Windows 10: Is there any security risk or attack possible using computer object with builtin...

If any computer object in ad with "Domain Admin" membership or any other privileges could be any security risk.Using computer object's password, is there any attack is possible.

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Is windsows 7 a security risk?

There is 2 security risks. No one can stop security holes even more so with MS software as it would be more targeted although Linux has got to be going up on that list to now.

1. Your comp being online
2. The user

 

security for botnet attack

What a great question.

Once your computer has been compromised, it's over. There's nothing you can do besides formatting your hard drive and starting from scratch. So the key here is to prevent the malware from getting into your computer in the first place.

Step #1 by far is your own awareness. If you're someone who's easily taken in or who has a shaky understanding of technology, it's time to get wise and quickly. Social engineering attacks - where someone is tricked into allowing malware into their
system - are the most prevalent method of attack and also the most successful. Don't become a victim!

Step #2 is to protect your devices (computers, phones, tablets, watches, doorbells, etc.) so that only properly authorized people can use them. How you do this depends on what kind of device(s) you have and how they are connected to the internet. The way
to start is to make a list of everything you have that can connect to the internet, and next to each device indicate how it connects to the internet, e.g., wired or wireless, through a router, cell tower or directly through a modem. Then you'll have to learn
the fundamentals of protecting your devices.

If you were hoping for a simple, three-step process, sorry. And it's about to get worse.

Step #3 is to adopt good security practices for everything you do on the internet. That means, among other things, using strong passwords that are routinely changed, installing security software to protect yourself against attacks from malicious web pages,
and being sure that all your software is up to date with security patches.

As you see, it ain't easy. The people who create these botnets, and other malicious software, use highly sophisticated techniques to attack, so you and I are forced to employ highly sophisticated measures to protect ourselves.

You don't have to be a computer geek to be safe on the internet, but you do need to be aware of the threats that are out there and what you can to to protect yourself. You'll need to do plenty of reading on the internet to get yourself up to speed. Microsoft
has its
Safety and Security Center, which has lots of good information mixed in with (sigh) advertising for Microsoft's products and services. The internet is filled with piles of information about protecting yourself from botnets and other threats coming in from
the internet, and it's all there for you to discover.

 

About Ransomware attack

Here is Microsoft's Customer Guidance on the Ransomware Attack:

• In March, we released a security update which addresses the vulnerability that these attacks are exploiting. Those who have Windows Update enabled are protected against attacks on this vulnerability. For those organizations who have not yet applied the
  security update, we suggest you immediately deploy Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010.

• For customers using Windows Defender, we released an update earlier today which detects this threat as Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt.
  As an additional “defense-in-depth” measure, keep up-to-date anti-malware software installed on your machines. Customers running anti-malware software from any number of security companies can confirm with their provider, that they are protected.

• This attack type may evolve over time, so any additional defense-in-depth strategies will provide additional protections. (For example, to further protect against SMBv1 attacks, customers
  should consider blocking legacy protocols on their networks).

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