Tag: active directory
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VB2015 paper: Digital ‘Bian Lian’ (face changing): the Skeleton Key malware
Microsoft, Dell SecureWorks researchers analyse malware targeting Active Directory servers. A year ago, researchers from Dell SecureWorks discovered a new kind of malware, dubbed ‘Skeleton Key’, that was used in targeted attacks. The malware, which was installed on the target’s domain controller, allowed the attacker to login as any user and thus perform any number…
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Out-of-band patch released for all Windows versions
Kerberos bug means one set of credentials suffices to rule them all. If you are a Windows systems administrator, the content of this blog post will (hopefully) not come as a surprise. If it does, you should finish reading it quickly and make some time to apply the out-of-band patch MS14-068 to all Windows systems…