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Regulatory Compliance

Q: I’m setting an AppLocker policy to block an application—how can I stop administrators from being able to run the program in an elevated command prompt?Q: I’m setting an AppLocker policy to block an application—how can I stop administrators from being able to run the program in an elevated command prompt?

A tip for blocking apps with AppLocker.

Sep 20, 2011

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Regulatory Compliance

Using Software Restriction Policies and AppLocker and When We Need Something More Using Software Restriction Policies and AppLocker and When We Need Something More

Sep 19, 2011

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Regulatory Compliance

Q: Is there a policy to automatically make the primary user of a machine a local administrator?Q: Is there a policy to automatically make the primary user of a machine a local administrator?

Sep 16, 2011

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Identity Management & Access Control

Lazy Authentication with Twitter Lazy Authentication with Twitter

byDino Esposito

Sep 15, 2011

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Intel and McAfee Launch DeepSAFE Security Technology Intel and McAfee Launch DeepSAFE Security Technology

Sep 14, 2011

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Protection from Advanced Persistent Threats Protection from Advanced Persistent Threats

Sep 13, 2011

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Regulatory Compliance

Microsoft Security Essentials: Legal, Free, and Centrally Deployable Antivirus

Microsoft Security Essentials: Legal, Free, and Centrally Deployable Antivirus

byApostolos Fotakelis

Attacks & Breaches

Power Surge KOs Washington State Data Center

Power Surge KOs Washington State Data Center

byData Center Knowledge

Attacks & Breaches

Imperva launches cloud-based DDoS protection

Imperva launches cloud-based DDoS protection

Q: When using fine-grained password policies, how can I check what policy is being applied to a specific user?

Q: When using fine-grained password policies, how can I check what policy is being applied to a specific user?

Regulatory Compliance

Rivera: Windows Phone Location Tracking Claims Are Suspicious

Rivera: Windows Phone Location Tracking Claims Are Suspicious

byPaul Thurrott

Endpoint Security

Views from VMworld: Mobile Device Virtualization Becomes a Reality

Views from VMworld: Mobile Device Virtualization Becomes a Reality

Q: Why does Kerberos smart card login require public key certificates, private keys, and a Certification Authority (CA)?

Q: Why does Kerberos smart card login require public key certificates, private keys, and a Certification Authority (CA)?

byJan De Clercq

Regulatory Compliance

Fast Track Upgrade to Exchange 2010: Customer Case Study Review On-demand seminar

Fast Track Upgrade to Exchange 2010: Customer Case Study Review On-demand seminar

Q: I have a firewall exception configured. Why is traffic configured in the Allow exception still not passing through the firewall?

Q: I have a firewall exception configured. Why is traffic configured in the Allow exception still not passing through the firewall?

Q: My machine is BitLocker-protected, and I want to reinstall the machine after wiping the drive. Do I need to perform any BitLocker actions?

Q: My machine is BitLocker-protected, and I want to reinstall the machine after wiping the drive. Do I need to perform any BitLocker actions?

Regulatory Compliance

Q: If I'm using the Advanced Group Policy Management console that's part of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, which computers need to be licensed for MDOP?

Q: If I'm using the Advanced Group Policy Management console that's part of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, which computers need to be licensed for MDOP?

Endpoint Security

Q: Where can I download real viruses to test my antivirus solutions?

Q: Where can I download real viruses to test my antivirus solutions?

Review: AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro

Review: AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro

byDennis Martin

Attacks & Breaches

PDF Malware Mitigation

PDF Malware Mitigation

byDidier Stevens

Endpoint Security

Newsflash: HP Kills webOS, Will Sell Off PC Business

Newsflash: HP Kills webOS, Will Sell Off PC Business

byPaul Thurrott

Endpoint Security

Macheen makes U.S. launch with Sprint

Macheen makes U.S. launch with Sprint

Adobe Fares Poorly in Kaspersky Lab Security Report

Adobe Fares Poorly in Kaspersky Lab Security Report

Identity Management & Access Control

Q: How do I stop a legacy application from triggering User Access Control? Why is UAC being triggered?

Q: How do I stop a legacy application from triggering User Access Control? Why is UAC being triggered?

Endpoint Security

Q: I'm trying to connect my laptop to the TV in my hotel room via HDMI, but the Input button on the TV doesn't work to switch signal. What can I do?

Q: I'm trying to connect my laptop to the TV in my hotel room via HDMI, but the Input button on the TV doesn't work to switch signal. What can I do?

Attacks & Breaches

Power Outage at Colo4 Data Center

Power Outage at Colo4 Data Center

byData Center Knowledge

Regulatory Compliance

Q: Is there a way to make a rule in Microsoft Outlook that applies only to messages received from a specific SMTP domain?

Q: Is there a way to make a rule in Microsoft Outlook that applies only to messages received from a specific SMTP domain?

byWilliam Lefkovics

Attacks & Breaches

Microsoft: "Malware Authors Really Hate UAC"

Microsoft: "Malware Authors Really Hate UAC"

Attacks & Breaches

Attack of the WebKit Browsers

Attack of the WebKit Browsers

byPaul Thurrott

Endpoint Security

Q: What's the role of the Thin Agent in vShield Endpoint?

Q: What's the role of the Thin Agent in vShield Endpoint?

Identity Management & Access Control

Ping Identity Announces PingFederate 6.5 with OAuth 2.0 Support and CloudDesktop

Ping Identity Announces PingFederate 6.5 with OAuth 2.0 Support and CloudDesktop

Auditing 32-Bit and 64-Bit Applications with PowerShell

Auditing 32-Bit and 64-Bit Applications with PowerShell

Attacks & Breaches

Q: What's introspection as it relates to vShield and virtual machine (VM) anti-malware?

Q: What's introspection as it relates to vShield and virtual machine (VM) anti-malware?

Endpoint Security

Buyer's Guide: Antivirus Software

Buyer's Guide: Antivirus Software

byDavid Chernicoff, Blair Greenwood

Identity Management & Access Control

Outsourcing Your Identity with IDaaS

Outsourcing Your Identity with IDaaS

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