Chapter 13. Securing Windows Vista
In This Chapter
- Understanding Vista’s Security Groups
- Understanding User Account Control
- Implementing Parental Controls
- Building a Strong Password
- Checking Your Computer’s Security Settings
- Thwarting Spyware with Windows Defender
- Protecting Yourself Against Email Viruses
- Protecting Yourself Against Phishing Scams
- From Here
Securing a network is often a complex bit of business because it always requires a multipronged approach. First, you need to secure network objects such as shared folders and make adjustments to Windows Firewall to allow (or block) certain networking services, programs, and ports; I cover these aspects of securing your network in Chapter 14, “Implementing Network Security.” Second, if ...
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