I'm trying to figure out how audit policy settings work, and there's something I don't understand. This is Windows 7 64-bit (my home PC). Not in a domain. In the group policy editor, under Computer ...

Long story short I changed the Default Domain GPO (stupid I know) so that only Administrators had the Manage auditing and security log right under Computer Configuration > Security Settings > Local ...

In Event Viewer, Audit Success is an event that records an audited security access attempt that is successful, whereas Audit Failure is an event that records an audited security access attempt that ...

Group Policy Editor can be your best companion when you want to enable or disable certain features or options that are not available in the GUI form. No matter whether it is for security, ...

Windows users are, understandably, given the size of the operating system market share, a prime target for attackers of all kinds, from nation-state espionage actors to hackers and scammers. Windows ...

Microsoft releases Windows Server 2025 version 2602 security baseline guidance. Updated policies address sudo behavior, disable Internet Explorer 11 and enhanced NTLM auditing. Security baseline ...

PCWorld highlights Smart App Control, a crucial Windows 11 security feature that screens apps through Microsoft’s cloud service to protect against malware and compromised executables. A February 2026 ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows updates released since August 29, 2025, are breaking authentication on systems sharing Security Identifiers. Windows uses unique alphanumeric strings known as ...