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You don’t need malware to hack someone — just a good story. From Kevin Mitnick’s classic tricks to today’s AI-powered scams, social engineering proves one thing: people are still the weakest link in cybersecurity.
Even after uninstalling Exchange, traces of its deep integration with Active Directory remain — powerful groups, lingering ACLs, legacy attributes, and automation leftovers. Whether Exchange is running or long gone, ignoring what it left behind could leave your domain exposed. Here's what you need to know (and clean up) before someone else does
Despite improvements in Microsoft cloud security, lateral movement in hybrid Azure AD environments is still viable in 2025 — and often undetected.
Shadow Admins are the privilege paths you’re not watching. These accounts don’t belong to Domain Admins, but they can take over your environment anyway — thanks to ACL misconfigurations, GPO access, or SIDHistory abuse. If you're only auditing group membership, you're already exposed.
Learn how Kerberoasting exploits Kerberos authentication in Active Directory, how it works, and what steps you can take to defend against it.
Introduction The tech world is quietly approaching a disruptive moment: the rise of quantum computing.This isn’t science fiction or something that only concerns physicists in lab coats. It's a technology that, once mature, could undermine the entire foundation of today’s cybersecurity—from encrypted emails to digital signatures, VPNs, and even blockchain. But why is that? And … Continue reading Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity: How Companies Can Prepare for the Quantum Wave
What is Pass-the-Hash? Pass-the-hash (PtH) is an attack technique that allows an attacker to authenticate to a remote system using the password hash, without the need for the password in plain text. It is particularly effective in Windows environments, where the NTLM authentication protocol allows authentication using static hashes. How the attack works Initial access … Continue reading Pass-the-Hash (PtH): Attack Technique and Complete Defenses
CVE-2025-24064 of March 11, 2025 highlights the possibility of executing malicious code on the network by exploiting the Use After Free vulnerability in the DNS server. The vulnerability shows the importance of allowing DNS updates only from trusted devices and therefore having only secure updates, preventing unrecognized devices from updating or adding their A record … Continue reading Windows Domain Name Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-24064)
Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2023-24932) is a Security Vulnerability released on May 9, 2023. It allowed an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot on devices. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker needs physical access or administrative rights to a target device. The attacker then install an affected boot policy. … Continue reading Secure Boot Vulnerability CVE-2023-24932: What You Need to Know
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