Windows Vista Resource Center: Security

Windows Vista Security

Vista Beta 2 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Service

http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/b/a/3ba6d659-6e39-4cd7-b3a2-9c96482f5353/Windows%20Vista%20Beta%202%20Trusted%20Platform%20Module%20Services%

Article: "Windows Vista Beta 2 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Services Step-by-Step Guide." Discusses what trusted platform services are, what a trusted platform module is, requirements for services, and logging bugs and feedbacks.

Vista Beta 2 BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-St

http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/whitepaper.aspx?docid=166127

Article: "Windows Vista Beta 2 BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide." Discusses what BitLocker Drive encryption is, who should use it, requirements for BitLocker Drive encryption, and logging bugs and feedback.

User Account Control Step-by-Step Guide

http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/b/a/3ba6d659-6e39-4cd7-b3a2-9c96482f5353/User%20Account%20Control%20Step%20by%20Step%20Guide.doc

Article: "Windows Vista Beta 2 User Account Control Step-by-Step Guide." Discusses what a user account control is, requirements for User Account Control and logging bugs and feedback.

The New Windows Firewall

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0106.mspx

Article: "The New Windows Firewall in Windows Vista and Windows Server ‘Longhorn,’" by The Cable Guy (Joseph Davies—a technical writer for the Windows Networking and Device team). Discusses enhancements to the new Windows firewall, using it with the Advanced-Security snap-in, and configuring an inbound and outbound exception.

Windows Security Basics

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/8508a3e5-0c06-411f-b5a6-383f84d19c251033.mspx

Video demo: "Windows Security Basics." Provides an introduction to Windows Security Center. Topics include downloading security updates, using Windows Firewall, and using Windows Defender to keep spyware and other harmful software off your computer.

A Lively Market, Legal and Not, for Software Bugs

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/technology/30bugs.html?_

Article: "A Lively Market, Legal and Not, for Software Bugs," by Brad Stone (January 30, 2007) discusses the recent release of Windows Vista and the bounties offered by security companies to hackers who are able to expose Windows Vista security gaps.

Security and Data Protection Improvements

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905073.aspx

Windows Vista Security and Data Protection Improvements site. Topics include an overview of Vista security features, user account control, authentication, anti-malware, network access protection, firewall, Windows service hardening, Internet Explorer enhancements and data protection.

Vista Security and Protection Site

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/library/32a2abbf-fbda-45e8-b02d-36f10482b0e1.mspx

Windows Vista Security and Protection site.

Blog: Vista Security Features

http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=61

Blog: Discusses the security features of the Vista operating system, including both free and fee-based features.

Vista Security and Data Protection Improvement

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/feat/secfeat.mspx

Article: "Windows Vista Security and Data Protection Improvement," by Tony Northrup. Discusses User Account Control, authentication, anti-malware, network access protection, firewalls, Internet Explorer enhancements and data protection.