Microsoft has added Server Message Block (SMB) security measures for IT pros, which are now available as part of an early Windows preview release, via the Windows Insider test program. Two new SMB ...

A recently addressed security flaw in Microsoft Outlook has been identified as a significant threat, potentially allowing threat actors to exploit it to gain access to NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hashed ...

Back in June 2023, Microsoft officially announced it had deprecated support for its New Technology LAN Manager authentication protocol, which debuted in 1993 with Windows NT 3.1. It advised users to ...

A vulnerability allowing attackers to leak NTLM authentication hashes with minimal user interaction has been actively exploited just days after Microsoft released a patch. The flaw, tracked as ...

The various versions of Windows have used Kerberos as its main authentication protocol for over 20 years. However, in certain circumstances, the OS has to use another method, NTLM (NT LAN Manager).

A recent security update for a Windows NTLM Relay Attack has been confirmed to be a previously unfixed vector for the PetitPotam attack. Microsoft says it has fixed a known issue triggered by last ...

An initial access broker is able to grab authentication information when a victim opens the email attachments for access to Windows networks. A threat group that acts as an initial access broker is ...