SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same underlying engine, so code and queries work the same way. The ...

Microsoft will roll out passkey support for phishing-resistant passwordless authentication to Microsoft Entra‑protected ...

Dashmeet Kaur Ajmani discusses how Windows now isolates key credential material, why legacy authentication assumptions can create risk and what teams should watch for when hardening production ...

Microsoft rolls out Entra ID passkeys on Windows, enabling secure passwordless sign-in across managed and unmanaged devices.

CVE-2026-32202 actively exploited after April 27 advisory fix, exposing NTLMv2 hashes via zero-click SMB authentication.

AiTM attacks don't steal passwords; they copy the result of a real login. You need to watch what happens after the user logs ...

A buggy Bing update broke Windows 11's Start menu search, prompting it to display blank search results that were still clickable. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

Developers are increasingly adopting Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for stronger, more flexible authentication in SharePoint Framework (SPFx) solutions. This enables secure token handling, ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

PCWorld highlights 20 free Windows applications that address common PC frustrations, from poor search functionality to audio control issues. Featured tools include Microsoft PowerToys for system ...

The UK government signaled it won’t let the US use British military bases for strikes on Iranian energy or civilian infrastructure after President Donald Trump threatened an escalation of operations ...