Microsoft is ending SMS login codes for personal accounts and replacing them with passkeys, authenticator apps, and backup ...

Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS-based two-factor authentication because it has become a leading source of fraud, ...

Users will soon need to set up an alternative, like a passkey.

Microsoft is investigating a known issue causing authentication failures for some Windows services after installing updates released during the May 2022 Patch Tuesday. This comes after Windows admins ...

The company cites vulnerability to guessing and social engineering as the reason behind the decision, but a part of the ...

Microsoft has addressed a security feature bypass vulnerability in the Windows Hello authentication biometrics-based tech, letting threat actors spoof a target's identity and trick the face ...

Have you ever heard about Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? Maybe not, but chances are you’ve been using it without even knowing. You see, MFA in the eyes of many is viewed as the gold standard for ...

Microsoft has enabled a preview feature by default in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build 25206. It is related to improving the security of SMB NTLM authentication and reducing attack surfaces.

Attackers can steal user credentials by enabling credential caching in the Windows authentication protocol WDigest. Here's how to stop them. Once attackers get into a system, they often want to ...