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5 Open Source Security Best Practices

Image Source What is Open Source Security? Open source software is now an integral part of most software projects. Studies show that in the average enterprise software project, a majority…

How to disable / enable the Administrator Prompt in Windows 10

Windows 10 has User Account Control (UAC for short). Microsoft introduced UAC in Windows Vista (and Windows Server 2008) to protect unwanted elevated commands on your system. Before such commands…

Win XP, 7 & 8.1: The best Internet Security Suites – Oktober

We first reported the best antivirus based on research done by AV-TEST back in June (Best Antivirus for Windows 8.1). They have now tested what Internet Security Suites will keep your system the safest, so it’s time for a new WindowsInstructed article on the subject of security!

How-to fix 0x80072F8F A security error occurred.

0x80072F8F is a very common error when attempting to activate Windows. The cause for the error “a security error occurred” is plain simple: the time on your system does not match the time on the activation servers” thus they block your access.