A new study from BeyondTrust, a software developer focused on solutions for managing privileges in Windows, has some interesting results for organizations that have made the switch to Windows 7. The ...

Microsoft's August 2025 Windows Security Update is causing pain for administrators after a fix for a vulnerability led to some unintended consequences.… The fix was related to CVE-2025-50173, which ...

Microsoft-owned source code management platform, GitHub, has rolled out fixes for three vulnerabilities affecting its Enterprise Server product, including a critical one allowing site administrator ...

In 2023, security is a top priority for every organization, including businesses using Macs. While very secure, Macs are still vulnerable to threats, including phishing attacks and malware. Security ...

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 ...

I need to check if the currently logged-on user (NT, 2000, XP) had admin privileges by checking a registry key. Is this even possible? <BR><BR>Actually, I need to check if the user can install ...

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 ...

Then again, you don’t even need the actual device – in this case, a SteelSeries peripheral – since emulation works just fine to launch with full SYSTEM rights. It’s not just Razer’s mice and keyboards ...

Helping MSPs to achieve ‘zero standing privilege,’ through implementing account privileges that expire after a period of time, can offer massive risk reduction, according to an executive from CyberQP.

Users are reporting a strange phenomenon where their administrator user accounts are converted to standard user accounts after installation of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). MacFixIt reader Ed Anderson ...