Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberattacks.

SINGAPORE - Private organisations that have not phased out the use of NRIC numbers for authentication will risk breaching the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) from Jan 1, 2027. In a statement on ...

A high-severity Windows Admin Center vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119) could allow privilege escalation in enterprise environments. Here’s what to know and how to mitigate risk.

Microsoft fixes CVE-2026-26119, an 8.8 CVSS privilege escalation bug in Windows Admin Center that could allow network-based user rights takeover.

If you are the kind of person who sips his morning coffee in front of a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, the best app for you would be OneDrive. On Windows, it quietly backs up your Desktop, ...

Microsoft is gearing up for big PowerShell and Windows OpenSSH changes in 2026, but security will come before flashy new features.

For nearly 30 years, security experts have warned organizations to ditch the weak NTLM authentication protocol in Windows. But its use persists, even amidst easy ...

We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...

Microsoft is preparing one of the most consequential security shifts in Windows in decades, turning off NTLM authentication by default and pushing organizations toward modern, Kerberos based sign in.

It's been over four years since Microsoft released Windows 11, introducing a new OS experience while leaving a whole bunch of devices out of the support pool. Though the hardware requirements were not ...

SINGAPORE: Private organisations have until Dec 31, 2026 to phase out the use of NRIC numbers for authentication, said the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) on Monday (Feb 2). Enforcement ...

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