Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Conditional Access Reauthentication Every Time Policy for Entra ID customers—a new feature that enables administrators to enforce fresh user authentication for specific actions. This policy ensures tighter control over access to sensitive resources and user activities. When the “Every Time” setting is enabled, users must fully reauthenticate…

Last week, administrators across numerous organizations were blindsided by widespread account lockouts. This issue was caused by Microsoft’s newly launched MACE Credential Revocation app in Entra ID, which mistakenly flagged legitimate users as high risk. The MACE app in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) is called MACE Credential Revocation. Microsoft recently…

Microsoft today released its second Secure Future Initiative (SFI) progress report. This new report outlines significant efforts in fortifying digital infrastructure and enhancing the cybersecurity resilience of organizations worldwide. What is the Secure Future Initiative (SFI)? Microsoft launched its Secure Future Initiative in November 2023. The SFI includes six pillars or areas of focus, with…

VMware has reinstated the free version of its vSphere Hypervisor (also known as ESXi), which was discontinued in February 2024. This news was quietly announced in the release notes for ESXi version 8.0 Update 3e. ESXi allows users to run multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical server in order to optimize resource utilization…

Cayosoft has released its 2025 Active Directory Insights report that includes findings from a Petri Media survey of over 1,000 IT and security professionals. The report shows that more than 88% of enterprise hybrid Active Directory environments contain critical security vulnerabilities. Active Directory (AD) is a key element in enterprise environments because it allows IT…

Microsoft is investigating a newly discovered bug that’s prompting unexpected Windows 11 upgrade offers for some enterprise users due to an issue with Microsoft Intune. The company has acknowledged the issue on the Microsoft 365 admin center and is actively deploying a code fix to affected devices. Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based endpoint management solution…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that hackers are actively exploiting a critical NTLM spoofing vulnerability in Windows systems, despite Microsoft having released a patch for it back in March. The ongoing attacks underscore the urgency for organizations to update their systems before more damage is done. NTLM (New Technology LAN Manager) is a security protocol suite…

Microsoft has issued a reminder to administrators: Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 will officially reach end of support this October. The company is urging IT teams to plan migration now to avoid security vulnerabilities and service disruptions. Microsoft dropped mainstream support for Exchange Server 2019 on January 9, 2024, whereas Exchange Server 2016’s mainstream support…

Microsoft has announced plans to retire service principal-less authentication for Entra ID customers by next year. Administrators are being urged to take proactive steps now to prepare their organizations for this upcoming change. In Microsoft Entra ID, service principal-less authentication is a method where applications authenticate without having a dedicated service principal in the resource…

Microsoft has issued a warning that users may experience the 0x80070643 installation failure after installing the April 2025 Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) update. The company confirmed on the Windows Release Health dashboard that this bug affects Windows 10 version 22H2 and 21H2, as well as Windows Server 2022. Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a tool…

Microsoft has identified compatibility issues between Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK version 2.26.1 and Azure Runbooks, particularly when using PowerShell 7.2. To address the problem, the company plans to introduce support for PowerShell 7.4 in Azure Runbooks through an upcoming update. The Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK is a collection of cmdlets designed to interact with Microsoft…

Researchers predict that global cybersecurity spending will grow by 12.2% by 2025, driven by the escalating frequency and sophistication of cyber threats. According to new IDC research, this upward trend will continue, with investments expected to reach $377 billion by 2028 as organizations double down on digital defense strategies. In the Worldwide Security Spending Guide,…