A full disk encryption, designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes., BitLocker Drive Encryption is a full disk encryption feature included with the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Microsoft’s Windows Vista and Windows 7 desktop operating systems, as well as the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 server platforms. It [...]
A security feature that is intended to prevent an application or service from executing code from a non-executable memory region., Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature included in modern Microsoft Windows operating systems that is intended to prevent an application or service from executing code from a non-executable memory region. This helps prevent [...]
A file system driver that provides filesystem-level encryption., The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a file system filter that provides filesystem-level encryption and was introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS. The technology enables files to be transparently encrypted to protect confidential data from attackers with physical access to the computer. EFS is [...]
A utility that encrypts the hashed password information in a SAM database using a 128-bit encryption key., SYSKEY is a utility that encrypts the hashed password information in a SAM database in a Windows system using a 128-bit encryption key. SYSKEY was an optional feature added in Windows NT 4.0 SP3. It was meant to [...]
A technology and security infrastructure utility aims to improve the security of Microsoft Windows by limiting application software to standard user privileges until an administrator authorizes an increase., User Account Control (UAC) is a technology and security infrastructure introduced with Microsoft’s Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems, with a more relaxed version also [...]
A security utility to prevent, remove and quarantine spyware in Microsoft Windows. This utility is superseded by Microsoft Security Essentials, available as a free download., Windows Defender, formerly known as Microsoft AntiSpyware, is a software product from Microsoft to prevent, remove, and quarantine spyware in Microsoft Windows. It is included and enabled by default in [...]
A feature that protects registry keys and folders in addition to critical system files., Windows Resource Protection is a feature in Windows Vista that replaces Windows File Protection. It protects registry keys and folders in addition to critical system files. The way it protects resources differs entirely from the method used by Windows File Protection. [...]
