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Considerations for the Secure Rollout of Sidebar Gadgets on Windows Vista

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Overview This white paper discusses the potential impact of the new Sidebar Gadgets feature of the Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System. It also examines the requirements for its secure rollout and describes in detail different types of attacks and their consequences. Remedial actions and best practice recommendations are also included in this paper. This paper is intended for Windows Vista users, Microsoft developers, gadget developers and also for Information Security consultants whose role involves the testing and auditing of Windows operating systems and applications.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	MWR InfoSecurity	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Windows Vista

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