data security

This week's episode of Data Exposed Scott welcomes Ron Matchoro, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft on the SQL Server team. Today, Ron introduces us to a new feature just released to Azure SQL Database called Dynamic Data Masking. Dynamic Data Masking is policy-based security feature that...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (February 10, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in how group policy receives and applies connection data when a...

I see that there is 4 options: 1) System restore (I know what that is, won't help me) 2) There is refresh (I also know what this is, won't help) 3) Then there is RESET, which gives me 2 options: 1 of the options (none of this is verbatim, I am outside on my phone and forgot exact words as to...

I bought an external hard drive recently to serve as a backup. I'm using Windows Backup and Restore and have a few very basic questions about backups. Yes, I have no experience with backups. 1. I'm assuming that any file that is backed up will remain in the drive unless deleted, as in, it...

The drive in my HTPC failed and I'm going to RMA it. Nothing unusual about that, but with this one I can't find a way to access it for data erasure prior to shipping, and that bothers me. The system partition doesn't contain anything too sensitive...that I remember, but it does have additional...

Original release date: January 02, 2014 Systems Affected Point of Sale Systems Overview Point of Sale Systems When consumers purchase goods or services from a retailer, the transaction is processed through what are commonly referred to as Point of Sale (POS) systems. POS systems consist of...

Hi, I just wrote some document with multiple files (LaTeX). Then I encrypted the folder the document was in by right click => Properties => Advanced... => Encrypt contents to secure data and then select "apply to subfolders etc.". Then I wanted to open a file within that folder but it was...

We are in the process of rolling out Windows 7 Pro machines, into a brand new network. All users have an S: drive and are supposed to be saving all their data there for server based backup. How do I make Win 7 save to S: by default, move the Libraries to S: and therefore protect the users...

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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (November 13, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user browses to a specially...

Hello, Everyone knows you get what you pay for and this not a direct criticism on Windows Firewall, but recent studies have shown free paid products such AVG Antivirus and Windows Firewall have been hacked more often then other. My setup: * Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit * Norton Internet...

Hello I wrote this post once but it did not appear so I will try again. When I put a folder in my admin acct it also appears in the guest acct which is dangerous. I need both acct's but how can I put is only in admin. When I delete it from the guest acct is disappears from the admin acct too...

Fixes an issue that occurs when you use EFS to encrypt a folder, and then search for content within the folder in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. Link Removed

This week, the horse left the proverbial barn, ladies and gentlemen, and now Microsoft, Google, Apple, Dropbox, Box.net, and a large number of other companies are competing in an arena that will help you backup and synchronize your files, forever, if you so desire, online, and at the lowest...

Here in the UK the goverment plan to tighten laws so to be able to 'snoop' on anyone without having to obtain a warrant first. One of the founding fathers of the web had this to say.... Personally I feel it makes the book '1984' seem niave...... :-# Reference: Web pioneer Sir Tim...

Actually we are using windows 7 Operating system in our small organization. As per requirement of our organization, i provide the rights to access usb flash drives in some of the desktops. In windows 7, can i restrict to copy the exe files from usb flash drive to any local drive (C,D Or E).

I am new to Win7 having used XP in the past. Some of my emails are data sensitive, ie orders and receipts with personal data. With emails of this type I normally shred them with File Shredder. Under XP and Outlook Express it was easy to select a file for shredding - it was located in...

I was contemplating using a Raid 0 array as my primary C: drive with OS. I understand all the issues with that and do regular daily backups. I used to use Acronis which had no trouble with a raid array. But on this new build I was wondering if the built in backup tools would be able to image and...

I use a Goflex 2Tb external drive for daily backup. Unlike it's eSATA predecessors it doesn't have a power switch and Win 7 doesn't cut USB power upon safe removal. There is no point in it being on all day, but to cut the power properly I have to unplug it from the back of the PC and that's a...

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