Windows Vista™ Plain & Simple

Chapter 15. Maintaining Security

In this section:

• Know Your Rights

• Setting Your Password, Changing Your Password, and Resetting Your Password

• Restricting User Rights

• Monitoring Your Security Settings

• Configuring the Windows Firewall

• Restricting Access to Web Content

• Restricting Access on the Computer

• Setting Internet Explorer Security

• Restricting Content in Windows Media Center

• Creating Trusted Contacts

• Foiling E-Mail Viruses

• Installing Critical Fixes

In days of old, only the administrators of large corporate networks dealt with computer security. These days, with the proliferation of computer viruses, constant connections to the Internet, home networks, and sophisticated hacking techniques used by an ever-growing cadre of snoops and pranksters, everyone should ...