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Don't update windows (well this is BS) I'm not sure what you're saying "is BS" - that you are more vulnerable to viruses by running an out-dated OS, or that people would even consider not updating … Windows? …

WSUS Offline Update allows you to download Windows Update patches to a USB drive, and install them on another computer that doesn't have an Internet connection. … This will include not only necessary Windows updates, but also updates for many other programs. …

This is the default configuration for all Windows systems, and usually is not changed except in very security-conscious business environments. …

So lets say you can edit/insert one random key inside regedit (can be in any position in the entire tree structure HKLM/HKCU) in order get admin privileges. Any ideas? You don't bother because yo …

2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 (not R2) System Administrator's Perspective: To the people responsible for maintaining information systems, the answer is still … Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 ...then MS08-067 is obsolete, and you should make sure that you have patches specified in MS12-054 installed …

This would greatly depend on the implementation of the keylogger. Some enterprise-level products do include rootkits which make the keylogger nearly impossible to detect, unless you know the product …

The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology has published configurations for Windows 7 as the United States Government Configuration Baseline, and for XP/Vista as the Federal Desktop …

For Windows operating systems, Microsoft has multiple KB Articles and other references to address SSL/TLS configuration. … There is also a TechNet article, TLS/SSL Settings which is currently scoped to broadly apply for all editions of Windows from Vista to 8.1, and from Server 2008 to Server 2012. …

.: \\ComputerName\C$\) WMI PowerShell Remoting Those are just some of the most commonly-used features that might be available remotely from a Windows system. …

Depending on how the virtual machine is configured, the password complexity may be a requirement that's enforced by the system's security settings. On the virtual machine, run secpol.msc. Navigate t …

Any shared-use computer that is not under your control (and even, in certain respects, those which are) should be considered untrustworthy for any purposes beyond those which serve the organization wh …

I'm not sure your security expectations here are realistic. If someone gets access to your DC in such a way that allows them to change arbitrary account passwords, then you've got plenty of bigger pr …

The short answer is "no". Cached credentials are maintained in special Registry keys. These keys are only accessible by the SYSTEM account. In order to impersonate the SYSTEM account, you must ha …

If you're working as a contractor for the U.S. Government, as is generally implied by your requirement for USGCB compliance, then they will probably require that your system be put into a Security Pla …

Taking that out of the equation, it's a little hard to decide which of the non-Windows 8 proprietary passwords would be weakest. … In these scenarios, the Windows 8 picture password and grid-based gesture passwords should not ever be considered. Why? …