Authentication sits at the heart of enterprise security, making passwords and the authentication mechanisms that use them, prime targets for cybercriminals. For more than 90% of organizations that use ...

Microsoft announced earlier this week that the NTLM authentication protocol will be killed off in Windows 11 in the future. NTLM (short for New Technology LAN Manager) is a family of protocols used to ...

The hacking group known as TA577 has recently shifted tactics by using phishing emails to steal NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication hashes to perform account hijacks. TA577 is considered an initial ...

A new zero-day vulnerability in NTLM discovered by researchers at 0patch allows attackers to steal NTLM credentials by having a user view a specially crafted malicious file in Windows Explorer — no ...

Microsoft recently announced its plans to disable the legacy New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases. The software giant disclosed that the move is designed ...

The path to eradicating this ancient protocol and security sinkhole won’t be easy, but the time has come for its complete eradication. Microsoft has hinted at a possible end to NTLM a few times, but ...

Microsoft Improves Windows Security with a Path to Move Off NTLM Your email has been sent It’s time to stop relying on the insecure authentication protocol built into Windows. Microsoft is making it ...