GRC | Security Now! Notes for Episode #83

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Supplemental Resources and Links for Episode #83

Resource links for Security Now! Episode #83:

For details on "Maintaining Full Radio Silence" from Windows WiFi systems, please see the updated show notes for episode #81. They assume (and require) that the system has been updated with the Wireless Client Update for XP as described in episode #82 and notes.

UAC In Depth

Jim Allchin's "Security Features vs. Convenience" Blog posting
This posting by Jim Allchin (now retired from Microsoft after 17 years) explains some nuances and options for the operation of Vista's new User Account Control (UAC) system.
Joanna Rutkowska's "InvisibleThings" Blog about UAC's good and bad things
Joanna, of noteable "Blue Pill" fame, incisively weighs in on the details and execution of Vista's User Account Control (UAC) system.
A terrific Microsoft "TechNet" page about UAC
This page is recommended reading for anyone who is interested in

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