Microsoft to end SMS two-factor authentication for personal accounts

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

Microsoft is killing SMS codes for Microsoft account sign-in, aggressively pushes passkeys on Windows 11

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

Microsoft: May Windows updates cause AD authentication failures

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 ...
Neowin

Microsoft is making significant improvements to SMB authentication in Windows 11

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.
Digital Trends

Use your face or finger to log into accounts using Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge now supports the Web Authentication specification for password-free logins. Support actually appeared in Build 17723 for Windows Insider Fast Ring participants and Build 18204 in the ...
Neowin

Microsoft is making Windows more secure, here is how IT admins need to prepare

For the past few years, Microsoft has been talking about how it is slowly, but surely, phasing out NTLM in Windows installations in favor of Kerberos-based alternatives. Although some versions of the ...
Computerworld

What is Windows Hello? Microsoft’s biometrics security system explained

Windows Hello gives Windows users an alternate way to log into their devices and applications using a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition. Here’s what the technology does, who uses it and the ...