already signed in on this device. Try again with a different account," while attempting to access Microsoft 365 applications, you are far from alone. This pesky problem likely arises when you're...

If you’ve ever wondered whether the relics of IT’s past can come back to haunt you, look no further than NTLM authentication—a sort of ancient curse that’s less Indiana Jones and more Office Space. Windows still ships with this timeworn authentication protocol enabled by default. While it was a...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 21H1 Build 19043.1052 (KB5003637) to the Beta Channel & Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on 21H1. See our blog post here on preparing the Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) for release. This security update includes quality...

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Revision Note: V1.12 (April 12, 2011): Updated the FAQ with information about a non-security update enabling Microsoft Outlook to opt in to Extended Protection for Authentication. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of a new feature, Extended Protection for...

Revision Note: V1.12 (April 12, 2011): Updated the FAQ with information about a non-security update enabling Microsoft Outlook to opt in to Extended Protection for Authentication. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is announcing the availability of a new feature, Extended Protection for Authentication...

Revision Note: V1.11 (January 12, 2011): Corrected the link to the release notes for Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Portal in the FAQ. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is announcing the availability of a new feature, Extended Protection for Authentication, on the Windows platform. This feature...

Revision Note: V1.7 (October 12, 2010): Updated the FAQ with information about a non-security update enabling Windows Server Message Block (SMB) to opt in to Extended Protection for Authentication. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is announcing the availability of a new feature, Extended Protection...

Revision Note: V1.6 (September 14, 2010): Updated the FAQ with information about a non-security update enabling Outlook Express and Windows Mail to opt in to Extended Protection for Authentication. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is announcing the availability of a new feature, Extended Protection...

Link RemovedToday on Silverlight TV, Deepesh Mohnani*answers four of the questions most frequently asked in the*popular WCF RIA Services forums.*This is a great episode to watch and the first in a periodic series from the RIA Services team in which we will address the top questions from...