Is upgrading to Microsoft's Windows Vista the right move for your
shop? If you're not using it yet, you most likely will be using it
in the near future. SearchWindowsSecurity.com's experts are here to
review its security features in order to help you figure out if
implementing Vista is appropriate now, or later.
Using BitLocker without TPM in
Vista
BitLocker allows for hard drive encryption, but you don't need a
TPM in order to use it. Find out how.
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Using BitLocker without TPM in Vista in this tip.
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BitLocker without TPM with security expert Serdar Yegulalp.
Microsoft Windows Vista Security Center
review
The Security Center allows for one-stop monitoring, and includes
Windows Update, Windows Defender, Windows Firewall and Internet
Options.
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Vista Security Center in this tip.
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Vista Security Center with security expert Brien Posey.
Microsoft Windows Vista: Windows
Defender review
Will Windows Defender in Vista be the answer to your anti-malware
prayers? Read up on another one of Vista's newer features in this
tip by Microsoft MVP Brien Posey.
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Windows Defender in this tip.
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"Inside Windows Vista: Windows Defender" with security expert
Brien Posey.
Windows Vista: Encrypting File System
redesigned
While Encrypting File System, a part of Windows XP, isn't a new
idea, it has been greatly improved for Vista users. Microsoft MVP
Brien Posey gives a rundown of its new features, as well as a
comparative to another encryption feature -- BitLocker.
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Encrypting File System in Windows Vista in this tip.
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Windows Vista: Encrypting File System redesigned with security
expert Brien Posey.
Microsoft Windows Vista: A review of
UAC
User Account Control (UAC) is one of Windows Vista's new security
features. Security expert Serdar Yegulalp shares his experiences --
the good ones and the bad -- working with UAC.
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User Account Control in Windows Vista in this tip.
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User Account Control in Windows Vista with security expert
Serdar Yegulalp.