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Microsoft issues security advisory for IT admins managing Windows Domain Controllers

Usama Jawad — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:42:01 +0000

Microsoft is kicking off yet another hardening process for Domain Controllers (DCs) to patch a Kerberos vulnerability. Read more...

Microsoft wants you on AES as Windows 11 24H2, Server 2025 ditches ancient DES encryption

Sayan Sen — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 06:06:01 +0000

Microsoft is killing DES encryption on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 very soon and is recommending users to move to AES. Read more...

As Microsoft default-encrypts Windows 11, Linux is set to get a huge performance boost

Sayan Sen — Tue, 14 May 2024 00:12:01 +0000

Linux is about to get a huge performance boost in AES-XTS or AES encryption performance thanks to new improvements. This could tip people over to make the switch from Windows 11 24H2 over to Linux. Read more...

Linux vs Windows AES performance to be intriguing as Google boosts AMD and Intel

Sayan Sen — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:32:02 +0000

AMD and Intel modern processors just got big boosts in performance thanks to various implementations of AES-XTX that help in disk encryption. For example, Windows BitLocker uses AES-XTX-128. Read more...

Microsoft's default BitLocker on your Windows 11 PC is hitting even the fastest SSDs hard

Sayan Sen — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:06:01 +0000

Following a recent widespread BitLocker issue that caused the "65000" error code which was mostly a reporting bug, it has been found that the default software BitLocker is causing real impact on SSDs. Read more...

Beware: Windows 11-ready CPUs with VAES "susceptible to data damage", full CPU list here

Sayan Sen — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:04:01 +0000

Microsoft has issued a warning for those out there running Windows 11 on supported CPUs. The company has found that modern chips with the new VAES instruction are "susceptible to data damage". Read more...

Google announces Adiantum encryption for low end devices

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:18:01 +0000

Google has developed Adiantum, a new technique for encrypting local data on low-end devices which lack dedicated hardware to run AES. This will benefit next-generation phones, smartwatches, and TVs. Read more...