Microsoft accidentally broke several things in the October 2025 Windows Update, but smart card authentication was not one of ...

Microsoft has detailed a fix for a bug affecting tons of versions of Windows, but applying the patch is not as simple as ...

After installing the update previews from late September or the security updates from October in Windows, some unexpected side effects may occur. Microsoft reports failed authentication with smart ...

Microsoft says the October 2025 Windows security updates are causing smart card authentication and certificate issues due to a change designed to strengthen the Windows Cryptographic Services. This ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows updates released since August 29, 2025, are breaking authentication on systems sharing ...

Does anybody know of a tool you could install (or a setting?) that would put a warning up on the Windows 7 Lock Screen if you have a smart card installed in the machine while it is locked?

A new variant in the long-standing Sykipot malware family appears to have a new trick up its sleeve. According to AlienVault, instead of just launching spear-phishing email messages, the new Sykipot ...

A variant of the Sykipot Trojan Horse hijacks U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards in order to access restricted resources. “We recently discovered a variant of Sykipot with some new, ...

A variant of the Sykipot Trojan Horse hijacks U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards in order to access restricted resources. “We recently discovered a variant of Sykipot with some new, ...