For example, when Windows Server 2003 is installed, non-essential services will be switched off by default, unlike Windows 2000 which switches on the IIS web server software by default even if the server is just to be used as a file and print server.
Less than three-quarters of Windows NT4 applications are likely to run on Windows Server 2003, creating a significant barrier to adoption for administrators who still run NT4 - the very people that Microsoft wants to attract with the new operating...
Where the original security application just closed possible points of entry, the new firewall will also prevent applications from contacting the internet unless given express permission to do so by the user.
The OS gives and withholds permission from applications to access "sensitive" capabilities, including making a call or web connection or accessing personal information. It will allow them to diagnose problems 'over the air', to install new...
One notes a default setting in Windows Media Player Digital Rights Management could allow a user to open a web page without requesting permission. Microsoft has issued an "important" Windows security fix as part of its monthly patch cycle, tackling...
When a new server is installed as a terminal server or file server, for example, the system will automatically find and apply security updates that apply to a particular role, Microsoft said. Price said: "The STS offers a unified model for managing...
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