Administrative v/s power user Access for Staff and students

[Anand S Malwade <Anand.Malwade () SHU EDU>]

I was wondering what other universities are doing in limiting administrative access on Desktops and laptops for Staff ?
The rationale being as we know that enterprise workstations run as administrator also makes the network vulnerable to 
malware including viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, adware and unintentional user damage. Malware can exploit a local 
administrator account's system-level access to damage files, change system configurations, and even transmit 
confidential data outside of the network. Ensuring that all users run as standard users is the primary way to help 
mitigate the impact.
Has anyone tried giving Power User level access as opposed to full admin rights and if yes what was the overall 
experience ?

Thanks,
Anand


Anand Malwade
Information Security Officer,
Seton Hall University,