The Easy Way To Reduce Windows 7 Security Risks - Small Business Computing

The Easy Way To Reduce Windows 7 Security Risks

Mar 30, 2010
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InformationWeek SMB: The Easy Way To Reduce Windows 7 Security Risks

Details results from a study showing that restricting administrative rights is the key to eliminate as much as 100% of all Office security vulnerabilities.


“Taking away the administrative rights from Microsoft Windows 7 users will lessen the risk posed by 90% of the critical Windows 7 vulnerabilities reported to date and 100% of the Microsoft Office vulnerabilities reported last year.

It will also mitigate the risk of 94% of vulnerabilities reported in all versions of Internet Explorer in 2009 and 100% of the vulnerabilities reported in Internet Explorer 8 during the same time period.”

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