Microsoft on Tuesday announced the commercial release ("general availability") of system-preferred multifactor authentication (MFA). System-preferred MFA will suggest using the most secure ...

Microsoft designed Windows Hello to be compatible with webcams across multiple brands, but that feature designed for ease of adoption could also make the technology vulnerable to bad actors. As ...

Microsoft's public cloud computing platform, Azure, was recently targeted by a cyberattack that led to a multi-hour outage. While a newly announced mandatory two-factor authentication login ...

In brief: Microsoft and other tech giants are encouraging a general pivot toward biometrics – generally considered more secure than typical passwords. However, research has repeatedly shown that ...

What just happened? Despite still being one of the most popular login methods, developers are gradually replacing passwords with newer, more robust authentication technologies. The "next generation" ...

Microsoft adds HMAC protection to CLFS in Windows 11 25H2 and Server 2025, improving security while increasing disk and I/O ...

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).