LOS ANGELES — Microsoft will pass out beta code Wednesday it hopes will define the next evolution of directories. It’s a modular add-on that is built on a database and designed to add querying ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the September 2025 security updates are causing Active Directory issues on Windows Server 2025 systems. As the company explains in a Windows release health dashboard ...

Microsoft is rolling out a fix for Active Directory issues affecting some Windows Server 2025 systems after installing security updates released since September. As Redmond explained when it ...

One of two critical Active Directory Domain Controller vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft last month goes beyond the original denial-of-service (DoS) attack chain and can be used to crash multiple, ...

Microsoft has extended Entra’s powerful access control capabilities to on-premises applications — but you’ll need to rid your network of NTLM to take advantage of adding cloud features to your Active ...

Microsoft on Monday announced some Azure Active Directory enhancements to help organizations shift away from using Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). Most of the enhancements were described ...

First and foremost is Sean Metcalf’s Active Directory Security blog. If you are lucky enough to catch his talks in person, you will find that they are full of tips and explanations of how attacks ...

Microsoft is (mostly) getting rid of one of the lower-end editions of Azure Active Directory. As of July 1, the start of the company's new fiscal year, Microsoft began pulling references and links to ...

Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication (CBA) at the public preview stage. CBA lets organizations authenticate with Azure AD using ...

Microsoft sets Windows Azure production date NGAD, however, is not a replacement for Active Directory but a “clip-on” that provides developers a single programming API for building access controls ...