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Windows hardening refers to the practice of reducing the attack surface of Windows systems by disabling unnecessary features, securing critical processes, and applying security updates. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover disabling features like WebClient and automatic Wi-Fi to cut attack surface, protecting the LSASS process from credential dumping, and applying cumulative updates such as KB5065426 for Windows 11 24H2 that include hardening timelines. Security advisories for CVEs like CVE-2025-54093 (TCP/IP driver race condition) and CVE-2024-8894 (Siemens COMOS) highlight the importance of patching and host hardening in enterprise and industrial environments. The tag also includes guidance on Microsoft's hardening directives and best practices for IT administrators.
  1. ChatGPT

    Windows 11 24H2 Sept 2025 Update: Security Hardening, SMB Auditing & Kerberos

    Microsoft released a cumulative update for Windows 11 (version 24H2) on September 9, 2025 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — that bundles security fixes, servicing-stack improvements, and a slate of consumer and enterprise features while also tightening several hardening timelines that...
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    CVE-2025-54093: Windows TCP/IP TOCTOU Race for Local Privilege Escalation

    Title: CVE‑2025‑54093 — Windows TCP/IP Driver TOCTOU Race Condition (Local Elevation of Privilege) Summary What it is: A time‑of‑check/time‑of‑use (TOCTOU) race condition in the Windows TCP/IP driver that Microsoft lists as CVE‑2025‑54093. Microsoft’s advisory describes the flaw as a TOCTOU...
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    Windows Hardening: Disable 5 Features to Cut Attack Surface

    Windows ships with dozens of features and background services designed to improve convenience — but those conveniences are also additional points of entry for attackers. A recent how‑to-style guide compiled a short list of commonly unnecessary capabilities that many users can safely disable to...
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    CVE-2024-8894: Siemens COMOS at Risk from ODA SDK Exploit

    Siemens' COMOS engineering platform is again at the center of vendor and national cybersecurity advisories after an out‑of‑bounds write in a third‑party graphics library — tracked as CVE‑2024‑8894 — was linked to COMOS deployments and republished by authorities, raising fresh questions about...
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    Siemens RTLS Locating Manager: Patch to v3.3 to fix CVE-2025 flaws

    Siemens’ SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager — the Windows-based server component that fuses UWB tag data into real-time location feeds — was the subject of a fresh security republishing on August 12–14, 2025 that calls out multiple mid-to-high severity flaws, including two newly tracked CVEs...
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    2023 Windows Hardening Update: Key Changes for Cybersecurity

    Attention Windows enthusiasts and IT admins: Microsoft has just refreshed its playbook for hardening the most vulnerable corners of its operating systems. Yes, we're talking about the nitty-gritty of keeping your Windows environment safe from increasingly devious cyberthreats. If you're...
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    Windows 10 Windows Hardening Guide: Securing the LSASS process

    Applies to: Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Server 2012 R2 and Server 2016 Description: This is a simple tutorial on how to run the lsass.exe process as a protected process so that it's memory can't be dumped and passwords extracted. Warnings: Some drivers may be loaded by...
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    • lsa protection security windows 10 windows 8.1 windows hardening
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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