Symmatrics, a quantum secure data protection platform, is introducing its next-generation VPN that provides secure remote access-hardened against today's credential-based cyberattacks and emerging ...

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Microsoft is continuing its effort to reduce reliance on NTLM authentication in Windows. The company has announced new Kerberos-based capabilities that will arrive in upcoming Windows 11 client and ...

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Organizations typically roll out multi-factor authentication (MFA) and assume stolen passwords are no longer enough to access systems. In Windows environments, that assumption is often wrong.

Authentication sits at the heart of enterprise security, making passwords and the authentication mechanisms that use them, prime targets for cybercriminals. For more than 90% of organizations that use ...

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IT administrators will need to prepare for life without NTLM as Microsoft plans to disable the legacy authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases. This change marks the end of a 33 ...

Microsoft has announced that the phase-out of NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is now transitioning to disabling the protocol by default, in an effort to increase security in Windows 11 and Windows Server. NTLM ...

The New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication protocol is nearing its end and will no longer be enabled in the next version of Windows Server, Microsoft says. The legacy protocol has been ...

Microsoft has announced a three-phase approach to phase out New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) as part of its efforts to shift Windows environments toward stronger, Kerberos-based options. "NTLM ...

NTLM has been a part of Windows authentication for more than three decades. It consists of security protocols originally designed to provide authentication, integrity, and confidentiality to users.