Skip to Content
Windows® 7 Resource Kit
book

Windows® 7 Resource Kit

by Tony Northrup Mitch Tulloch and Jerry Honeycutt
October 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1760 pages
93h 25m
English
Microsoft Press
Content preview from Windows® 7 Resource Kit

Chapter 24. Managing Client Protection

  • 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.

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Resource Kit

Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Resource Kit

Conan Kezema Stan Riemer Mike Mulcare, Byron Wright, and Microsoft Active Directory

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780735638952Purchase book