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How do you lock down workstations and still support legacy applications that require local administrator rights?

I know we all struggle to strike a balance between keeping our user's workstations locked down but still usable. I have a real problem with one client whose users are constantly installing toolbars, ...
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How to lock down a Windows 2008 Server before connecting it to the internet

We're a very small company, about to install a new server at a colocation company. The plan is to install the OS, SQL, and IIS, test it, then courier it to the hosting company. It will then ...
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Lock down a linux system with screen

I need to lock down a system so that a group of individuals can log into the server via ssh. When they log into ssh I would like them to be presented with a screen session and locked down to that ...
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Find location of ESXi 6.5 incorrect login attempts

I have a SuperMicro server with ESXi 6.5 installed on it. It worked fine until recently when I found I was unable to login. Checking the logfiles shows that something is attempting to log in as "root" ...
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Windows XP: prevent users from changing screen resolution?

I know that there has to be a way to do this, I just haven't found it yet... How can I prevent non-administrator users from changing the screen resolution? Is there a way with Group Policy? Is there ...
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How to lock down a folder for an administrator?

In a windows 2008 R2 server with multiple administrator accounts, is it possible to create private folders (one per admin) in one drive that the other administrators cannot unlock (gain access to)? I ...
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How to lock down Windows 7 for standard users only?

How Can I lock down windows 7 for standard users only? I don't want a standard users to be able to do anything but open a remote desktop session logoff/restart/shutdown and lock computer. What ...
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Locking down specific VPN users or any other alternatives?

I am looking for solutions on locking down VPN connections from clients to our untrusted testing domain. Basically a remote access option that we can give our clients to road test our software before ...
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Lock down Windows 7 PCs

we're going to be rolling out some laptops with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on them to clients and are looking for ways to lock down the majority of Windows settings (version, updates, etc.). I ...
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Windows CE lockdown

My company just began purchasing Windows CE 5 & 7 based devices. The only application that they need to run is Remote Desktop. I am looking for solutions to lock them down so our users cannot ...
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New User Accounts have "Too Much" privileges Windows 7 Ultimate Edition SP1 x64

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate Edition SP1 x64 (Build 7601) in WORKGROUP mode (Non-NT_Domain, Non ADDS environment). I am the Administrator of these machines and Network. My setup is only a few ...
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Is there Lockdown Mode for Trial Version?

I was just wondering if there is the "Lockdown Mode" for trial version of the ESXi 4.1 version? I can't seem to enable to option as when I F2 to customize the system, the option is not selectable and ...
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