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		<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=1826]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The UAC flaw, a serious issue bubbling away underneath the surface of Microsoft's next operating system, has been described as the "Pandora's box of security vulnerabilities". But what is it exactly? Where did it all start from, what is the vulnerability and where do we go from here? Hopefully this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:08:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=65551&messageID=1226219&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?Nopeit's one more example of how MS and usability are mutually exclusive. OS X has been able to implement credential checks effectively.Oh, and just to forestall the inevitable strawman about OS X now being a swiss cheese OS, the purpose of credentials...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4627]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems clear to me that combining an Admin accounts with Windows 7's "low nag" User Account Control UAC setting is a bad idea. Problem is, Admin accounts and "low nag" UAC settings will be the default for millions of people buying Windows 7-based PCs. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:29:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Windows 7 UAC shapes enterprise security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9595-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=62560&messageID=1153264&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How Windows 7 UAC shapes enterprise securityThe slider except all the way off has no affect on standard users...Your article starts off by discussing standard user operations (responding to the prompt with over-the-shoulder or by giving the end user alternate admin credentials).  Then you talk about the slider's options....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: 92% of critical Microsoft vulnerabilities mitigated by Least Privilege accounts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=60633&messageID=1115465&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Report: 92% of critical Microsoft vulnerabilities mitigated by Least Privilege accountsRe:using pirated windowsThere is no reason that pirated versions of windows should be more vulnerable than genuine ones, this statistic only shows the lack of knowledge and common sense that the people using pirated windows have, since they don't seem...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech Shakedown #6: Could Kodak site's Vista incompatibilities be a sign of something else?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=745]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Right now, it's safe to say that, for some unknown reason, the Internet-Explorer-based batch photo upload feature of Kodak's online photo gallery is incompatible with Microsoft's Windows Vista uploading photos one at a time works fine.  It's a killer problem because of how much time can be saved by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:01:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted reboots]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=733]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, I posted a ZDNet Technology Shakedown video showing how, after downloading and installing some updates, Windows Vista initiated a forced reboot of itself without allowing me the option to postpone that reboot.  The options were there.  But they were inaccessible.  I was critical of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:22:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vista standard users need way to install software]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=245]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Vista will be the first Windows operating system to only assign standard user privileges by default.  While that's wonderful for security, it will likely run in to serious practical issues for many users who need to be able to install their own software from time to time....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:47:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Standard User Analyzer 1.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=503881]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Standard User Analyzer helps developers and IT professionals diagnose issues that would prevent a program from running properly without administrator privileges. On Windows Vista, even administrators run most programs with standard user privileges by default, so it is important to ensure that your application does not have administrator access...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows Vista beta 2 released]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=231]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Windows Vista beta 2 (build 5384.4) was released to reviewers at the Vista Reviewer's preview gathering in Seattle Washington near Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond.  The event was attended by at least a hundred journalists from all over the world -- the vast majority of them were international...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 09:02:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insane 1.0.0 (Mac)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=427051]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Insane is an application for viewing complete volume contents in base-16 hexadecimal and editing of the partition map. It is useful if someone needs to access parts of the volume not commonly available in the standard user interface.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting Started With User Account Control on Windows Vista]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=272515]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[User Account Control UAC is a new security component of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. UAC enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators, called standard users in Windows Vista, and as administrators without having to switch users, log off, or use Run As. A standard user account is...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Understanding and Configuring User Account Control in Windows Vista]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=272516]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[User Account Control UAC offers a new approach to improving computer security by fundamentally changing the way applications interact with an operating system and its files. Microsoft is working with developers to continue to innovate and create technology that minimizes the impact of malware. With UAC and using Windows as...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[TechNet Webcast: Application Compatibility Considerations With Windows Vista (Level 200)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=310707]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The focus of this webcast is on application compatibility issues that may be encountered when upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system, and shows how to address them. The presenter starts the webcast by explaining User Account Control UAC, which helps reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating...]]></description>
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