Solutions for Network Security Problems
Many of the security concerns are very common across all web-based services, lack of control over where the data is stored and who has access to it, how deleted data is handled, what encryption methods are used to protect data in storage and as it travels across the network. There are further concerns related to the integration of Office Web Apps with a social networking platform such as Facebook, which will allow one-click access to Web Apps documents with Facebook messages.
In October, Microsoft released Security Bulletin MS10-079, which included a security update for Office Web Applications 2010 that related to a vulnerability that could allow remote code execution via a single Word file. This vulnerability also affects the traditional Office suites, from Office XP SP3 to Office 2010, Office 2004/2008 for Mac. The actuall takeaway from this is that in many cases the Web Apps are likely to be vulnerable to the same exploits as the comparable locally installed application.
The big security advantage is that business customers with a volume licensing plan can run Office Web Apps on an on-premise server (on SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint Foundation 2010). When deployed this way, the organization maintains the control in a way that they don’t with a consumer oriented service such as Google Apps. This is the way, the Office Web Apps server runs behind your corporate firewall.
If you have deployed Office Web Apps on a on premise SharePoint server, you can configure whether browser-enabled documents will open in the browser else in the Office client application by default. This is done in the SharePoint Central Administration interface or with a PowerShell cmdlet.
An advanced security features can automatically protect PCs from tampering or disabling of security software. PCs powered by a new Intel Core vPro processor are so smart they can even disable themselves if they have got lost or stolen using Intel® Anti-Theft Technology¹. If the PC is recovered, it can be easily reactivated to full functionality mode.
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