As the common saying goes, “all networked computers are vulnerable to exploits, but some networked computers are more vulnerable than others”. While not the exact wording from Animal Farm, the saying ...

Facebook has come under fire this week for the massive Cambridge Analytica controversy sweeping the internet, which gave way to the #DeleteFacebook campaign. But even in light of the situation, it ...

People are never satisfied are they? They want security, but they don’t want the weight of all that armor. Our annual Privileged Access Management survey showed up some interesting results around the ...

You must have noticed that many programs installed on your machine often require administrative rights to start. Having admin rights in Windows 11/10/8/7 lets you ...

"Garry's Mod," also known as "GMod," is a computer video game that allows players to create and edit a virtual environment by importing objects, characters and maps from other games. A key feature of ...

Unlike standard users and guests, administrators in Windows 7 can control most aspects of the operating system, such as installing and removing programs and drivers, and making changes to the registry ...

A researcher has created a remote print server allowing any Windows user with limited privileges to gain complete control over a device simply by installing a print driver. In June, a security ...

In OS X the first user is by default an administrator account so administrative functions can be run, and adding new administrators is usually as easy as authenticating and checking the appropriate ...

In the 20-plus years I’ve spent consulting, hand-holding, troubleshooting and securing networks one of the most frequently asked questions I hear from business leaders is “How do I keep sensitive data ...

Probably a simple one, but I've managed to screw up stuff before messing with permissions like this.<BR><BR>Here's the situation:<BR><BR>This is a medical office, and one bit of software on a computer ...

File-encrypting ransomware applications that target Android devices are becoming increasingly sophisticated. One new such program is using clickjacking techniques to trick users into granting it ...