Get an early start on Windows Vista security and the technology shifts you'll need to know as a systems administrtor. From leading Windows expert Mark Minasi comes this "just-in-time" book to get you there. This targeted, hands-on guides takes a rapid-fire approach to the biggest security chages and how they'll affect business as usual for those who must integrate and provide technical support for Windows Vista. You'll find practical instruction, tips, workrounds, and much more.
- Work through a slew of Vista surprises, such as logging on as Administrator and how to re-enable Run
- Discover how virtualization works--and where it doesn't
- Find out why you can no longer delete files in System32, even though you are and Administrator
- Get familiar with new post-boot security features such as PatchGuard
- Meet the new Windows Integrity mechanism
- Explore the revamped Event Viewer, event forwarding, and new troubleshooting tools
Chapter 1 Administering Vista Security: The Little Surprises
Chapter 2 Understanding User Account Control (UAC): "Are You Sure, Mr.Administrator?
Chapter 3 Help for Those Lame Apps: File and Registry Virtualization
Chapter 4 Understanding Windows Integrity Control
Chapter 5 BitLocker: Solving the Laptop Security Problem
Chapter 6 Post-Boot Protection: Code Integrity, New Code Signing Rules, and PatchGuard
Chapter 7 How Vista Secures Services