Windows Vista® Step by Step Deluxe Edition

Chapter 13. Managing Computer Security

Chapter at a Glance

In this chapter, you will learn to:
✓	Administering Windows User Accounts.
✓	Managing Your Windows User Account.
✓	Limiting Access to the Computer, to Programs, and to the Internet.
✓	Analyzing Your Computer’s Security.
✓	Configuring Internet Security Zones.

In the old days, computers were isolated from each other, and the only way to transfer information among them was on a floppy disk (now referred to as "sneaker net"). With the advent of networks, information transfer became easier, but so did the possibility that the information stored on a computer would be accessed inappropriately or even illegally ...