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When it comes to securing Active Directory, the first place to start is usually getting a handle on what currently exists - getting a ‘lay of the land,’ so to speak. In Active Directory, the admincount attribute can play a role in identifying privileged accounts. It’s not without its faults, however. In this blog, we will explore the admincount attribute in more detail and potential uses it may have for determining which accounts may have or had privileged access.

A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. For a daily selection see our twitter feed at #ionCube24. If you are not familiar with Capita, they are one of the big contractor firms that the UK state tends to tender for projects. They don’t have a great reputation, and going by the latest fiasco, it has been shredded.

Over the past few months, our collective fascination with AI has reached unprecedented heights, leading to an influx of information and discussions on its potential implications. It seems that wherever we turn, AI dominates the conversation. AI has captivated the imaginations of tech enthusiasts, researchers, and everyday individuals alike. At the tender age of 11, I received my very first computer, the legendary ZX Spectrum. Looking back, it's hard to believe how much has changed since then.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations not only seek out, but need to harness the power of emerging technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Two of the most promising trends in the tech world are generative AI and low-code/no-code development. Generative AI, in particular, has generated the majority of the headlines, with seemingly infinite use cases to spur productivity for end users and business.

This announcement presents customers with two choices: Stay on Windows 10 for the time being, or begin planning for an enterprise-wide upgrade to Windows 11. For customers that rely on Microsoft to protect their attack surfaces, migrating operating systems isn’t only an IT decision — it’s also a security decision. Microsoft security features, including Microsoft Defender, are delivered as built-in components of Microsoft operating systems.

We all possess identifiable physical traits that are singular and unrivalled, commonly referred to as biometric attributes. Fingerprints, voice, and face traits are well-known biometric characteristics that are frequently utilised in identity verification. Consequently, what is biometric verification? Identification of people using these distinctive, previously described traits is known as biometric verification. In this way, you may demonstrate your identity in both a real and digital setting.

There is still a long way to go in the quest for equal representation in cybersecurity. While Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day are a important catalysts for discussions aimed at addressing the issue, we should not limit efforts to a limited time of the year. It’s a goal we should turn our attention to 365 days of the year.

The Get-ADComputer cmdlet retrieves a single computer or several computers from Active Directory.

Whitworth University is a small private Christian university located in Spokane, Washington. The school manages information for more than 3,000 students each year, and all that data was put at risk when the school was hit by a ransomware attack. The unexpected attack caused the students to lose personal data and put them at serious risk of an identity theft attack. This university earns approximately $150 million in revenue annually and maintains a staff of over 720 people.

Information disclosed in the leaked NTC Vulkan papers allows us to investigate the high probability of cooperation between the Russian private software development company and the Russian Ministry of Defense, namely, the GRU (Sandworm), and possibly others.