The Action Center is a new feature in the Windows 7 Control Panel that could prove useful for system...
FREE: AnVir Task Manager Free
Submitted by Maks AnVir Task Manager Free provides full set of Windows enhancements that help in every-day work. Security...
FREE: Secunia PSI – Scan for software vulnerabilities
Submitted by Jan Ivar Beddari Secunia has some tools similar to Belarc Advisor which you might want to take...
FREE: Belarc Advisor – Builds a profile of your PC
Submitted by David Pope The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft...
Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) in Windows Server 2008 R2

This article explains how to disable Internet Explorer enhanced security in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2...
FREE: SuRun – Run programs with local admin right
Submitted by Jeff Botts (The website is in German but has a translation link at the top.) This is...
FREE: Sysinternals ShellRunas – run programs as different user

ShellRunas v.1.0 is a new Sysinternals tools by Mark Russinowich. It enables you to run a program with different...
Very useful security guide: How to harden Windows Server 2008

Microsoft published a new guide about the security settings in Windows Server 2008. This Technet article gives an overview...
FREE: RunAsAdmin – Run with administrative rights
Submitted by costinel a nice approach to running with/without elevated rights. RunAsAdmin
FREE: Steganos Locknote – Password saver and text encryption

How do you secure your passwords? As a sys admin you probably have countless accounts and I hope you...