In recent years, one of the most debated topics among Windows administrators has been branch office security-- specifically involving configuration. While various publications have presented arguments ...

Windows domains rely on policy-based security mechanisms, but Windows security policy deployment can be confusing to the uninitiated. What’s the difference between the local security policy, domain ...

A domain controller is a server that processes authentication requests from users and computers within a computer domain. Domain controllers are most commonly used in Windows Active Directory (AD) ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warns of the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the ...

I have win2000 advanced server on two domain controllers running AD. I get the following message whenever I try to open either the Domain Controller Security Policy or the Domain Security Policy from ...

Microsoft is reinforcing warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the persistent ...

Now offered as part of their network segmentation solution, Zero Networks RPC Firewall mitigates 95% of domain controller's attack surface with no operational downtime ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS ...

Security researchers have created a knowledge base repository for attack and defense techniques based on improperly setting up Microsoft's Configuration Manager, which could allow an attacker to ...

Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot cycles, Microsoft confirmed in a release health dashboard entry. The ...

Microsoft has confirmed that last month's Windows Server security updates may also cause domain controller reboots after the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) process crashes. LSASS ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on ...