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It is Easy to Make a Big Improvement in Windows Security

2/4/2020

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A recent article at Forbes.com covering an unpatched critical zero-day vulnerability that was being exploited had an interesting quote from Microsoft, “An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user".

So, the question is are you logged into your computer as a standard user or as an administrator. A standard user can not install software which dramatically reduces the risk of this vulnerability and many others we will see throughout the year.

To change your daily account to a standard user first create a new user as an Administrator. Next login as with the new administrator account and change your account to a standard user. Now login as you normally would. When administration rights are required a dialogue box (an example is shown below) will open for you to enter the administrator account password. You can also right click on items in the start menu and select More > Run as administrator if there is an application that requires that level of access.
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This support article contains the detailed steps to setup the new administrator account:

To change your account to a standard user, while logged in with the new administrator account, select your account under Settings > Accounts> Other Users then click Change account type.
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In the window that opens using the drop-down list select Standard User then click OK to complete the process.
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This small change has little impact your day to day workflow and will provide a big improvement in Security.
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    Ward Blatch
    Ward provides consulting and training services as the Managing Director of K2E Canada Inc. He joined K2E Canada in 2005 and is responsible for the Canadian operations of this international consulting group, which provides professional development technology education for accountants across Canada and the US. Ward lives in rural Nova Scotia and can be reached at ward@k2e.ca.

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    Tommy is one of the shareholders in K2 Enterprises, affiliating with the Firm in 2003 and joining as a shareholder in 2017. At K2, Tommy focuses on creating and delivering content and is responsible for many of the Firm's management and marketing functions. Tommy resides in the metro Atlanta area. You may reach him at tommy@k2e.com.

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    Randy is a nationally recognized educator, consultant, and writer with over 40 years experience in Strategic Technology Planning, Accounting Software Selection, Paperless, Systems and Network Integration, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Development and Management, Process Engineering and outsourced managed services. Randy can be reached at randy@k2e.com

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