Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled

Chapter 6. Security Enhancements in Windows Vista

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Control Panel’s Security Settings

• New Security Center Features

• Windows Firewall: Bidirectional Protection

• Thwarting Spyware with Windows Defender

• New Internet Explorer 7 Security Features

• User Account Control: Smarter User Privileges

• More New Security Features

• Thwarting Spam with Windows Mail’s Junk Filter

As the Internet became more popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s operating systems seemed to become less secure. It’s difficult to say whether overall OS security got worse with each new release, but it’s not hard to see that a perfect security storm was brewing:

• Thanks to the Internet, news of vulnerabilities spread quickly and efficiently. ...