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Windows 10 security and management

Step 3: Drive your point home

The multitude of processes and services on your servers are ripe for exploitation. This step-by-step guide from vulnerability testing expert Kevin Beaver provides specific steps for testing the security of your servers' configurations. Continue Reading
Step 4: The "block the application" approach

In the wrong hands IM and P2P file sharing can be too much of a risk for your organization. There are many ways to block this traffic, but some are more elegant -- with less adverse effects -- than others. Contributor Serdar Yegulalp details this ... Continue Reading
Step-by-Step Guide: Patch management must-do list

Contributor Brien Posey warns not to rely solely on your patch management software in keeping Windows patched. Even the best tools will miss some security holes. In this step-by-step guide, he offers a must-do list to help you maintain ... Continue Reading

HCI and VDI often go well together, providing simpler scalability and flexibility for virtual desktops. But what happens when a ...

Virtual desktops present unique security concerns. Take these three steps to better secure VDI environments from the start.

VDI management is complicated, but the right troubleshooting tool can make it less so. IT should consider these factors when ...

IT Director Christopher Rivers says the Windows Admin Center is a step in the right direction to boost adoption of Server Core, ...

Administrators should prioritize patching systems affected by a zero-day vulnerability resolved by the February Patch Tuesday ...

SSL encryption is a necessary component when building an IIS website that communicates with the outside world. Use this ...