Recently Microsoft changed the security in regards to Remote Desktop connections. This was to address a vulnerability that existed with RDP that allowed an attacker to take complete remote control of a Windows PC. With this came some security changes and you will need to add a registry entry to your machines if you get... Continue Reading →
The age of telemetry and online tracking.
Telemetry has been around for a while, Windows 7 had it, and I believe even Vista might have had it. Having said this Microsoft did not previously sell this information to third parties not did it previously include personal information. When I say personal information I mean your age gender, approximate location, and online habits.... Continue Reading →
Generate Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Using CertUtil
A CRC is used to detect any changes to the original data/content, the most common reason being accidental data modification and corruption. CRCs are used to validate integrity, to ensure that the data sent is the data received. It's quite easy to create a CRC with tools built into the Windows operating system. Open a command prompt window,... Continue Reading →