As the common saying goes, “all networked computers are vulnerable to exploits, but some networked computers are more vulnerable than others”. While not the exact wording from Animal Farm, the saying ...

A researcher has created a remote print server allowing any Windows user with limited privileges to gain complete control over a device simply by installing a print driver. In June, a security ...

In brief: It seems that gaining administrator-level Windows privileges on a PC doesn't require much work; all you need is physical access and a Razer mouse or keyboard. It's the result of a zero-day ...

Microsoft is trying a new way of enabling Administrator Protection in Windows 11. The latest Windows Insider Canary build adds a setting that removes the requirement for IT admins to activate the ...

Mozilla released a security update to address a high severity privilege escalation vulnerability found in the Mozilla Maintenance Service. The Mozilla Maintenance Service is an optional Firefox and ...

Not all Windows updates are security updates, but even scheduled cumulative updates that add new features to the operating system platform sometimes impact security areas. Take, for example, the ...

Sometimes, we need to launch applications on our system with elevated privileges. We can do so by selecting the Run as Administrator option in the right-click context menu for a particular application ...

Security firm BeyondTrust has a report (PDF) out which reports that 90% of the more substantial security risks in Windows 7 can be completely circumvented simply by turning off admin on a user account ...

To protect your Windows 10 PC from hackers, try this: Creating a local user account to be your Administrator account. Many Windows 10 users make the mistake of using the Administrator account as their ...

Too many organizations are still allowing most of their end-users full-time administration privileges in Windows. If you ask why the taboo practice is continuing, administrators will respond that they ...

If you see You do not have sufficient privileges to install the program error message when you try to install a program or driver on your Windows computer, then this ...

Although Microsoft has been working tirelessly to remove that stigma, Windows still retains the image of an operating system that is almost too easy to compromise. Many such exploits occur on the ...