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Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the Windows infrastructure for managing data. In your own words, explain one specific kind of data you could obtain using the ''get-wmiobject" cmdlet.

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Answer: Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a subsystem of PowerShell that gives admins access to powerful system monitoring tools. Though this system has been designed to allow for fast, efficient system administration, it also has a spookier side: it can be abused by insiders as a tool to surveil other employees. This can be extremely useful in detecting and defeating insider threats.

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