A 30-year PC building veteran, Zak is a modern-day Renaissance man who may not be an expert on anything, but knows just a little about nearly everything.

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems ...

Windows 11 just resumed feature updates and the early 2026 changes are surprisingly useful.

Microsoft is rolling out native Sysmon support in Windows 11 Insider builds, giving security teams built-in system monitoring ...

Sysmon was once something you had to seek out and install. Now this pro-level system monitoring tool is integrated right into ...

Microsoft has started rolling out built-in Sysmon functionality to some Windows 11 systems enrolled in the Windows Insider ...

Apex Legends just added new hidden lore audio logs, and they include some of the most interesting story details we have heard in a while. In this video, we take a first look at the audio logs, break ...

Ransomware remains one of the most disruptive and damaging categories of cyber threats. Such malware encrypts user data and demands payment for decryption keys, while in some cases threatening to leak ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Whether at home or at work, “before you dash out the door for your ...

As organizations face an evolving threat landscape, strengthening Windows authentication is more critical than ever. The deprecation of RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4) encryption in Kerberos is a shift toward ...