Microsoft Urges Users to Finally Ditch NTLM Authentication
Summary
- Microsoft and Mandiant are urging organizations to abandon the NTLM authentication protocol due to persistent security risks.
- Google has published rainbow tables for NTLMv1, potentially making it easier for attackers to exploit this protocol.
Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions
Relevant as Texas credit unions need to ensure their systems are secure and up-to-date with industry standards.
Original Source Material
Seeking to Add Urgency, Mandiant Publishes Rainbow Tables for NTLM Key Hashes For nearly 30 years, security experts have warned organizations to ditch the weak NTLM authentication protocol in Windows. But its use persists, even amidst easy and active exploits. Now Google has published rainbow tables for NTLMv1. Will this finally drive holdout organizations to change?