The answer to the above question lies in a fact the Security is an illusion. We can have optimal security measures but nothing in the world can guarantee you absolute protections.
Logging with a user account Operating System limits the user from doing any changes that are of critical nature. This not only prevents the admin and his infrastructure from intentional malicious activities but also prevents from something that the user might commit un-intentionaly.
"Users are considered the weakest link in security"
Hence if a user opens a file or a program that has been embedded with some hidden stuff that attempts to run in background so as to perform data stealing/thieft/damage to critical processes causing DOS.
The behavior of operating system of not allowing the regular user to perform any vital change will come to rescue. Hence it is a mitigation measure taken by admins and security professionals to keep their network safe from viruses, worms and malacious programs.
Switching to admin/root account each time you perform an administrative task is a headache. This is the point where sudo comes to rescue.
Here is how to use sudo in windows!
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In case you want us to write a tutorial or a video lesson on something that you found tedious to imbibe, do let us know, we would love to simplify that.
Enjoy your day!
Logging with a user account Operating System limits the user from doing any changes that are of critical nature. This not only prevents the admin and his infrastructure from intentional malicious activities but also prevents from something that the user might commit un-intentionaly.
"Users are considered the weakest link in security"
Hence if a user opens a file or a program that has been embedded with some hidden stuff that attempts to run in background so as to perform data stealing/thieft/damage to critical processes causing DOS.
The behavior of operating system of not allowing the regular user to perform any vital change will come to rescue. Hence it is a mitigation measure taken by admins and security professionals to keep their network safe from viruses, worms and malacious programs.
Switching to admin/root account each time you perform an administrative task is a headache. This is the point where sudo comes to rescue.
Here is how to use sudo in windows!
Feel free to comment or ask any queries that you may have.
In case you want us to write a tutorial or a video lesson on something that you found tedious to imbibe, do let us know, we would love to simplify that.
Enjoy your day!
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