Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The vulnerability is a critical one, as the severity-rating ...

Microsoft has officially deprecated NTLM authentication on Windows and Windows servers, stating that developers should transition to Kerberos or Negotiation authentication to prevent problems in the ...

Microsoft cited progress on enabling phishing-resistant authentications for organizations, in a Friday announcement. The announcement highlighted FIDO2 preview support for iOS and MacOS apps, ...

A vulnerability in Microsoft’s multifactor authentication (MFA) system has been uncovered by cybersecurity firm Oasis Security, allowing attackers to bypass security measures and access sensitive data ...

Microsoft's public cloud computing platform, Azure, was recently targeted by a cyberattack that led to a multi-hour outage. While a newly announced mandatory two-factor authentication login ...

It is the very first thing you need to do since Outlook requires a valid internet connection to verify your credentials and connect to the email server. To verify, you can use the ping tool. At times, ...

Microsoft has outlined several mitigations to protect against attacks on multi-factor authentication that will unfortunately make life more difficult for your remote workers. Three years ago, attacks ...

Microsoft is investigating a known issue causing authentication failures for some Windows services after installing updates released during the May 2022 Patch Tuesday. This comes after Windows admins ...

What just happened? Despite still being one of the most popular login methods, developers are gradually replacing passwords with newer, more robust authentication technologies. The "next generation" ...

While online accounts are increasingly protected by passkey technology, it turns out that many banking, e-commerce, social media, website domain name administration, software development platforms, ...

How a business email compromise attack exploited Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication Your email has been sent Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is often cited as one of the best security methods ...

Legacy authentication refers to older ways of logging in, such as POP3, IMAP, and old versions of Exchange ActiveSync. These methods are similar to a friend who still uses a flip phone; they can ...