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Technical Support Scam

Tech20202020-10-06T08:46:09+00:00Categories: Network Security|Tags: Cyber Attacks, cyber crime, cyber security, Data Security, Information security, Malware, Microsoft, Technical Support Scam, Windows Event Viewer|

A technical support scam refers to any class of telephone fraud activities in which a scammer claims to offer a legitimate technical support service. The scammers may pretend to be from a well-known tech company, such as Microsoft. The scammer will typically attempt to get the victim to allow remote access to their computer so [...]

Everything About Managing User Accounts in Windows 10

Tech20202020-09-23T09:26:16+00:00Categories: Microsoft|Tags: Active Directory Domain Services, AD DS domian, Authentication, Computer Management Console, Everything About Managing User Accounts in Windows 10, Local accounts, Microsoft, Microsoft accounts, Password, Physical Security Key, Picture Password, PIN, Settings App, sign-in, user accounts access levels, Windows|

Creating and managing user accounts is one of the most important steps in securing a computer. You need to be able to create a work account on your PC and manage its various aspects (such as password and expiration time, access level). The subject of this post is creating and managing user accounts. [...]

Privacy and Security Settings in Internet Explorer

Tech20202020-09-17T12:57:03+00:00Categories: Web Browsers|Tags: Clearing History, Cookies management, Data Securiy, Information security, Internet Explorer, Internet Options, Intranet, Microsoft, PC Security, Pop-up blocker, pop-ups management, Privacy tab, Restricted sites, Safe browsing, Security level, Security Settings, Security Tab, Trusted websites, web browser, Web Browsing|

The subject of this post is to review the privacy settings as well as security settings in the Internet Explorer 11 web browser. This web browser provides many settings in these two areas for its users, the most important of which we examine. In Tools menu, click on Delete Browsing History. The [...]

Familiarity with Anti-malwares (Home solutions) – Part I

Tech20202020-09-09T06:38:33+00:00Categories: Anti-malware & Firewalls, Network Security|Tags: Anti-Fraud, Anti-malware, Anti-phishing, Anti-Ransomware, Anti-virus, Antivirus, Bitdefender, cloud security, cyber crime, Email Protection, Encryption, F-security, File Protection, Home WI-FI Monitoring, Internet Security, intrusion prevention systems, IPS, Kaspersky, Malware, Microsoft, Norton, Parental Control, Password Manager, Phishing Attack, Security Essentails, VPN, Web Protection, Windows, Windows Defender|

Another step to secure your personal computer (desktop or laptop) as well as your tablet and mobile phone is to use anti-malware. The anti-malware industry is a relatively old industry, and over the decades many anti-malware manufacturers have become very experienced and powerful. The good news for us end users is that there is very [...]

IT Security Baselines

Tech20202020-10-19T08:01:55+00:00Categories: Microsoft, Network Security|Tags: administrative accounts, Anti-malware, Authentication, backup, cisco, Cryptography, Encryption, Firewall, Hardening Baselines, IT Security Baselines, Malware, Microsoft, Network Monitoring, Password, Password protection, PCI DSS, Physical Server, Security Checklist, service account, virtual machine, VM, Windows Server, Wireless Security Baselines|

All organizations are need to keep their apps and devices secure. These apps/ devices must be compliant with the security baselines defined by the organization. A security configuration checklist (lockdown or hardening guide or benchmark) is form a series of instructions for configuring a product to a particular security baseline. IT security checklists are helpful to [...]

RADIUS

Tech20202020-09-24T11:46:34+00:00Categories: Microsoft, Network Administration|Tags: Authentication, cyber security, CyberSecurity, Microsoft, NAS, Network Access Server, Network Security, RADIUS, Radius Client, Radius server|

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol, operating on ports UDP 1645 and UDP 1812 that provides centralized AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) management for users who connect and use a NAS (network access server such as VPN concentrator, router, switch). This protocol is a client/server protocol and software that enables remote [...]