4 things I do on a new Windows PC to tighten my security
…So I opened Windows Update and let it do its thing. If there are pending updates, they get installed. That's the foundation. After that, I open and check Windows Security and…
…So I opened Windows Update and let it do its thing. If there are pending updates, they get installed. That's the foundation. After that, I open and check Windows Security and…
…We're used to the trusty SMS 2FA method, where a company sends you a text during the login process and asks you to enter a code. However, when a security measure…
…By such time, you've likely established that self-hosting isn’t inherently dangerous if you employ strict 2FA, and we’ve debated the merits of trusting browser-based managers versus hosting…
…It offers extra friction for you and almost no real barrier for anyone who actually wants access. The paper version of security and the real one aren’t always even in the…
…kernel Linux does have kernel module signing, Secure Boot integration, and lockdown modes, but it doesn't provide the kind of uniform, vendor-enforced trust model that Windows gives third parties through…
…What is fTPM? AMD's approach to TPM fTPM, short for firmware Trusted Platform Module, is AMD's software-based approach to the TPM security chip that Windows 10 and 11 use…
…It’s all fine and dandy until you install the monthly security updates and then see hue and cry among the Windows community and Reddit threads. The updates often break some core…
…Primary VLAN for trusted devices (phones, laptops, etc.). IoT VLAN for all things relating to the smart home. Security VLAN for cameras and sensors. Homelab VLAN for servers and network infrastructure. Finally…
…The security vulnerabilities were bad, the architecture was broken by design, and the project's maintainers seemed more interested in shipping features than fixing the security issues that put users at risk…
…If your hardware uses a driver that's running on millions of PCs and hasn't been associated with security incidents, it almost certainly made the list. If it uses a driver…