Microsoft’s initiative to phase out NTLM authentication in favor of the more secure Kerberos protocol was originally announced back in October 2023. At that time, the Windows maker declared its intention to deprecate NTLM and encourage organizations to transition to Kerberos for authentication purposes across its ecosystem. Microsoft announced this week that later this year they are expecting to retire NTLM authentication in Windows 11.

User Account Control (UAC) serves as a security feature in Windows, aiming to safeguard the operating system from unauthorized modifications. Whenever alterations demand administrator-level permissions, UAC prompts the user, allowing them to either authorize or reject the requested change. User Account Control (UAC) provides several benefits, especially in maintaining security and minimizing risks associated with administrative privilege.

Media attention on various forms of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) underscores a key dynamic that CISOs, CIOs, and security leaders face – namely, to keep current with the fast pace of technological change and the risk factors that this change brings to the enterprise.

Development teams of all sizes are embracing the excitement and possibility of using AI tools to build software. Coding assistants like Google Gemini and Github Copilot have the potential to accelerate development like never before, and developers are adopting these tools — whether or not leadership has officially approved them. As your team considers the best ways to adopt this new technology, this transition might feel like déjà vu.

The first-ever BSides312 brought together security pros in Chicago, featuring insights on risk quantification, incident response, and innovative training for seniors.

Monitoring user activity on your critical endpoints is a vital part of an effective cybersecurity strategy. Organizations need to monitor both remote and local user sessions to ensure user accountability, manage cybersecurity risks, enable prompt incident response, and comply with relevant cybersecurity laws and regulations. This is a step-by-step guide on how to monitor user activity in Linux and record remote SSH sessions on any endpoint with the Ekran System software agent installed.

Keeper Security is excited to announce an updated User Interface (UI) for its browser extension across all supported browsers. The refreshed UI features a modernized design, and simplifies the process of finding and creating records for users. The new browser extension updates continue the recent UI enhancements to Keeper’s end-user vault and Admin Console.

Critical infrastructure facilities operated by the private and public sectors face a complex and continuously growing web of security threats that are compounded by the increasing convergence of information and operational technology (OT) in this area.

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By expanding its scope and introducing modernized requirements, the new NIS 2 Directive challenges organizations to elevate their cyber preparedness. This article explores how the directive affects a wide range of sectors and the critical infrastructure within them, detailing the requirements for compliance and highlighting the key role that IONIX plays in supporting organizations in meeting these regulations.