In the last three articles in my series on stored passwords, I mainly discussed Windows-related passwords. Today, I will...
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FREE: GFI WebMonitor – Web filtering for ISA Server
Submitted by Edward Lansink - Blog: GFI Tech blog GFI WebMonitor Freeware is a freeware web filtering and web...
The myth about the standard user in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Last week, I discussed some popular myths about the built-in Administrator account. Today, I will talk about a related...
The myths about so-called hidden built-in administrator account in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Some days ago, I stumbled across an article over at MS Windows Vista Compatible Software that explains how to...
Is Vista less secure than Windows 2000? How the Vista bashing industry works

When I started reading my RSS feeds this morning, one of the first headings that caught my attention was...
Windows XP vs. Windows Vista – Security

I have been asked to write an article about the Windows Vista vs. XP issue for the German magazine...
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...
Is Windows (XP and Vista) five times as secure as Mac OS X?

Larry Dignan from ZDNet compared the vulnerabilities of Mac OS X with Windows XP and Windows Vista in 2007....
Hackers at Microsoft

Microsoft has a new blog: hackers at microsoft. No, these hackers are not trying to hack into Google to...
Only 50 percent of IT managers upgrade to Vista because of its improved security

An InformationWeek article discusses a new study that provides information on what IT managers think about Vista's improved security....
Impressive 90 days Vista vulnerability report or counting trap?

Last week, when I reported about this new Symantec study comparing different operating systems with respect to the vulnerabilities...
Vista x64 vs. Vista x86 – 32 bit or 64 bit Vista edition?

Update: I am working on a new series about the Vista x86 vs. Vista x64 issue. The first one...
Why and when it makes sense to use the outbound filter of Windows Firewall in Vista

Sometime ago there was a debate on 4sysops about the use of outbound filtering for personal firewalls. Some argued...
Windows Vista’s new security features

Paul Thurrott wrote an excellent article about Vista's new security features. After reading it, you might get the impression...
Windows Vista was hacked, so what!

Preston Gralla reported that during the Black Hat security conference hackers managed to crack into Windows Vista. He acknowledged...
Windows Vista security improvements

There is a new white paper titled Microsoft Windows Security Advancements (Word file). Usually, I only skim the papers...
Is Windows Vista’s firewall crippled?

There is an on going debate ever since Microsoft announced that outbound filtering in Windows Vista's firewall...