It’s that time again- Microsoft releasing patch updates or better known as Patch Tuesday or maybe even Black Tuesday. 

Microsoft released 2 Security bulletins today for May’s patch updates, compared to 17 security bulletins in April.  Nonetheless, vulnerabilities that are caused by regular Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office patch updates can expose a desktop to harmful malware and other IT threats. These threats can cause major headaches for IT administrator but these headaches can be reduced when a user does not have admin rights on the desktop.  Viewfinity research shows that these vulnerabilities are mitigated when users are running without admin rights but it doesn’t stop here.  Companies must bridge the gap between desktop lockdown and end user productivity and this is why many companies are using Viewfinity’s Privilege Management solution.  This is the only reliable and well sought after solution that balances the rigidity of locking down end points with the needs of user customization. It provides IT security professionals with a method for securing the end-point by elevating privileges for an application or process, or for desktop functions, rather than providing total administrative privileges. Systems are less at risk without sacrificing user productivity or increasing support call volume. 

You can read the full analysis here. 

Take the first step in mitigating the risk of Black Tuesday’s vulnerabilities by detecting which users have admin rights on the Windows domain with Viewfinity’s complimentary Local Admin Discovery Tool.  This tool will allow IT admins to discover and remove users with admin rights that should not have them. 

After removing the admin rights, see how easy it is to bridge the gap between desktop lockdown and managing policies and elevating privileges on the fly with a free evaluation of our product.