network safety

  1. How to Secure Your Printer: Change Passwords on Windows 11

    In our increasingly connected world, securing your network printer is crucial for protecting sensitive information. Every network printer comes with a default username and password, usually a simple combination like "admin" and the printer’s serial number. Knowing these details can leave your...
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    How do you secure your Windows PC from malware and cyber threats?

    Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I'm reaching out to seek some advice and share knowledge on a topic that's become increasingly important in today's digital landscape: securing our Windows Link Removed from malware and cyber threats. With the rise of cyber attacks and malware...
  3. Windows 10 User Account appeared in the night

    Yesterday morning I turned on my laptop and discovered a new user account had appeared during the night. We searched, removed it, ran ESET, deleted Edge since the user seemed to be associated with it. My webcam is turned off, disabled, all features are disabled, microphone off, piece of...
  4. How To Safely Share my Computers?

    we have about seven computers all running some version of windows from xp to 10. So's I can move files between them at will I habitually share all the drives. And, of course, every time I do I run into Microsoft's warning about sharing root drives. never worried me. but now we have this...
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    Windows 7 How do I keep sensitive documents from leaking?

    I have very sensitive company documents that I have to work with on a daily basis. It is critical that these documents not be accessible by others (mainly competitors). The documents are created, maintained, and stored on a secure, never online Linux machine. However, a couple of times a week...
  6. Windows 7 Security Practicum: Essential Home Wireless Security Practices

    http://arstechnica.com/paedia/w/wireless-security-howto/home-802.11b-1.html 802.11b networks are proliferating like mad. Even though faster wireless networks are now available, 802.11b offers users what they want at a reasonably low price. While the high throughput of other technologies is...
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    Windows Vista Stealth ports on Vista?

    Ok, here is the problem. I have Windows XP installed on one hard drive and Windows Vista Ultimate on the other drive. On Windows XP with just Windows Firewall enabled, all of my ports are Stealth according to Shields UP! , but on Windows Vista Ultimate, some ports are open and others are just...