Remember that other security mechanisms prevent blatant misuse of WMI. Before you remove groups from WMI permissions, note that the default permissions don’t allow groups other than administrators to ...

This time, I'd like to tackle two tough topics that have been coming up a lot in the ScriptingAnswers.com forums. Both deal with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) in some fashion. The first ...

Wondering if anyone has every come across this before. Working with a (new to me) system that uses WMI to pass data back and forth. The WMI class is located at //root/Softwarename. From what I have ...

Symantec's flagship consumer antivirus application contains a vulnerability that can allow certain malicious scripts to pass through without being scanned, according to a security researcher. Dan ...

Writing scripts for remote computer management can save man-hours and shoe leather. But like any part of Windows, it has to be properly secured, or you risk opening up your network to the bad guys.