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July 07, 2021

How to check for Active Directory Certificate Services misconfigurations

Recently discovered Microsoft Windows AD CS configuration errors could give attackers account and domain control. Here's how to audit AD CS for vulnerable configurations. Read more ▶

Image: Proposed bill would create a new federal agency to protect consumer data

Proposed bill would create a new federal agency to protect consumer data

The Data Protection Act of 2021 has wide-ranging definitions of high-risk data practices and privacy harm.

US and UK issue rare joint guidance in response to Russian GRU brute force campaign

CISOs should leverage this guidance to help get the resources they need to make these and other cyberattacks too costly for nation-state threat actors and criminals.

How to control ransomware? International cooperation, disrupting payments are key, experts say

Anti-ransomware acts or regulations will require global cooperation, experts say. In the meantime, ransomware victims should cooperate quickly and fully with authorities.

Image: Rainbow tables explained: How they work and why they're (mostly) obsolete

Rainbow tables explained: How they work and why they're (mostly) obsolete

Rainbow tables are password cracking tools with origins dating back to research from the early 1980s. Here's how they work, why attacks are easy to prevent, and how they compare to modern password cracking.

How to test the impact of new Windows DCOM Server authentication

Microsoft has hardened authentication for its DCOM Server in response to a vulnerability. Check for the impact on your network now before the change becomes permanent.

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