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Step 3: Differentiating security levels
Administrators need admin privileges, but not all the time. Learn how to work securely by only elevating your privileges as necessary. Tip
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Step 2: RunAs command line
Administrators need admin privileges, but not all the time. Learn how to work securely by only elevating your privileges as necessary. Tip
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Step 1: RunAs dialog
Administrators need admin privileges, but not all the time. Learn how to work securely by only elevating your privileges as necessary. Tip
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Tool helps administrators run applications with limited user privileges
A tool called RunAsLimitedUser allows administrators to run any application in a limited-user context. Tip
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Penetration testing for Windows systems
Windows hardening expert Jonathan Hassell tells you what you need to know to give your system a proper penetration test. Ask the Expert
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Simple encryption: Locknote
Full disk encryption is nice for securing laptops, but it can be cumbersome and complicated for your users. What if you just need occasional encryption for sensitive documents? Contributor Serdar Yegulalp recommends LockNote, a free text editor with ... Tip
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Checklist: Protecting users from themselves
Users are prone to clicking on things they shouldn't. Eliminate this possibility by deactivating certain unneeded services on Windows XP machines. Contributor Jonathan Hassell provides an extensive list of recommended servcies to deactivate or automa... Checklist
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Knoppix Hacks: Use Knoppix to rescue Windows
In "Knoppix Hacks," author Kyle Rankin explains how the Knoppix CD can be used as an indispensable, multi-purpose tool for administrators. One of the many things Knoppix can accomplish is rescuing Windows. In this e-mail exchange, Rankin provides ins... Tip
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Golden's Rules: Mixing Linux and Windows
If you listen to the debate between Microsoft advocates and open source zealots, you might easily conclude that it's an all-or-nothing proposition. For them, it's one or the other. Tip
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Running open source without dropping Windows
Technology executives are taking advantage of open source applications without shutting down their cherished Windows. Tip