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Inside Windows Services: The Complex World Of Permissions

In this article… Windows Service security: The hidden permissions layer Where service permissions can hurt administrators What Service Security Editor reveals A real-world example: Diagnosing “Access is denied” When to update Service security (and when NOT to) Trouble starting or … Continue reading

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AlwaysUp 17: Hang Protection, Enterprise Security Improvements & Much More

AlwaysUp version 17 is now available to all customers. While the primary focus of this new release is to improve logging and monitoring capabilities for our security-conscious enterprise clients, we managed to squeeze in a couple fresh features as well. … Continue reading

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Q&A: Do You Comply With The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)?

  I work for a large technology company based in Germany. Last year, we bought an Unlimited OEM License for AlwaysUp and integrated it into our industrial automation delivery chain. As an important supplier, we want to ensure that your company … Continue reading

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How AlwaysUp Supports Your ISO 27001 ISMS

ISO 27001 is an internationally recognized information security standard. It focuses on three core principles — confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA) — and provides detailed guidance to help you keep your company’s information assets safe from bad actors, data breaches, … Continue reading

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Q&A: Why Can’t Non-Admins Start/Stop Windows Services Remotely?

  I’ve used Service Security Editor to give a group of non admins rights to start and stop services on a server. However when trying to do this remotely, access fails (they don’t have any other rights on the server). I … Continue reading

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