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Windows Vista Security. Securing Vista Against Malicious Attacks

ISBN: 470101555
EAN: N/A

Year: 2004
Pages: 163

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• Table of Contents
• Back Cover
• Windows Vista Security-Securing Vista Against Malicious Attacks
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Overview of the Book and Technology
• How This Book Is Organized
• Who Should Read This Book
• Tools You Will Need
• What s on the Web Site
• Summary
• Part I: Introducing Windows Vista
• Chapter 1: New Security Features
• Improved C Security
• Address Space Layout Randomization
• Data Execution Protection
• Protected Processes
• Windows Vista User Experience
• Host-Based Security
• Securing E-mail and the Internet
• Securing Windows Networks
• Group Policy
• 64-bit Only Improvements
• Future Improvements
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 2: How Hackers Attack
• Where Windows Malware Hides
• Why Malicious Hackers Hack
• Summary
• Chapter 3: Windows Infrastructure
• Post-Boot Startup
• Services You Need To Understand
• Registry
• Logon Authentication
• Access Control
• Summary
• Part II: Host-Based Security
• Chapter 4: User Account Control
• Basics
• The Case for Least Privilege
• Admins Are Omnipotent
• User Account Control Is More Than You Think
• UAC and Remote Access
• UAC Policy Configuration
• Frequently Asked Questions About UAC
• Leveraging User Account Control in Applications
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 5: Managing Access Control
• How an Access Control List Is Used
• Major Access Control List Changes in Vista
• Tools to Manage Access Control Lists
• Registry ACLs
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 6: Application Security
• Restart Manager
• ActiveX Installer Service
• Antivirus
• Desktop Optimization Pack
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 7: Vista Client Protection
• Malicious Software Removal Tool
• Security Center
• Windows Defender
• Windows Live OneCare
• Microsoft Forefront Client Security
• Should Microsoft Be in the Anti-Malware Business?
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Part III: Securing Internet and E-mail Access
• Chapter 8: Securing Internet Explorer
• New IE 7.0 Security Features
• Internet Explorer Security Settings
• Will Internet Explorer 7 Be Hacked A Lot?
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 9: Introducing IIS 7
• Introduction to IIS
• New IIS Features
• Installing IIS 7
• IIS Components
• IIS Protocol Listeners
• Worker Processes, Application Pools, and Identities
• IUSR and IIS_USRS
• IIS Administration
• IIS Authentication
• Web Server Access Control Permissions
• Defending IIS
• Summary
• Chapter 10: Protecting E-mail
• Introducing Windows Mail
• E-mail Defenses
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Part IV: Securing Windows Networks
• Chapter 11: Managing Windows Firewall
• New Features
• Firewall Management
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 12: Server and Domain Isolation
• Forget About the Perimeter
• Network Threat Modeling
• Changes in Windows Vista Affecting SDI
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 13: Wireless Security
• Wireless Threats
• New Wireless Improvements in Vista
• Securing Wireless Networks
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Part V: Group Policy and Best Practices
• Chapter 14: Using Group Policy
• Updated Group Policy Features
• New or Updated Group Policy Settings
• Settings That Require Reboot or Logon
• Windows Vista Security Guide
• Active Directory Schema Updates
• Managing Group Policy in a Mixed Environment
• Rollout Strategy
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Chapter 15: Thinking about Security
• The Three-Step Approach to Security
• Wetware
• Summary
• Best Practices
• Appendix A: Building a Windows PE Boot Disk
• Downloading WAIK
• Building the WinPE Image
• Appendix B: References
• Index
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P-Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X-Y
• Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Sidebars