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Windows Vista Security


Windows Vista is finally here and enterprises are beginning to roll it out. Now comes the task of learning Vista's ins and outs and how to lock it down and use all of its new security features. Our reporters and experts give you all the information you need for a safe, secure Vista deployment.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (103) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (9) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (1) , DEFINITIONS (2)

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 103
Microsoft to issue critical fixes for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
SearchSecurity.com | 09 May 2008
ARTICLE - The updates would repair a problem with the Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to critical system files.
Microsoft investigates new Windows zero-day flaw
SearchSecurity.com | 18 Apr 2008
ARTICLE - Microsoft is investigating reports of a new zero-day vulnerability attackers could exploit to gain extra user privileges and launch malicious code.
Researchers warily watch for Microsoft GDI exploits
SearchSecurity.com | 16 Apr 2008
ARTICLE - Symantec, US-CERT and other security organizations are tracking attempts to exploit the GDI flaw Microsoft addressed last week in its MS08-021 patch bulletin.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 9
WINDOWS VISTA SECURITY EXPERTS
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Microsoft WIL: How to take control of data integrity levels
06 May 2008
TIP - Contributor Tony Bradley explains how the Windows Integrity Level (WIL) feature works and how it can be used to better manage access permissions.
Microsoft PatchGuard: Locking down the kernel, or locking out security?
22 Apr 2008
TIP - Contributor Tony Bradley examines the controversial PatchGuard feature of Windows Vista and explains its role in fighting rookits and other malware.
BitLocker: Windows data protection with whole-disk encryption?
11 Mar 2008
TIP - Contributor Tony Bradley stacks BitLocker up against other encryption alternatives and reveals what Vista's data protection feature can (and can't) do.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 1 of 1
Quiz: Intrusion defense in the era of Windows Vista
SearchSecurity.com | 12 Jun 2007
SECURITY SCHOOL - A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Peter H. Gregory in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Intrusion Defense School.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 2 of 2
BotHunter
28 Aug 2007
WORD - BotHunter is a type of bot application that looks for other bots by tracking two-way communication flows between active software inside a private network and external entities. BotHunter's main purpose is to identify known or ...
trusted computing
29 Nov 2006
WORD - Trusted computing is a broad term that refers to technologies and proposals for resolving computer security problems through hardware enhancements and associated software modifications. Several major hardware manufacturers ...
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