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Friday, December 28, 2007

About Net Security: December 28, 2007

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  from Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP
You may have heard of a security feature in the Windows Vista operating system called UAC (User Account Control). It has been the subject of jokes in Apple Mac TV ads, and the much criticism from the industry at large. Personally, I do not have a problem with UAC. I think that the community should invest a little time in understanding the capabilities and functions of UAC and how to use it to provide the best balance between security and functionality. Some users simply want to turn it off though. I don't recommend doing so in most cases, but I have written a short guide to help you do so in Windows Vista Home and Windows Vista Home Premium if you choose to.

 
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Disable UAC in Vista Home (or Home Premium)
Vista has taken a lot of criticism over the past year. Many hardware vendors who originally switched to bundling Windows Vista by default later caved to consumer backlash and allowed users the option to choose Vista or its predecessor, Windows XP. User Account Control (UAC), is one of the features of Windows Vista that has taken the most heat...read more

 
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Beware Bhutto Scams and Malware
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, and leader of the Pakistan People's Party, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at a political rally in Rawalpindi. Having lived in exile for the past decade, Bhutto had just recently returned to Pakistan to run in the upcoming democratic elections, which are severely crippled and could be canceled as a result of the assassination. None of that is really related to information security though. Why should you care? Well, whether or not you have an interest in international politics...read more

 
The Envelope Please...
You are welcome to continue voting, but I promised the 'official' results of the recent polls would be delivered in this week's newsletter, so here they are. For the types of users or level of information security knowledge, 'Home PC User - Intermediate' was by far the big winner with 41% of the total vote. Combining that category with...read more

 
 
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