October 2009
Intermediate to advanced
1760 pages
93h 25m
English
Understanding the Risk of Malware 1119
User Account Control 1121
AppLocker 1142
Using Windows Defender 1149
Network Access Protection 1159
Forefront 1160
Summary 1162
Additional Resources 1162
Networked client computers are constantly under attack. In the past, repairing computers compromised by malware was a significant cost to IT departments. The Windows 7 operating system strives to reduce this cost by using a combination of technologies—including User Account Control (UAC), Windows AppLocker, and Windows Defender. Additionally, Microsoft offers Microsoft Forefront separately from Windows 7 to provide better manageability of client security.