I’ve always had a liking for homes built of brick. Besides having a kind of “Lord of the Manor” appeal, they also look solidly built compared to many of today’s wood-frame, plastic-siding homes. Brick ...

Do note that you have to launch Windows PowerShell as an administrator, otherwise, the commands will not execute and you will receive an error in PowerShell. Let’s ...

To properly protect your network, you need to know who and what has access to your network, and where all sensitive information is located. To better control access, start by limiting the devices that ...

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I'm looking to create a rule or combination of rules in Windows Firewall on Win 7 (and possibly Win 8 and/or 10) that will allow connections for a specific program on a specific port only for specific ...

The firewall is one of the most important security features in a computer environment. In the classic sense, a firewall is set up on an appliance, such as a computer that fulfills just a single, ...

Ever wanted to monitor which programs are constantly reaching out to the internet, block Microsoft from collecting telemetry data, or manually control Windows updates effectively? I have done it with ...

If you see the message Security or firewall might be blocking the connection following completion of Windows Network Diagnostics to determine what’s causing internet or network connection issues on ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting higher education institutions. Ransomware attacks in the sector, for instance, were up 70 percent in 2023, according to a report from Malwarebytes. And a ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will bypass the Windows 10 firewall and any configured rules, raising security concerns for those who use the feature. In a blog post today, Mullvad VPN explained ...