Operating system security

Everybody is talking about information security these days because it literally impacts anyone who uses (relatively) modern electronic devices. Of the many...

Sharing files and folders is both a basic and essential task performed by nearly all organizations on a daily basis. It allows organization employees to share...

The Audit feature in Windows 10 is a useful carryover from prior Windows versions. It allows Windows 10 users and administrators to view security events in...

In order to understand the functions that Windows services perform, we need to first understand the role breakdown of Windows systems in general.  Many people...

"At 7:04am on July 22nd, our bad actor successfully obtained access to the user's workstation. At 7:06am, they attempted to install malicious programs but...

Ransomware is one of the biggest threats faced by organizations today. After encrypting all files on servers and desktops, ransomware perpetrators demand...

This article defines Virtual Private Network (VPN) and the three basic connection types of VPN: remote user, third-party to mask source IP and user activities,...

When I was working on this article, I was trying to figure out something witty for the title, but all I kept coming up with was "Fear and Loathing in UAC."...

Computers have been categorized by a variety of user accounts for years, with Windows systems being no exception. Having different types of accounts makes computer...

For a wireless technology standard formally established in the 1990s, Bluetooth has shown remarkable resilience and longevity. More than two decades later,...