… I ran the experiment in a few different framings, including a generic "optimize this machine" prompt and one that pointed both models at security hardening specifically. …
… I wasn't solving a security problem. I was creating exposure and then trying to secure it. And security gets a lot simpler when there is nothing exposed to secure in the first place. …
… Microsoft's Driver Quality plan aims to raise driver standards and includes kernel hardening, improved partner verification, and a stronger security focus. …
… It can also run vulnerability scans on the open ports, which is especially useful for hardening the security on my mission-critical home lab devices and virtual guests. …
… It wasn't a problem initially, but as I upgraded to better, more powerful hardware and Microsoft hardened its security practices, dual-booting started becoming more cumbersome. …
… But aside from hardening my traffic rules, my OPNsense also serves another purpose – running a handful of services that I desperately need for my local network. …
… The company is adding security hardening protocols where, if a desktop.ini file comes from an untrusted source, it will stop showing custom icon changes and instead reverts them to their defaults. …
… This is because modern consumer parental controls are pure security theater. …
… But Microsoft wanted to harden security practices to make Windows less vulnerable than it already was. So it added features like Virtualization-based security , Memory Integrity, Secure Boot to prevent rootkit modifications, TPM to save security keys, and all of this relies on modern hardware. …
… Stop letting e-commerce marketing campaigns trick you into trading structural security for sub-second convenience. Keep your computing logic within your servers and anchor your physical security to hardened mechanical brass. …