Guidance and Instruction to Help You Secure Your Windows Vista PC
By Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, About.com Guide to Internet / Network Security
With Windows Vista, Microsoft created the most secure version of the flagship Windows operating system yet. That security comes with a learning curve though. Microsoft introduced a variety of new concepts and technologies such as UAC (User Account Control), WIL (Windows Integrity Levels), PatchGuard kernel protection, Bitlocker drive encryption, and more. This section will help you to understand the security features of Windows Vista and use them to effectively protect your PC and your data. In addition, there is also a section that deals with prior operating system versions such as Windows XP, and Windows 2000.
- Configuring Vista Security
- Vista Security Features
- Books on Windows Vista Security
- Other Operating Systems
Configuring Vista Security
How-to articles and step-by-step guidance to help you enable, disable, and otherwise configure the security features of Windows Vista
- Backup and Restore Data in Windows Vista
- Configure or Disable UAC in Windows Vista Home (or Home Premium)
- Internet Explorer Protected Mode
- Using Parental Controls in Windows Vista
Vista Security Features
Short overviews and profiles of Vista security features and tools. This sections also includes news and analysis of 3rd-party tools to help secure and protect Windows Vista.
Books on Windows Vista Security
Aside from sites like this one (which you should of course rely on first and often for all of your PC security knowledge and information :-) ), books are also a very useful resource for Windows Vista security. Take a look at these book reviews specific to the Windows Vista operating system.
- Administering Windows Vista Security
- Windows Vista Security (Securing Vista Against Malicious Attack)
Other Operating Systems
Whie Windows Vista is the newest, hottest, flagship version of the Windows operating system, there are millions of users around the world who still rely on prior versions of Windows, or even alternate operating systems. This section provides tips and articles to help you secure operating systems other than Windows Vista.
