Pioneers of the Security Principle Behind Windows Vista Available to Discuss Why Vista Will Benefit Consumers More than Businesses.PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- The creators of the first product to enable Least Privilege A basic principle in information security that holds that entities (people, processes, devices) should be assigned the fewest privileges consistent with their assigned duties and functions. security in Windows - the security principle behind Microsoft Vista's User Account Control (UAC (User Account Control) The management of user accounts in Windows Vista. Because malware has greater control of the computer when it is running in administrator mode, UAC was designed to enable more users to run their computers as a standard user rather than as ) - are available to discuss why Vista will benefit consumers more than businesses. Improving security is a driving force behind Vista, which will be released to consumers on Jan. 30. BeyondTrust CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Moyer and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Marco Peretti two years ago created Privilege Manager, the first product to enable Least Privilege in a Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. . That same principle is the basis for Vista's UAC security component. Least Privilege limits the damage that can be caused from a security breach or malicious user by restricting users to the access privileges necessary to do their jobs. Moyer and Peretti are available for immediate comment. They can talk about Vista's new security features, including why Vista will benefit consumers more than businesses. Moyer co-founded DesktopStandard, a developer of desktop management products for businesses, which Microsoft bought in October 2006. Peretti founded SecureWave, an endpoint security software developer, and NeoValens S.A., a Windows security provider. To speak with John Moyer or Marco Peretti, contact Dave Bowker or John McElhenny at (781) 684-0770 or beyondtrust@schwartz-pr.com. |
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