In my Tech Insight article in November, I discussed the issue of managing privileged accounts within an enterprise. One area I didn't really touch on was how to protect the local administrator ...

This post will show you how to get a list of Local Administrators on Windows computer. Local administrators have elevated privileges that allow them to make significant changes to the system, install ...

In Windows, an Administrator account allows a user to make changes that require administrative permissions. An Administrator has more rights on a Windows OS than users with a local account. For ...

For example: An application administrator needs to be able to install and maintain their application. Or an operator needs to run a batch that regularly establishes an ssh connection, and ...

Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) enables local admin passwords to be set, reset and validated periodically. Here is how to make the best use of LAPS. Passwords have always been ...

Windows administrators have a problem — passwords. Specifically, administrator passwords that lurk out there, identical across machines, just ready to be compromised. But there is finally a solution ...

Windows finally includes a tool to manage local admin passwords, but admins will still need to do some work to make it useful. Image: Ivan/Adobe Stock. One of the best ways to defend your network is ...