Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs.

In this article, we cover three of them – PowerShell, Command Prompt, and Windows Terminal — explaining how they differ from each other and when they should be used. The operating system of your ...

The access afforded by the ANTSWORD web shell is then used to run the "whoami" command to determine the privileges of the web ...

From unpatched cars to hijacked clouds, this week's Threatsday headlines remind us of one thing — no corner of technology is ...

The August 2025 (KB5063878) Windows update caused an issue that prevented non-admin users from carrying out several vital operations due to misbehaving UAC prompts. Microsoft has since released its ...

Hackers used log poisoning and web shells to convert Nezha into a remote access tool targeting networks across East Asia.

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