Gemini’s Deep Research now taps Gmail, Drive, and Chat when users allow it. Because the agent can fuse internal messages and files with web context, output quality rises along with privacy risk. This guide shows how to roll out safely: set consent norms, restrict high-risk teams, validate audit coverage, and keep DLP and labels active so Deep Research never reads more than policy permits.
Pass-the-Hash succeeds when local admin passwords repeat and admins sign in everywhere. Small ADs can end that pattern fast. Use Windows LAPS to rotate a unique secret per device and enforce a Tier 0/1/2 admin model so privileged credentials never roam. Add Credential Guard and LSA Protection to shrink theft opportunities.
This Windows 11 (24H2) hardening guide delivers 20 Group Policy settings you can deploy today. You’ll protect credentials, block ransomware, enforce SMB signing, harden RDP, and tighten audit logging with version-specific notes and quick tests. Roll out in phases, validate with gpresult, and keep exceptions minimal and time-boxed.
API rate limiting protects capacity and user experience. This guide shows how to ship it correctly on NGINX: define limit_req zones, tune burst/nodelay, add per-IP and per-token limits, return proper 429s with Retry-After, and combine limit_conn for connection abuse. You’ll get production-ready snippets and a safe rollout plan.
Spin up a free SIEM home lab this weekend. You’ll deploy Wazuh or OpenSearch, collect Windows telemetry with Sysmon, and run Sigma detections you can actually see and tune. This guide prioritizes students and hobbyists: minimal hardware, copy-paste steps, and safe tests so you learn detection engineering not just dashboards.
NGAV (next-gen antivirus) focuses on stopping malware and exploits with AI and behavior analysis. EDR adds continuous visibility, investigation, and one-click response when prevention misses. For most SMEs, start with a strong NGAV baseline and move to EDR as soon as you can support alerts and response especially if ransomware or hands-on-keyboard attacks worry you. …
Business email compromise drains budgets with executive spoofing and invoice fraud. This practical Microsoft 365 guide shows nine rules that actually stop BEC: tuned anti-phish and impersonation, Safe Links and Safe Attachments, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, phishing-resistant MFA with Conditional Access, external sender tags, mailbox hygiene, attack simulation, and a short incident playbook.
Passkeys let your WordPress users sign in with device biometrics or hardware keys no passwords and far less phishing. This no-coding 2025 guide shows trusted plugins, exact setup steps, enrollment tips, and rollout strategy so you can enable passwordless login quickly without breaking wp-login, WooCommerce, or your admin workflows.
Zero Trust in 2025 means verifying every request and limiting access by default. This guide turns principles into a deployable plan: identity-first controls, phishing-resistant MFA, device posture checks, microsegmentation, and centralized policy decisions. Start with fast wins, measure risk reduction, and scale confidently.