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Microsoft is focusing on eliminating password-based authentication, promoting passwordless sign-in and sign-up methods instead. For the past decade, Microsoft has allowed users to sign in using facial recognition, fingerprints, or a PIN with Windows Hello. Now, over 99% of users use this method to access their Windows devices, according to …

SonicWall’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) has released a critical update for its SMA1000 series appliances due to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-2170, with a CVSS base score of 7.2. The flaw in the SMA1000 appliances’ WorkPlace interface allows unauthenticated remote attackers to send unauthorized …

On April 29, 2025, SonicWall announced that two previously disclosed vulnerabilities in its SMA 100 Series appliances are being actively exploited. They urge customers to update to the latest secure firmware to avoid compromise. First identified in December 2023, CVE-2023-44221 has now been confirmed as under active exploitation. The vulnerability—assigned …