Hacking Exposed Windows By Joel Scambray Have a look inside the third edition of Hacking Exposed Windows : Microsoft Windows Security Secrets and Solutions by Joel Scambray, with this excerpt from chapter 12, "Windows security features and tools." |
In "Hacking Exposed Windows," author Joel Scambray shares a series of tips on tools and features that can improve security in Windows systems. Learn how Windows Resource Protection (WRP) can protect critical systems, how to secure BitLocker configurations and how User Account Control (UAC) is making life difficult for malicious hackers.
Service
level security in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Service level security received a boost in Vista and Windows Server 2008 with Windows Service
Hardening. See how Windows Server Hardening can aid Windows security here.
Buffer
overflows can be prevented by GS cookies
Buffer overflows have plagued Windows users for years, but by using a compile time technology known
as GS cookies, you can prevent them from damaging your Windows shop.
Windows
Resource Protection (WRP) protects critical system resources
Find out how Windows Resource Protection (WRP) has evolved from Windows File Protection (WFP) to
ensure that critical system resources are not modified.
The
finer points of User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista
User Account Control (UAC) has been unpopular since Windows Vista was released, but it's still
raising the bar for hackers. See how in this excerpt from "Hacking Exposed Windows."
How
to secure BitLocker configurations
Learn about BitLocker's configuration options in this excerpt from "Hacking Exposed Windows" and
improve security in your Windows shop.
Windows
Integrity Control (WIC) in Vista
Windows Integrity Control (WIC) is a security feature in Vista that applies integrity levels to
objects to determine whether or not the OS can trust them. Learn about WIC here.
24 Sep 2008