Specifications

Checking Your Computer’s Security Settings .....................................303
Making Sure Windows Firewall Is Turned On
............................303
Making Sure Windows Defender Is Turned On
...........................303
Making Sure User Account Control Is Turned On
.......................307
Making Sure the Administrator Account Is Disabled
...................307
Managing Windows Firewall
..........................................................308
Making Sure the Firewall Is Up to Snuff
....................................309
Creating a Windows Firewall Exception
....................................309
15 Configuring Internet Explorer Security 315
Enhancing Your Browsing Privacy
...................................................316
Deleting Your Browsing History
..............................................316
Clearing the Address Bar List
..................................................320
Enhancing Online Privacy by Managing Cookies
.......................322
Total Privacy: InPrivate Browsing and Filtering
..........................325
Enhancing Your Browsing Security
..................................................327
Blocking Pop-Up Windows
.....................................................327
Adding and Removing Zone Sites
............................................328
Changing a Zone’s Security Level
............................................330
Protected Mode: Reducing Internet Explorer’s Privileges
..............331
Thwarting Phishers with the SmartScreen Filter
.........................332
Encoding Addresses to Prevent IDN Spoofing
............................334
Managing Add-Ons
...............................................................336
Total Security: Internet Explorer Without Add-Ons
.....................336
Understand Internet Explorer’s Advanced Security Options
.................337
16 Implementing Email Security 341
Protecting Yourself Against Email Viruses
.........................................341
Configuring Windows Defender to Scan Email
..................................345
Thwarting Spam with Windows Live Mail’s Junk Filter
........................345
Setting the Junk Email Protection Level
....................................347
Specifying Safe Senders
..........................................................348
Blocking Senders
..................................................................349
Blocking Countries and Languages
..........................................349
Email Phishing Protection
..............................................................350
Maintaining Your Privacy While Reading Email
.................................351
Blocking Read Receipts
..........................................................352
Squashing Web Bugs
.............................................................352
Sending and Receiving Secure Email
................................................353
Setting Up an Email Account with a Digital ID
..........................354
Obtaining Another Person’s Public Key
.....................................355
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