Tag Archives: security

Windows 7 Run As

One of the things that got us to switch OSes from W2K to WinXP when I was an administrator at JD Edwards was the Run As command. We had two accounts, regular and privileged, and needed to switch between them … Continue reading

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PCI and Encryption

It surprises me how often I see people posting questions about what type of encryption to implement for credit card data. If you are processing credit cards yourself, and storing the data, you need to comply with the PIC regulations … Continue reading

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Should You Write Down Your Passwords?

According to Jesper Johansson, senior security program manager at Microsoft, the security industry is giving out the wrong advice by forbidding people to write down their passwords. Strong passwords are impossible to remember and lead to people picking easy passwords … Continue reading

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