Dr. Nahm was a White House economist in the Biden administration. Tesla’s factory in Shanghai produces far more cars per worker than its plant in California. The gap reflects something unsettling ...

Microsoft blocked credential autofill functionality in Windows to address a security vulnerability, forcing IT admins to choose between security and workflow convenience through its February 2026 ...

February 2026 Patch Tuesday updates introduced a new Windows security hardening change that alters credential autofill behavior across authentication dialogs. Microsoft confirmed the change is ...

Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Phone all the way back in 2017, a move that CEO Satya Nadella came to regret years later. Even though some enthusiasts are trying to keep their aging Windows Phone ...

For the past few years, Microsoft has been talking about how it is slowly, but surely, phasing out NTLM in Windows installations in favor of Kerberos-based alternatives. Although some versions of the ...

Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberattacks.

Abstract: In the domain of smart devices, biometric identity authentication has become a leading and crucial technology, mainly because of its improved security and user convenience. Traditional ...

Microsoft released KB5077793 to fix Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 authentication failures. January 2026 security update KB5073379 caused credential prompt failures across multiple Windows ...

Mandiant, the Google-owned cybersecurity firm, has publicly released a comprehensive dataset of Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables, dramatically highlighting the dangers of relying on outdated Windows ...

Microsoft ended support for Windows 10—including security updates—on October 14, 2025. It's possible to keep using Windows 10 safely for a few more years, but I don't think it's worth the hassle.

As organizations face an evolving threat landscape, strengthening Windows authentication is more critical than ever. The deprecation of RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4) encryption in Kerberos is a shift toward ...