Vista Securtiy
BitLocker Drive Encryption
Data security on lost or stolen PC devices is a growing concern among security experts and corporate executives. The data stored on the PC asset is often significantly more valuable to a corporation than the asset itself, and the loss, theft or unwanted disclosure of that data can be very damaging.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is a [...]
Data protection with Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption
Organizations face increasing concerns around intellectual property and sensitive data being compromised on a lost, stolen, or recycled computer. To address this issue, Windows Vista Enterprise includes Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption, a new technology that helps prevent sensitive data and intellectual property from falling into the wrong hands.
Windows BitLocker uses hardware-enabled full-volume data encryption technology [...]
Security Update (KB912919) Windows Vista December CTP
Brief Description
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
File Name: WindowsVista-KB912919-v1-x86-EN-US.EXE
Version: 912919
Date Published: 1/13/2006
Language: English
Download Size: 1.2 MB
Overview
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could [...]
Windows Vista Security
Microsoft is making fundamental investments in technology to help make customers more secure. Efforts include using a security development lifecycle to develop more secure software and providing technology innovation in the platform to provide layered defense, or defense-in-depth.
Windows Vista includes many security features and improvements to protect client computers from the latest generation of [...]
User Account Control
Today, many Windows users run with administrative privileges in both the enterprise and the home. Running as an administrator results in a desktop that is hard to manage and has the potential for high support costs. Deploying desktops with standard user permissions can result in cost savings because a non-administrative user no longer has the [...]
Authentication
Windows Vista continues to have built-in authentication support for passwords and smart cards. Because many customers are looking for alternatives to passwords for authentication, Windows Vista makes it simpler for developers to add their own custom authentication methods to Windows, such as biometrics and tokens. Windows Vista also provides enhancements to the Kerberos authentication protocol [...]
Anti-Malware
User Account Control, discussed earlier on this page, and security improvements to Internet Explorer (including the new protected mode, which will be discussed later) can reduce the impact of malware on Windows Vista. In addition to these features, Windows Vista can clean many worms, viruses, rootkits and spyware, thereby ensuring the integrity of the operating [...]
Network Access Protection
Feature Description
Windows Vista includes an agent that can prevent a Windows Vista-based client from connecting to your private network if it lacks current security updates, lacks virus signatures, or otherwise fails to meet your computer health requirements. Network Access Protection can be used to protect your network from remote access clients as well as local [...]
