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New Dec 3, 2025
Security Surfaces
An important concept in Usable Security is whether a given UI represents a “security surface.” Formally, a security surface is a User Interface component in which the user is presented...
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New Nov 19, 2025
Defensive Technology: Ransomware Data Recovery
In a prior installment we looked at Controlled Folder Access, a Windows feature designed to hamper ransomware attacks by preventing untrusted processes from modifying files in certain user folders. In...
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New Oct 20, 2025
Windows Shell Previews – Restricted
Windows users who installed the October 2025 Security Updates may have noticed an unexpected change if they use the Windows Explorer preview pane. When previewing many downloaded files, the preview is...