In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log ...

Leonardo Boscaro, EMEA Sales Leader, Nutanix Database. In most large enterprises, the greatest concentration of operational complexity sits quietly inside SQL Server estates. Hundreds, and in some ...

DBeaver includes support for Kerberos authentication, enabling secure connections to your databases. Kerberos authentication is a secure method for verifying user identities over non-secure networks.

As Microsoft phases out older Exchange Server versions, IT leaders are facing new decisions about how to stay compliant and cost-efficient. Understanding the current licensing landscape for Windows ...

As organizations face an evolving threat landscape, strengthening Windows authentication is more critical than ever. The deprecation of RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4) encryption in Kerberos is a shift toward ...

Microsoft regularly deprecates and eventually removes legacy components from Windows SKUs, typically due to security issues, low usage, or the presence of better alternatives. One such example is WINS ...

Microsoft has announced the SQL Server 2025 preview, and this update is a big one for developers and IT teams. The Release Candidate 0 (RC0) introduces two major upgrades, including support for Ubuntu ...

A critical zero-day vulnerability in Windows servers running the Kerberos authentication system, first disclosed in May, has now been patched by Microsoft, but must be given high priority by admins ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities are among the worst you ...

Microsoft confirms Windows Server 2025 is experiencing critical Kerberos authentication failures and domain controller network issues following the April 2025 security updates, impacting multiple ...