The Truth About User Privileges
Has the time finally come for the least-privilege user -- you know, setting your Windows client machines to run without system administrator rights? Leaving admin power on a user's desktop can invite trouble, especially with today's more targeted attacks. That trouble can come in the form of malware that gets on the machine, as well as trouble with users loading apps they shouldn't, security experts say.
Read the article HERE.
Read the article HERE.
posted by vanish at 6:11 PM
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The article also fails to mention the potential dangers of malicous users. With administrative privileges a user can circumvent security policies, as well as install whatever software they wish. In Vista plenty of critical applications will still require users to enter in admin credentials to run and there is no solution allowing users to install authorized applications. Giving out the local admin password a serious security threat.
Check out BeyondTrust Privilege Manager www.beyondtrust.com. It was the first product to make it possible to reduce or elevate permissions on a per-application or per-task basis.
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