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Microsoft plugs Media Player, graphics handling flaws
SearchSecurity.com | 09 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Flaws in Microsoft's Graphics Device Interface could affect multiple systems and third party applications, Microsoft said.
Microsoft provides guidance on GDI flaws
SearchSecurity.com | 09.09.2008 OPINION - Microsoft's Bill Sisk explains why five remote code execution vulnerabilities in GDI+ affect multiple systems and third-party applications.
Quiz: Intrusion defense in the era of Windows Vista
SearchSecurity.com | 12 Jun 2007 SECURITY SCHOOL - A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Peter H. Gregory in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Intrusion Defense School.
principle of least privilege (POLP)
26 Sep 2008 WORD - What is the principle of least privilege (POLP)?
The principle of least privilege (POLP) is the practice of limiting access to the minimal level that will allow normal functioning. Applied to employees, the principle of ...
BotHunter
28 Aug 2007 WORD - BotHunter is a type of bot application that looks for other bots by tracking two-way communication flows between active software inside a private network and external entities. BotHunter's main purpose is to identify known or ...
trusted computing
29 Nov 2006 WORD - Trusted computing is a broad term that refers to technologies and proposals for resolving computer security problems through hardware enhancements and associated software modifications. Several major hardware manufacturers ...
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