Hi there, you’ve got a slick identity federation flow with Microsoft Entra External ID.User hits login.yourbrand.com, gets redirected to Entra, auths like a champ, and…BOOM — 403 Forbidden. Why?Because your Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) is having a mental breakdown over a legit id_token.Yeah — your security layer just called your login system a malicious…
DPAPI: The Granddaddy of Windows Crypto (and your secrets)
Hey hey, so, n0w lets talk about DPAPI DPAPI is ‘Data Protection API’ is Windows’ native system for encrypting stuff like saved credentials, cookies, Wi-Fi passwords, and personal certs. Introduced in Windows 2000, it’s the ancient beast that still powers a terrifying amount of “secure storage” in modern Windows. 🧠 Under the Hood Based on…
Microsoft Just Threw Windows Licensing into the Cloud — And Locked It Inside Confidential VMs
Hi ))))))))))))) So here’s the deal: Microsoft just migrated its entire Windows Key Management Service (MKMS) — the backbone of license activations for Windows, Xbox, Office and who knows what else — into Azure.Not just any Azure. We’re talking Confidential Virtual Machines, managed HSMs, and enough hardware-backed encryption to make even the NSA feel excluded….
Windows LAPS with Intune: One admin password per device, finally.
Hi, still running one local admin password across all your Windows devices? Oof. That’s like using the same toothbrush for the whole office — unhygienic and a great way to spread… malware. Microsoft saw this mess and said: “Let’s fix it properly.”Enter: Windows LAPS — now fully built into Windows and managed through Intune like…
Baseline Wipeout: How Intune Just Nuked Its Own Security Promise
hi. welcome to 2024. where your cloud config tool auto-deletes your hardening policies… because someone didn’t design a merge engine. this isn’t a bug. it’s architecture. and now 48,000+ tenants are sitting on baseline vapor with no alert, no rollback, no visibility. ☠️ What happened? it started with the 23H2 → 24H2 security baseline schema…
Entra RBAC Just Got a Power-Up: Here’s What You Actually Need to Know
hi. Microsoft didn’t just tweak Entra RBAC—they dropped a load of new roles and tightened permissions, so you can lock down access without wrestling JSON or screaming at YAML. here’s the breakdown that matters. 🚀 June 2025: New Roles for New Demands Organizational Data Source AdministratorThis role lets you manage data source connections—perfect for big…
Azure Virtual Networks: Your Cloud’s Digital Skynet
hi. ever wondered what keeps your Azure machines whispering secrets to each other, talks to the internet, or talks back home to your HQ? that’s the role of Azure virtual networks (vnets) the core building block of Azure networking learn.microsoft.com+15azure.microsoft.com+15scholarhat.com+15tutorialsdojo.com. vnet is like your private LAN in the cloud, but with global backbone speed, scale,…
Ctrl+S to Compromise: FileFix Just Made MoTW Useless Again
hi. ever saved a web page?of course u did. Ctrl+S, “Webpage, Complete”, hit Enter, done.innocent?nope. welcome to FileFix.an exploit where saving a web page gives attackers the perfect entry — no exploits, no shellcode, just old-school HTML and Windows doing Windows things. FileFix: the ‘save as’ that opens Pandora’s browser the exploit comes from researcher…
Phishing Without a Password: How Attackers Hijacked Microsoft 365’s Direct Send
hi. buckle up. we’re talking about emails that look like they came from your coworker, were sent through your own domain, and landed right inside your users’ inboxes… …without a single login, compromised account, or auth token.this ain’t magic. this is Microsoft 365 Direct Send — and it just got weaponized. what’s Direct Send anyway?…
Zero-Days and Zero Mercy: Inside Houken’s Multi-Tool Mayhem
hi. imagine waking up, grabbing coffee, checking logs… and seeing a kernel-mode rootkit silently hijacking your cloud edge device. welcome to Houken — a stealthy but sloppy intrusion set that smashed into French networks in late 2024, chaining zero-days, dropping reverse shells, and playing persistence like a damn violin. not some elite APT black-ops fantasy…