Microsoft's introduction of ADAM has set the stage for a major shift in the way directories are used for application authentication. META Trend: Driven by compliance and cost, organizations will focus ...

A strong account lockout policy is one of the most effective tools for stopping brute force authentication attempts on Windows domains. Learn how to add one to your organization's Windows Active ...

Microsoft Active Directory is a database embedded in all Windows server operating systems and in Windows Azure (Microsoft’s cloud-based platform-as-a-service/PaaS offering). The directory is used to ...

Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot ...

Microsoft this week released one of the largest Patch Tuesday bundles in its history, delivering fixes for 163 new Microsoft CVEs in a month that includes three zero-days and eight Critical-rated ...

A new module for the TrickBot trojan has been discovered that targets the Active Directory database stored on compromised Windows domain controllers. TrickBot is typically download and installed on a ...

Microsoft is making available to its volume licensing customers, as of September 15, a second paid version of Azure Active Directory. Azure Active Directory Basic, the newest version, sits between ...

Microsoft Windows Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) by default can be used as a target for NTLM relay attacks, which can allow a domain-joined computer to take over the entire Active ...