Windows Vista® Resource Kit, Second Edition

Addressing Specific Security Concerns with Windows Vista

Windows Vista includes many new and improved security technologies. Although understanding security technologies often requires more detailed knowledge, the security scenarios that these technologies serve are practical and straightforward. The sections that follow describe how Windows Vista security features work together to improve the security in regard to three major, common concerns: wireless networks, spyware and other kinds of malware, and network worms.

Each security technology is discussed in more detail later in this chapter and elsewhere in this Resource Kit.

Wireless Networks

Wireless networks have improved user productivity by allowing people to connect to the Internet and to their ...