User Account Control
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Criticism mounting over Windows 7 security
News Efforts to tone down warning prompts in OS could open door to attacks, some say. Microsoft says changes should make things more secure in real-world use.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, PC security, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Security, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Blogger Long Zheng
Microsoft: Don't give Vista a miss
News Users intending to wait for Windows 7 should start moving to Vista, because migration efforts can be reused when 7 comes, says Microsoft exec.
Tags: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Security, Asia-Pacific, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP
Adobe investigating zero-day bug in Flash
News Attackers turn unpatched bug in Flash into an exploit to drop Trojan on computers in latest attack on Adobe software.
Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Exploit, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, Symantec Corp., Adobe Acrobat, researcher, trojan horse
What Windows 7 means to security admins
Techguide Windows expert Greg Shultz reviews the most significant differences in Windows 7 that will affect the role of security administrators, including changes to UAC, the new AppLocker, and BitLocker To Go.
Tags: Security, Data security, PC security, Windows 7, AppLocker, NTLM Authentication Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Vista
Windows 7 default user account control worries experts
News Microsoft made some changes to a much-maligned User Account Control feature, but experts say the default still puts consumers at risk.
Tags: Windows 7, PC security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Operating System, Security, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption
Code aims to bypass UAC security in Windows 7
News Authors of a proof-of-concept code say it can bypass the User Account Control antimalware check in Windows 7 beta, but Microsoft denies it is a flaw.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, malicious program, Microsoft Windows, malicious code, Microsoft VBScript
Configuring explicit Run As on Windows Server 2008
Techguide UAC changes how shell interactions are controlled by default. Bringing back the Run As functionality can, however, be straightforward--find out how.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security, User Account Control, Tool, Sysinternals, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Default Configuration, Server
Windows 7 testers want their voices heard
News Microsoft is trying to reassure the hundreds of thousands of people testing the new operating system that their feedback matters. At the same time, don't expect huge changes.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Security, GUI, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows PC, Voice, Microsoft Windows, blog
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
Microsoft to tweak Windows 7 settings
News Amid sharp criticism from some corners, Microsoft says it will take steps to strengthen a controversial security feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Security, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows 7, control panel, release candidate, Microsoft Windows, CNET Networks Inc., blog
Microsoft admits Vista UAC prompts 'need work'
News Scott Charney, head of the company's Trustworthy Computing division, says user feedback has indicated that the prompts are not intuitive.
Tags: Windows Vista, Authentication and encryption, Microsoft Corp., Security, Prompt, AusCERT, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Scott Charney, software company
Developers snub Vista for XP
News A survey has found a large majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Security, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Developer, operating system, Evans Data Corp., research company
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
Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801)
Product Reviews Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801)
Tags: User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Accessibility Feature, boot process, Microsoft Windows, toolbar, CNET Networks Inc., desktop, window
Making the business case for Windows 7
Techguide Selling the idea of migrating from Windows XP, and reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista for IT professionals
Tags: IT Management, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Operating System, Security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, application compatibility, Microsoft Windows XP
