Sami Laiho

Privileged Access Management

Principle of Least Privilege: The #1 Protection Against Security Threats in Windows 

By Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer at Truesec and Microsoft MVP in Windows and Devices for IT. Has applied the principle of least privilege in environments for over 20 years.

Sami Laiho

December 15, 2022

Privileged Access Management

Removing Admin Rights Hardens your Environment

The User Manual for NT 3.1, published almost 30 years ago in 1993, explains that the security subsystem of the NT operating system is not built to withstand the use of local admin rights. Admins typically set settings and limited users can’t change them. When it comes to configuration, it’s supposed to work ...

Sami Laiho

November 16, 2022