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1 proven trick to try if you forgot your Windows password

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Yes, it happens to all of us doesn’t it?  In a moment of exuberance, in the highlight of delight, at the apex of excitement… you attempt to login to your Windows box after months of inactivity, and well you can’t.…

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My privacy concerns with Windows 10 and 4 ways to fix them.

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Yippie Kai Yay.  Windows 10 is officially in the house. You know how I used to feel about Windows 10.  You know how to install Windows 10 in VirtualBox, You know about the security features in Windows 10.  You know about…

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Cracking Windows Passwords (Part 2 of 2)

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In the previous post I shared the inside scoop on hashes and methods of password extraction.  But there was one thing missing I didn’t tell you how to get the hash!  Today I’m going to enumerate four common ways to grab the…

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Crypto Hypno: Cryptography basics (Part 3 of 5)

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Crypto Hypno

In the first article you learned about encryption basics.  In the second part, I showed you the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.  And now you’ve graduated to the hypnotizing world of hashing. We’re going to talk about data integrity and…

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Posted in Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged with: , , ,

3 simple time saving tricks in Active Directory

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Active Directory has always captivated me.  I know that sounds silly but it’s true. When I was still a young buck in college, I remember logging into the computer lab and hearing rumors how the machines were “locked down” by the…

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