January 2005 - Posts

Reading Michael Howards blog, I saw an article about safer browsing using software restriction policies.

 

Browsing the Web and Reading E-mail Safely as an Administrator, Part 2

 

He mentions there are 3 security levels that are not normally displayed in the Group Policy Editor

 

Unfortunately he only tells us the value to get Basic User to display, so I have added the others below.

 

Values

0x10000 - Constrained (also named Restricted)

0x20000 - Normal User (also named Basic User)

0x01000 - Untrusted

0x31000 - to get all 3 

 

Copy the text below to make a reg file

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Safer\CodeIdentifiers]
"Levels"=dword:00031000

 

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Microsoft Security Summit is on in February.

The event is being held in all capital cities.

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Is your product being listed as Spyware by the Microsoft Anti-Spyware program?

You can fill in a dispute form here

http://spynet.com/vendors.aspx

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A few links that may prove useful

Microsoft Spyware Page
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/default.mspx

Microsoft Spyware Beta Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=321CD7A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en

Microsft support for Giant customers
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secuity/spyware/software/currentcustomers.mspx

Microsoft Windows Anti-Spyware (Beta): System requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/requirements.mspx

Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Windows Anti-Spyware (Beta)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/faq.mspx

Microsoft Windows Anti-Spyware (Beta): Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/about.mspx

Microsoft Windows Anti-Spyware (Beta): Release notes
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/releasenotes.mspx

Microsoft Home Users Security Page
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx

Microsft IT Pro Security Page
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.mspx

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Hitachi have released a huge HD, the Deskstar 7K500

A couple of these and you will have a TeraByte of storage.

It ain't all that long since a 10 Meg HD seemed huge.

It is avaliable now

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/5/815d2d60-49b5-44dc-ae35-fca2f2c6f0cc/MicrosoftAntiSpywareInstall.exe

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Samsung and Athena reckon they have a new chip that can do over 200 MB/s.

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=17452&eid=1&edate=20050105

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So whats new.

These guys have been losing it for years now. Just when you thiunk they are coming back, they drop the ball.

Isn't it nice to be so big that you can make terrible decisions and still be in business. Hey, give me a shot at running the joint. I couldn't do worse than the clowns they have had. Or could I?

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=17449&eid=3&edate=20050104

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