Future Windows updates will disable NTLM authentication, bolstering security and protecting users against legacy protocol vulnerabilities.
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 by default and pushing organizations toward modern, Kerberos based sign in.
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 ...
Microsoft has announced plans to disable the 33-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in future Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities.