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  Users Overlook XP's Non-Admin Security
Time: 21:41 EST/02:41 GMT | News Source: eWeek | Posted By: Andre Da Costa

Microsoft is sparing no expense to spread the Least-privileged User Account security gospel ahead of next year's Longhorn launch, but a little-known fact—especially among IT administrators and end users—is that the technology is already available in the Windows operating system. The LUA principle, also known as non-admin or minimum rights, is accepted within software security circles as a key to reducing damage from malicious hacker attacks, but on Windows systems, although the option is available, experts say end-user adoption remains "frighteningly low."

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