Thankfully, Windows 10 (and previous versions), includes a set of advanced security options to temporarily lock out your account after a defined number of failed sign-in attempts.

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GCHQ figured out how to hack PCs running Windows 10 after finding critical Microsoft bugs The bugs could have allowed hackers to install programs, delete data and more.

We enlisted a leading security researcher to test if Microsoft's newest, locked-down version of Windows 10 is protected against all "known" kinds of ransomware, as the company claims.

Your Windows machine is vulnerable to the FREAK encryption flaw -- but there's a way to protect it. I've got the details on exactly how to do it.