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  1. Hardware
    One of my HDDs were security frozen according to SeaTools and I'm wondering how I can unfreeze the disk.
  2. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Hi and thanks in advance for any help, my mother in law received a message on her laptop saying her computer had been hacked and to call a number. Stupidly, despite us telling her a thousand times never to do this kind of thing, she called it. She says, but I don't know whether to believe...
  3. General Security
    Hey yall, I was hoping if any backup admin out there would care to suggest some ideas to create custom IoAs related to backup software (veritas backup exec in particular). These IoAs would be to alert me of ransomware attacker behavior happening in backup machines: Here's what I've come up...
  4. General Security
    I was randomly checking my PC stats a few times back and stumbled on this. This is the user section of the Task manager. Here my PC is showing 2 users. I am the second one: Btw this is not my email so I won't be answering this. Usually, it only shows the second one but here it was showing the 2...
  5. Windows 10
    Two Questions What is the advantage of having Windows 10 Pro other than the BitLocker device encryption and WIP Windows Information Protection? Is it absolutely necessary for one to get Windows 10 Pro? Thank you. :unsure: Comparing Windows 10 and Windows 10 Pro
  6. General Security
    Dear Lads and Gentleman, Today is my third day as a system administrator, so my overall knowledge is at pre-elementary level. I would like to hide a specific folder (name "System" in this example) on the local machine from all unpermitted users. So far I used security settings to deny access...
  7. General Security
    Hi, recently I had issues with my dell Inspiron 15 plus overheating going up to 90 degrees so I had called dell to help me out since I have a warranty (I got this laptop 2 months ago) they agreed to help me by replacing my motherboard, a dell technician came in opened my laptop and replaced the...
  8. General Security
    Since MS stopped supporting Win7, have any major security flaws come up that would make it suicidal to continue using Windows 7 ?
  9. General Security
    This is a very specific Incident. I accadently pressed on a link sombody sent to me who I was speaking to on social media (stupid I know) It was on my phone and I was on my works Wifi, I know this software gets the IP of whatever clicked on it. He is threating to release any videos he has of me...
  10. General Security
    If you use VPN will it safguard you from hackers from stealing information from your computer or gaining access to personal data or installing malware or spyware on you computer?
  11. Windows 10
    This message popped up out of nowhere last night. I restored my laptop to a previous version last night and that got rid of the message until this afternoon. It's a Dell XPS with everything up-to-date. I have searched and searched and searched and found nothing to fix this issue. I don't want...
  12. Do It Yourself (Not Computer-Related)
    Hoping this is the right place, and I’m going to try to condense this... Basically, we had some wifi cams that kept going out (not recording) for long stretches of time. I’d see someone fumbling with something small in their hand and then no more recording (couldn’t find it on the SD card backup...
  13. General Security
    I am a solo guy - a consultant working out of my home. My IT needs are Office 365 and my Surface Pro - not much else. A previous employer allowed me to use his IT provider to house my email and provide security protection. It is time to move away from the employer and it doesn't seem...
  14. Networking
    How do I sync chrome canary to my cloud storage? I need to download data logs regarding site security issues experienced due to certifiate installation Expert help please
  15. Hardware
    Hello, i recently had an issue with an HP 2000 Laptop, it was booting to recovery (rapair mode) and then would fail and restart, i pulled the Harddrive and plugged it into a desktop and booted UBCD, and ran seatools. however shortly after beginning the long test i seen that it came up that...
  16. General Security
    Hello, I just had a quick question about the security of my Wi-Fi and the people who can see it. We as students are given chromebooks in order to do online work and classrooms. Though most work in class we are often told to finish work at home. The chromebooks need a network in order to...
  17. Windows Vista
    Is there a way you can still keep safe you're Windows Vista & windows XP,XP Professional while using them for simple online work tasks??..
  18. General Security
    good day, My event viewer is full of events such as security audit - special logon (special privileges assigned to new user) user account management (security enabled local group membership enumerated). They show as originating on the Builtin/administrators id. I am not part of a group; this...
  19. Web Design & Development
    I have a client that was recently sent an expensive proposal by a developer to ensure their site was secure as the developer assured the client that their site was not secure and could be hacked at any time. Side note: I've run a google test and it is secure. Shortly after my client...
  20. General Security
    Is there a way to password lock my computer while I'm falling asleep to Netflix so that no one else can use it? I want to be able to fall asleep to the lights/colors/sounds, but if someone in my house takes my computer before it falls asleep and after I'm asleep, I don't want them to be able to...
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