Windows Vista Security For Dummies®

Chapter 1. Getting Up to Speed on Vista Security

In This Chapter

• Seeing what new security features Vista provides

• Understanding what you should protect

• Filling up your security toolbox

• Common sense and security

Although the security of Vista will ultimately need to pass the test of time, it is obvious that Microsoft put forth considerable effort to develop a more secure operating system (OS). To the user, Vista improves on some familiar features found in previous OSes and offers a variety of new security features and functionality that do a fine job protecting your system and both personal and sensitive data.

In this chapter, I provide an overview of the features and functionality of these new and improved‐upon security tools that Vista provides and also explain the various things that you should consider securing to give yourself optimal protection. You can find out about selecting those tools that make sense for you to fill your security toolbox so you can get the job done. To top it off, you also discover how to integrate a common‐sense approach to security to help you protect your system, privacy, and sensitive information not just today — but for the future as well.

Seeing What's New in Vista Security

Vista is touted by Microsoft as its most secure OS to date and the first OS designed with the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) methodology.Security Development Lifecycle is a software design methodology that promotes the Secure by Design, Secure by Default, Secure in Deployment, and ...