Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) remains central to enterprise identity, powering authentication and authorization across hybrid environments. As organizations modernize, AD DS continues to be ...

Active Directory remains one of the most important tools for IT administrators managing users, computers, and security policies across a Windows network. While it’s not installed by default in Windows ...

Active Directory permissions determine how much privilege you have to access and modify files, folders, and functions on the Active Directory. Administrators can set permissions in the Active ...

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 ...

Even after 25 years, Microsoft Active Directory (AD) remains the backbone of identity and access management in up to 90% of enterprise IT environments worldwide, making it a high-value target for ...

Active Directory (AD) is the backbone for identity and privilege management in Windows environments, making it a prime attack vector for the Scattered Spider hacker group (also tracked as UNC3944, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities are among the worst you ...

Security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Xerox VersaLink C7025 Multifunction printers (MFPs) that could allow attackers to capture authentication credentials via pass-back attacks via ...

LDAPNightmare: If December Patch Tuesday server updates have not yet been installed, it’s time to do so to avoid DoS or RCE attacks on Active Directory domain controllers as shown by PoC exploit.

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, ...