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Inviting Disaster - Don't Use the Administrator Account for Every Day Tasks

Please Create a Basic User Account for Every Day Computer Use

There's an old rule in computer security called 'Least Privilege'.  This means that a user or program is granted minimum possible privileges to permit an action. In doing so, the operating system as a whole is not exposed to unwarranted or excessive actions that may cause damage or promote further negative actions.

Submitted by cybernoggin on Mon, 05/08/2006 - 10:25pm. categories [ | ] read more | cybernoggin's blog | login or register to post comments

CyberNoggin.com's 'How To' Article on Securing Your Home PC

CyberNoggin.com has published a 'How To' article on securing your home PC.

Here's a snippet, just follow the link at the bottom for the whole article.

Submitted by cybernoggin on Sun, 04/16/2006 - 10:56pm. categories [ | ] read more | cybernoggin's blog | login or register to post comments

Workarounds for Internet Explorer (IE) createTextRange() flaw - Avoid 3rd Party Fixes


Don't Use 3rd Party Patches, Disable Active Scripting instead...

There are some publicly available 3rd party patches available for the createTextRange() bug. However, we recommend waiting for the official fix from Microsoft. Before the patch is available, one workaround is to disable the Active scripting from Internet Explorer.

Submitted by cybernoggin on Mon, 04/03/2006 - 10:22pm. categories [ | | ] read more | cybernoggin's blog | 1 comment

Workarounds for Internet Explorer (IE) createTextRange() flaw - Wait for the Official Patch


There are some publicly available 3rd party patches available for the createTextRange() bug. However, we recommend waiting for the official fix from Microsoft. Before the patch is available, one workaround is to disable the Active scripting from Internet Explorer.

Submitted by cybernoggin on Mon, 04/03/2006 - 2:26pm. categories [ | | | ] read more | login or register to post comments
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