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Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages
From: Jason Gates <jasongates () SOUTHERN EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:45:05 +0000
Kevin was probably referring to offsite users unable to perform a necessary (admin) task? I think Microsoft has a good summary of LUA: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456992.aspx Windows 7 has also tried to help the least privilege principle with UAC.. -- Jason Gates Southern Adventist University From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Morrow Long Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:31 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages
Disadvantages User cannot install or update some software immediately - have to wait for desktop support.
This is a disadvantage :-? From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Shalla, Kevin Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:24 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU<mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> Subject: [SECURITY] Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages I'm trying to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of prohibiting administrator access for users of Windows computers. Can you provide feedback on what I have below? By the way, what's an example of software that is generally prohibited? Is BitTorrent an example? Is it common? Advantages Most malware stays on one user profile, so other users on same machine are unaffected. Deleting the profile can remove the malware. Prohibited (by policy) software doesn't get installed. Combinations of software known to be problematic are not installed (like multiple active versions of antivirus). Disadvantages User cannot install or update some software immediately - have to wait for desktop support. Kevin Shalla
Current thread:
- Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Shalla, Kevin (Nov 27)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Morrow Long (Nov 27)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Jason Gates (Nov 27)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Shalla, Kevin (Nov 30)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages randy (Dec 02)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Steven Alexander (Dec 03)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Morrow Long (Nov 27)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Steven Alexander (Nov 27)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Shalla, Kevin (Nov 30)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Christopher R Webber (Nov 30)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Eric C. Lukens (Nov 30)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Eric Case (Dec 01)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Shalla, Kevin (Nov 30)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Geoffrey Steven Nathan (Dec 01)
- Re: Non-administrator advantages / disadvantages Jeff Kell (Dec 01)