Administrator Privilege
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New studies reveal Nimda's tenacity
News As companies struggle to clean their networks of the malicious program, security experts finally post complete analyses of the worm.
Protect corporate data with these physical security precautions
Techguide Not all attacks on your organization’s data come across the network.
Learn about Vista's changes to user security
Techguide Here's a look at some of the changes to user security controls that you can expect in Windows Vista.
Windows Vista September CTP
Product Reviews Windows Vista September CTP
Tags: Microsoft Corp., WinFS, File System, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, administrator privilege, window, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation
Internet Explorer 8 to get antimalware protection
News In preparing for the second beta, Microsoft announces security enhancements to Internet Explorer 8 expected in August.
Tags: Web browsers, Security, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, public beta, administrator privilege
Adobe to refresh Acrobat Connect
News Adobe Systems' upgraded Web conferencing service will add meeting editing, archiving features as well as virtual breakout rooms for online classes.
Tags: Green IT, Video, Mobile, phone, IM, Adobe Acrobat, WebEx Communications Inc., Web conferencing, Adobe Systems Inc., administrator privilege
Coders claim bypass of Vista security feature
News Developers at free software company NeoSmart claim Vista's User Account Control is "easy to code around" and "only there to give the impression of security".
Tags: Windows Vista, Security, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Developer, software company, operating system, RSA Security Inc., software, San Francisco
IE 8 beta gives other browsers a run for their money
News With the newest public beta version of its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft meets, and in some cases exceeds, the security features available in other browsers.
Tags: Web browsers, Security, Malware, Web Browser, Google Inc., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer
VMware Fusion update fixes two holes
News Software, which allows Windows apps to run on Macs, has flaws that could allow an attacker to hack into a user's system or cause a malfunction.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Virtualization, software, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, VMware Inc., Apple Mac OS, McAfee VirusScan, McAfee Inc.
Basics of secure admin privilege use with Unix
Techguide Sometimes, it's worthwhile to get back to basics. Read about the basics of secure administrative privilege use on Unix-like systems.
Tags: UNIX, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security, SSH, Unix, Administrator, Tool, Password, User Account
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2
Product Reviews Internet Explorer 8 beta 2
Tags: Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Tab, Security, Web Browser, Beta, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564)
Product Reviews Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564)
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows Vista, Password, operating system, Windows Vista RC1, Individual Password-protected Account, Windows Photo Gallery
Windows Vista Beta 1
Product Reviews Windows Vista Beta 1
Norton 360 2.0
Product Reviews Norton 360 2.0
Tags: Norton Co., Security, Anti-spyware, Tool, phone, e-mail, spyware, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC
Choose the appropriate permission levels for Terminal Services
Techguide When installing Terminal Services on Windows Server 2003, you have two security options: Relaxed Security or Full Security. Scott Lowe discusses the differences.
