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.

Microsoft is preparing one of the most consequential security shifts in Windows in decades, turning off NTLM authentication ...

February 2026 Patch Tuesday restricts Windows credential autofill to fix a Windows Hello input injection flaw (CVE-2026-20804).

Future Windows updates will disable NTLM authentication, bolstering security and protecting users against legacy protocol vulnerabilities.

Microsoft has detailed a three-phased roadmap leading to NTLM being completely disabled in the next version of Windows Server ...

Microsoft confirms a 3-phase strategy to deprecate NTLM, improve auditing, prioritize Kerberos, and disable NTLM by default ...

This post will show you how to enable multifactor authentication in Microsoft 365. Multifactor Authentication (MFA) provides an extra level of security for sign-ins. In Microsoft 365, MFA includes a ...

Starting in July, Microsoft will begin gradually enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure to administer resources. After first completing the rollout for the Azure ...

Microsoft's public cloud computing platform, Azure, was recently targeted by a cyberattack that led to a multi-hour outage. While a newly announced mandatory two-factor authentication login ...

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 ...

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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the commercial release ("general availability") of system-preferred multifactor authentication (MFA). System-preferred MFA will suggest using the most secure ...