Password Spraying: What It Is and How to Detect the Attack
Password spraying tries a few common passwords against thousands of accounts and slips past lockouts. How it works, how …
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Windows ME: 26 years of the OS Microsoft wanted to forget
On 14 September 2000 Microsoft shipped Windows ME. Fourteen months later it was scrap. The story of the most hated OS — …
Windows 95: 31 years of the OS that launched with the Rolling Stones
On August 24, 1995, Microsoft spent US$200 million to launch Windows 95 with Start Me Up playing in stores. Thirty-one …
Windows NT 3.1: 33 years of the system that retired DOS
On July 27, 1993, Microsoft shipped Windows NT 3.1 — the first real Windows, with no DOS underneath. The kernel born …
Mega Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 3 zero-days
With 622 security fixes, the July 2026 Patch Tuesday is historic. Here are the 3 zero-days that demand an immediate …
CVE-2026-42897: Exchange OWA zero-day exploited with no patch
Opening an email in Exchange OWA can compromise your authenticated session. CVE-2026-42897 is active with no permanent …