As Microsoft phases out older Exchange Server versions, IT leaders are facing new decisions about how to stay compliant and cost-efficient. Understanding the current licensing landscape for Windows ...

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Microsoft is expanding its passwordless security strategy by introducing passkey support for Microsoft Entra on Windows devices. The feature enables phishing-resistant authentication using Windows ...

Bitwarden now supports passkey logins on Windows 11 for Microsoft Entra ID users, extending passwordless sign-ins to device authentication. Password manager Bitwarden has introduced support for ...

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.

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.

This article describes how to authenticate with Microsoft Entra ID without setting up Azure Arc for your on-premises SQL Server 2022 and later versions. Microsoft Entra authentication is a cloud-based ...

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 ...

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating hacks that exploited it and ...

Update as of 2/4/2026: Details on the Windows Update rollout strategy added. As organizations face an evolving threat landscape, strengthening Windows authentication is more critical than ever. The ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...