Risk: Workstation damage

This topic describes security risks to workstations and provides recommendations for reducing these risks.

A Web page that your user visits might have an associated "program," such as a Java™ applet, an Active-X control, or some other type of plug-in. This type of "program" when run on a PC has the potential to damage the information on the PC. As a security administrator, consider the following for protecting PCs in your organization:

• Understand the security options of the different browsers that your users have. For example, to prevent Java applets from damaging PC data, you can control the access that Java applets have outside the browser.
• Make recommendations to your users about their browser settings. You must educate users about the potential risks of improper settings.