Microsoft® Windows® Group Policy Guide

Enhancing Internet Explorer Security

Few areas of security are more important than that of Internet Explorer. When properly configured, Internet Explorer is a secure browser that offers a safe environment for users to navigate the many resources of the Internet and the Web. When you’ve improperly or poorly configured Internet Explorer, the poor configuration can make your organization’s network and computers susceptible to attack and misuse by malicious users.

One of the most important ways you can help protect your network and your computers is to optimize Internet Explorer security, and the most important area of this configuration has to do with Internet Explorer security zones. You use security zones to restrict or permit access to specific ...