The UAC conundrum: How to manage admin privilege without frustrating users

UAC, or User Account Control, is a Microsoft security construct designed to prevent malware and unauthorized activity from compromising your system, through the following measures:

Limiting access to privileged accounts
Requiring administrative approval for elevated access
Capturing all UAC requests for monitoring and visibility

But UAC is not without its issues, with a study by Avecto finding that 94% of critical Windows vulnerabilities could be mitigated simply by removing admin rights.

Download the white paper now to learn more about the difficulties of UAC and admin rights.

Vendor:: CyberFOX
Posted:: Jun 17, 2023
Published:: Jun 17, 2023
Format:: HTML
Type:: White Paper

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