What is a Keylogger?
A keylogger is a hardware device or a software program that records the real time activity of a computer user including the keyboard keys they press.
Category Archives: Security
How To Wipe Disk Drives, And Why
Data security has become a bigger concern as the information age goes into full swing. Computers are becoming more and more commonplace as versatile tools for a wide variety of tasks and uses. This has made digital storage increasingly the data storage format of choice, since digital information is easily accessed and processed by computers.
How to clear Windows Explorer MRUs
After you complete this procedure, the MRU list does not appear in Windows Explorer-style dialog boxes; however, this list is not removed from the registry.
10 Practical Ways to Protect Your Laptop Against Theft, Loss or Misplacement
Laptop theft is rampant. You have a 1 in 10 chance your shiny new laptop will be stolen. And the real shocker: according to the FBI 97% are never recovered. And they should know, the U.S. Department of Justice stated in a recent report that the FBI lost 160 laptops in a 44 month period ending in September… Read More »
Locking down USB devices in Vista for greater security
If you want to prevent users from connecting USB key drives to their machines and copying sensitive company information onto them, you can always pour glue in the USB ports on these machines, but that’s a drastic measure.
How To Clear the MRU List for Find and Replace
To clear the MRU list for Find and Replace, do the following:
How to break WEP Encryption
Breaking any encryption involves knowing a few things. First, you have to know that there is an encryption scheme. Secondly, you must know how encryption works.
Removing Administrative shares
By default, if you delete the C$, D$, etc.. Administrative shares, they will be recreated when you reboot. To disable this feature, edit: