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Veracrypt is free, open-source and been audited by an independent third-party team. It's still my encryption go-to choice for my Windows+Linux environment.

If you going to do the easy route and only doing it on a desktop, use a DigitalPersona reader. I have personally used it to develop on .NET and Java and the SDK is really complete if you want to do complex stuff later.

That is a clever hack, now I learn something new. And hey, I consider batch file and xml scripting is programming.

Are you sure that autoplay and autorun are enabled? Enabling autorun/autoplay is bad idea security-wise. You could force it to be enabled via group policy. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-disable-autoplay-and-autorun-in-windows-10/ If you have time, prefer to detect the device dynamically with C# using InteropServices. https://www.codeguru.com/columns/dotnet/detecting-usb-devices-using-c.html And you can execute the batch script or even customize it yourself.

How about replacing REFERENCES AUTHORS with REFERENCES dbo.AUTHORS

Do you have a complete error log of that? I use Navicat for testing since I am running linux.

Hmm, that's weird. I tested the queries with the exception of publisher and series table and works without issues. Where do you try to execute this?

Unpopular opinion: I use PHP as a REST server for my mobile apps.

Does the AUTHORS table and the AuthorID column exist? If so, does the AuthorID are set as primary key?

I would recommend Alfa Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200, probably because my experience with it and a great piece for WiFi pentesting.

You could modify the OS hosts file and send the domain to 0.0.0.0 or you could leverage the modem parental control settings.

There's a lot of great advice in here, I included some. while I think that I need to separate like Malware Attack, Privacy Issues, and some of more tactical and structured attack like Social Engineering.

For this version? Unfortunately not, and I can't say much because I bought the cheaper Backlight one and I am using Linux.

If you like compact one, I recommend Ducky One TKL RGB LED Mechanical Keyboard (Blue Cherry MX) https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1754

Try to uninstall the current driver and install the one available at Windows Update, if still won't work I am afraid that it was hardware issue.

Did the card shows up in Disk Management? And have you tried with other card or even other adapter?

Did the driver show up in Device Manager? Sometime even if the driver are installed the device won't show up in Device Manager or get some kind of errors.

Did you get any error message, or just plain nothing?

I think 750Ti much more easier to find and I had the budget to get a used one, do I need a PSU upgrade? If I need to what should I choose with like 50usd. While I love the possibility of running Xeon on this, I am still using this pc before I start a new build for like 2 years from now and Core2Quad is much more safer option for me and easily overclockable.

Oh man, that's overkill for what my usage will be. Is there anything lower without bottlenecking that old Mobo and CPU. My allocation for GPU and possible PSU upgrade is 200usd. But yes, I am looking forward to Ryzen 3 for my new build.

Hi guys, I am currently rocking this computer. Intel Core2Duo E8400 OC @ 3.44ghz Deepcool Ice Edge Mini FS 2 GA-P35-DS3L (rev. 2.0) 4x1gb of DDR2 667mhz. Gigabyte GeForce GT430 2GB SAMSUNG MZ7LF128HCHP 120GB SSD Random Toshiba 500GB HDD Enlight Blacksilver 450W PSU 80+ Bronze I have using this computer with a small amount of upgrade over the years, and in fact that I been using the same motherboard for like 8 years and it's been stable as always. I wanna keep this clear that I don't want to jump to a newer generation since my workflow is mostly on Linux and I dualboot to Windows 10 often to play some indie game and a Telltale-style of games. I am still happy with my current build since it hasn't gave me trouble for these years. But I want your opinion on where I can expand this lifecycle of this computer for a few more years before I jump to a new ecosystem and planning to keep this PC for FTP or Apache HTTP development server, so this is what's on my mind. I am planning to upgrade the CPU to Core2Quad E9400. Is this a good option or is there anything better with the same price point. 4x2gb of RAM seems nice. What your recommendation for the memory? My current temp is 55c, If I planned to switch to C2Q and still had a modest small amount of overclock. What cooler I could use on lower budget? A GPU upgrade would be nice, what GPU should I choose from the older generation like Kepler that I could buy used one for cheap and won't catch fire with that PSU. Is there anything I left off, feel free to ask or gave suggestion. My current games are: Life is Strange, Unreal Tournament 2004, Diablo II, Brutal Legend. What I wish to play in the future: Life is Strange: Before the Storm, another batch of Telltale games, a few indie game like Eddie Finch or Ori and the blind forest 2.

