You can still technically get at the domain credentials, but its harder, and it will be difficult to use over the network without cracking it. If someone or some program breaches the local admin ...

System Windows XP<BR><BR>I have a program that I installed under domain user JohnClark. The program did not install because it needed admin rights. So I did Run As and gave the local admin credentials ...

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After reading my column, "Local Admin Password Problem," a couple of readers contacted me with their own solutions to automating password changes. These solutions are far too good for me to keep to ...

The Windows security updates, especially for servers from April, have partly severe side effects. Some Windows servers ...

Microsoft Exchange 2013 and newer versions are vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack that gives anyone with a mailbox a way to gain domain administrator rights at potentially 90% of ...

These Microsoft tools help you reduce, remove or lock down admin access to improve security Your email has been sent It’s not news that the extra privileges on admin accounts make them a target for ...

Microsoft warned customers today to patch two Active Directory domain service privilege escalation security flaws that, when combined, allow attackers to easily takeover Windows domains. Redmond's ...

How many "stealthy admins" does your company have? That is, how many users do you have on a domain discretionary access control list (DACL), who have unnecessarily elevated domain privileges? A major ...