What is Zoom? Zoom is a cloud based peer-to-peer based application that provides an audio chat and video calling facility allowing up to 1,000 users from different locations to connect to the same video conference via a webcam or a phone. A Zoom Room are physical conference room software and hardware that allow Zoom meetings […]
Public Key Infrastructure
What is Public Key Infrastructure? Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is used to store, create, manage and distribute digital certificates. A public key is bound to a specific user by the certificate authority (CA) and issues the digital document containing the encrypted public key that is known as a certificate. The Public Key Infrastructure works as long […]
Encryption
What is Encryption? Encryption is the conversion of data accessible to any normal user into a format that cannot be read in the normal way without the use of software or a key (aka password) that is required to decrpyt it back into a readable and accessible format. The longer the key is, the less […]
The Windows Registry
What is the Windows Registry? The Windows Registry contains the configuration settings and information for the software and hardware and security settings within a Windows operating system. The Registry is automatically updated in the background whilst the system operates and most users would be unaware of its existence within hidden system folders. It is possible […]
Shared Folders on a Windows Server
When using a server for users to store files, the users will normally access their files and folders through a Shared Folder, rather than directly accessing the server and share permissions are used in order to prevent different users from accessing another’s shared files. By default, the Permissions granted to a shared folder are ‘Everyone’ […]