Advanced Stuff Update your router firmware By updating the firmware, the attacker will be harder to gain access by using exploits and vuln that open in your router. Enable Full Disk Encryption If you have sensitive data on your hard drive, by enabling Windows BitLocker or VeraCrypt on your computer helps to make your data secure from the attacker. Backup your stuff, always. In the event of catastrophic failures like your little brother spills his cereal to your rig or even your ex-girlfriend smashing that wonderful fully RGB PC you had, backup is always important. Encrypt your file and then save in the cloud or even do a full disk backup and clone. Either way you will had more confident when shit happens. Read this to learn more. Replace your AdBlock with hardware based ad-blocking AdBlock has it's downfall, it's slow and heavy for older system. Has controversial decision. If you feeling creative built a hardware based adblocking that rely on your router to do the stuff. Pi-hole are one of many open source solution available. Paranoid Mode Enable VPN for everyday usage The ISP and any other 3 letter government are always tried to track you, legally or not. VPN are able to help combat this by masking your IP from another country. Install Tails Tails is an privacy-focused operating system based on Linux, are you sending stuff to WikiLeaks? Browsing that juicy stuff on Tor Network? Or even paranoid about the aliens in general, Tails is built for anonymity and privacy usage. Let's be honest, there wasn't a such thing as a perfect security. Remember the "No system is safe." mantra. Resources for more great stuff. https://decentsecurity.com/ https://blog.malwarebytes.com/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/ Microsoft Approved Antivirus Vendor

Computer threats is everywhere, and in current day and age cyber attack come from many side, viruses, exploits, phishing attempt and so on. This is a quick know-how in an attempt for improving the security and stability of your computer. The Basics Update your BIOS BIOS/UEFI is used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process, by updating the BIOS it keep the firmware safe from rootkit that hard to detect and remove because it fixed the vulnerability within the motherboard and also sometime BIOS update also improve system stability. Configure the BIOS Enable BIOS Setup Password BIOS Password is the first line of defense to prevent malicious modification by a program or a person. [Windows Only] Prioritize UEFI Boot and Enable TPM/SecureBoot (If supported) SecureBoot protect your computer to help make sure that your PC boots using only software that is trusted by the PC manufacturer. Trusted Platform Module offers facilities for the secure generation of cryptographic keys, it is used by BitLocker. [Additional] Disable Webcam and Microphone from the BIOS This is a more elegant solution than taping your webcam and mic, if you really paranoid but don't want to destroy that dBrand skin. Run Windows Update I'm sure this is annoying, but WannaCry and Petya attack system that is out-of-date. Update your Browser, PDF Reader and Office Client Most of the attack on the office are coming from Word-macro files, infected PDF files. By updating your software it help to prevent malware from exploiting system vuln. Uninstall that Registry Cleaner Editing registry is dangerous. Most of the software I known is not fixing your computer, just making it worse. Read more: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2563254 Install Adblock While this is a controversial option, malicious advertising is a thing. And with installing AdBlock it help you while browsing from malicious JS injection from third-party ad provider and it also made the web look more cleaner. Install a password manager Having a multiple password is cumbersome, sometime it's better to remember one really hard and strong password that access the vault of randomly generated password. While it's kinda scary to store all your password in the same place, it's much better than re-using all your password. I recommend using BitWarden as it's much more faster and stable than the well known LassPass for your personal use. Windows Defender is a great AV for starter If you use Windows 8 and up, Windows Defender is already installed on your system. While there's a lot of AV vendors avalaible, if you really not sure what to use and don't know much about them just use Defender as a default. It's improving day by day. Install a third-party AV solution (optional) You may not trust the solution and came with default and know there much better solution available, feel free to choose which one you could rely on protecting your system. I included the Microsoft Approved Antivirus Vendor in the second post. Enable Windows Firewall Windows built-in firewall already capable to protecting you from network attack by blocking imcoming and outcoming connection by your application based on whitelist and blacklist data you provided. Change your router default admin password This is a best practice, there's a lot of malware try to inject your router using the default password from the manufacturer. By changing the password, it added the first barrier for the attacker before accessing your network. If you had another suggestion feel free to add.

I'll always avoid registry cleaners and driver updater no matter who is the developer. https://decentsecurity.com/registry-cleaners/

Yeah, that's why it's sucks. Cloning drive only useful for big data backup.