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• Why a Windows security scan is not enough to protect your workstations

  A traditional Windows security scan may lure IT into complacency about desktop vulnerabilities, so look at four areas to beef up Windows security. Opinion   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Securing Windows systems with Microsoft's free Attack Surface Analyzer

  Attack Surface Analyzer, free Microsoft software, takes snapshots of Windows systems, giving admins a view into potential security vulnerabilities. Tip   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Chapter excerpt: Defending the enterprise from password hacking

  Year after year, major... Book Excerpt   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• UEFI vs. BIOs in Windows 8 for desktop startup

  What do Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 offer that no other Windows operating system can? They support the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, the long-overdue replacement for the ubiquitous BIOS that has defined PC startup operations since... Tip   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Mind the gaps left by Windows 8 security features

  Despite doubts over enterprise adoption of Microsoft's latest operating system, IT professionals must pay attention to Windows 8's features, such as its support for touch and its tile-based interface. One key question on the mind of desktop... Feature   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Don't ignore Windows 8 security when reviewing desktop vulnerabilities

  As expected, there has been a lot of hype over the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. Will it be good for the enterprise? Well, that's sort of a personal preference. I'm certainly... Tip   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Malware detection questions for IT to answer for desktop security

  The headlines say it all -- if it's not Web-based malware infecting your desktops, it's targeted malware like that described in Mandiant's recent annual threat report on the APT1 cyberespionage group. The Chronology of Data Breaches, a list... Opinion   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• IT shops put off Windows XP migration to Windows 7, Windows 8

  Windows XP still has a significant portion of the Windows market share, and customers are in no rush to move off of the platform, despite the end of its extended support next year.

  Plenty of people know the challenges of... News   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Ways to detect and delete duplicate files in Windows systems

  What's the best way to find and delete duplicate files?

  It's a common scenario. You have a drive or directory hierarchy on which youknow you have duplicate files, but there are too many files involved for you to go picking... Answer   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Enterprises can't afford a half-baked mobile security strategy

  Stepping back and looking at the big picture of what's taking place with mobile desktop security is hard. Yet that's holding many enterprises back and creating so much unnecessary risk today. IT shops have to face the reality that phones and... Opinion   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com