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Reset Windows passwords in minutes without extra hardware or software

Reset Windows passwords in minutes without extra hardware or software
  • Posted December 13, 2012, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, Microsoft
  • Although a man recently made headlines for demonstrating that he could brute force an eight-character Windows password in less than six hours by harnessing the power of 25 GPUs, another savvy user has reminded us of a workaround that can bypass the security of virtually...

Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities

Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities
  • Posted November 5, 2012, 7:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • Researchers at Vupen, a private security firm based in France, claim to have found multiple, critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. The team's exploits allow hackers to remotely execute code, allowing crafty individuals to potentially gain control…

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