At times, Windows Security could display a notification mentioning that you or your administrator must scan some items running on your computer. The notification says: Your IT administrator requires a ...

Windows 10 comes with a free built-in antivirus program called Windows Defender that offers real-time protection and the ability to performs scans of your computer. It also allows you to perform a ...

With Windows 10, you can no longer do a quick-and-dirty scan for updates from the GUI without triggering the detection and installation of those updates. The same holds true for Server 2016 or Server ...

For the most part, if you see a browser based tech support scam, then you can simply close the browser and start it again. On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing scams with alerts like ...

When surfing the Internet via a browser, you may see an error stating that your computer is locked and that you must contact Microsoft to resolve the issue. If you ...

Strange pop-ups, unexpected apps and a mind-of-its-own webcam? Here’s how to tell if your computer has been hacked—and what to do about it. Internet users with lackluster security aren’t the only ones ...

A test of a network's vulnerabilities. A security scan does not attempt to break into the network illegally; rather it tries to find areas of vulnerability. A security scan uses a variety of automated ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary cybersecurity and online privacy issues. Integrating computer vision technology is a big step forward ...

SAFR SCAN from RealNetworks, the AI-powered face authentication solution designed for mainstream commercial applications, will bring its latest computer vision access control solution to Booth 3089 ...

I have been a generally quite happy user of eBay, the world's most famous online auction site, for nearly 20 years. Happy that is until I found out it was probing my computer when I opened the site in ...