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Sun, Feb 1 2009 8:05

Security vs. Usability: The UAC Debate

Last week a Windows 7 Beta tester posted a blog entry describing a flaw or weakness in the way UAC (User Account Control) is implemented in Windows 7. For starters, although I titled this post 'Security vs. Usability' I want to to stress that...
Posted by tonybradley | 4 comment(s)
Filed under: vulnerability, Windows 7, Windows Setting, by design, UAC Control Settings, UAC
 
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