Microsoft TechNet - Microsoft Security Tool Kit: Guides, Updates, and Tools
Microsoft Download Center - Microsoft Security Compliance Manager

Forget about the WGA! 20+ Windows Vista Features and Services Harvest User Data for Microsoft - From your machine! Leuk verhaal, maar geen enkel bewijs aangeleverd.
OSnews - How to Secure Your Windows Computer and Protect Your Privacy

Local Administrator/Power User, Non support of Patching/UAC - Hall of Shame

alaya:techne - Stop Windows Telemetry/Tracking/Upgrading to Win10

SANS Computer Forensics Blog - Protecting Privileged Domain Accounts: LM Hashes -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Protecting Privileged Domain Accounts during Live Response (PDF)
Microsoft Support - How to prevent Windows from storing a LAN manager hash of your password in Active Directory and local SAM databases
WindowSecurity.com - Protect Against Weak Authentication Protocols and Passwords