Windows Server

Most x64 bit server hardware shipping today has TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, but the features are often turned off by default.

Service accounts configured for unconstrained delegation make it easy to compromise servers and Active Directory.

Microsoft releases 123 security updates, including a patch for a critical Windows Server DNS bug and Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU gets disabled.

This month Microsoft addresses 129 vulnerabilities, including SMBv3 bugs, Flash Player, and remote code execution flaws in VBScript.

Along with last week’s release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Microsoft released Windows Server version 2004.

May was a busy month for Windows, with the release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update and Build.

Microsoft Windows and Windows Server support a variety of different VPN technologies. The most advanced are DirectAccess and Windows 10 Always On VPN. In this article, I look at the advantages of Always On VPN over DirectAccess, and outline the infrastructure required to deploy Always On VPN.

Active Directory authentication for Azure Files, which is now in preview, builds on Azure AD DS authentication over SMB by letting you mount shares created using Azure Files with Windows Server Active Directory (AD) credentials.

Microsoft said on Monday that it is aware of an unpatched vulnerability in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library that is actively being exploited by hackers.

Microsoft recommends applying an out-of-band emergency patch for SMB remote code execution flaw as soon as possible.