Archive for the 'Firewall' Category
Windows Vista: Inside User Account Control (UAC)
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007A discussion of Windows Vista is almost impossible without some mention of the major changes to its user-level security. Microsoft collectively refers to these changes as User Account Control (UAC), and they’ve attracted as much controversy as they have praise. UAC is hardly a magic bullet for security issues in Windows, but Microsoft didn’t design [...]
Configure Windows Firewall to support outbound packet filtering
Friday, March 23rd, 2007When Microsoft created Windows Vista, one of its primary focuses was on creating an operating system that would be far more secure than its predecessors. In doing so, Microsoft completely revamped many Windows security features, including Windows Firewall. For years security experts have bashed Windows Firewall because it does not filter outbound traffic. Without outbound [...]
Vista Firewall Isnt Quite What It Seems
Thursday, January 25th, 2007In a recent column on Window’s Vista security, I wrote:"And the Windows Firewall is much enhanced. The XP version could block incoming attacks, but the Vista edition watches traffic both in and out of your system, which can help stop malicious programs from stealing data or spewing spam e-mails."
Mastering Windows New Firewall, Part 1
Friday, November 3rd, 2006The Windows Firewall has been enhanced in several ways in the upcoming Windows Vista. Some of these enhancements include more granular firewall rules, support for outbound traffic filtering, location-aware profiles, full IPv6 support, a new management console, new Group Policy support, integrated IPsec functionality, and more. In this article I’ll focus on the new management [...]
