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their original context, even if they are redirected to run in another security
domain, mitigating much of the risk associated with cross-domain scripting
attacks.
 Security status bar: This feature allows you to differentiate an authentic
Web site from one that is considered to be suspicious. The status bar
also provides you with digital certificate information that can help you
determine whether a site is trustworthy enough to make an e-commerce
transaction.
 Integration with Parental Controls: Internet Explorer 7 integrates with
Parental Controls security features, allowing more control over Internet
browsing and downloading functionality.
 Phishing protection: The IE7 Phishing Filter provides some impressive
functionality to protect you against an Internet phishing scheme that
just might make you that next identity theft victim. Web sites that you
visit are analyzed. If the site is a known phishing site or otherwise has
characteristics that are commonly found in phishing sites, you will be
warned of the potential danger.
 Protection of personal data: Internet Explorer 7 offers the ability for
one-click cleanup of information entered in Web sites, browsing history,
temporary Internet files, and so on that could potentially hold tracking
or otherwise Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of the user.
 URL display: Crooks commonly attempt to mask a site for which they
are directing you. One of the ways how crooks try to hide this is by dis-
playing a pop-up without an address bar so that the URL of the site is
not displayed. Internet Explorer 7 now requires an address bar in every
window so that you can more easily identify whether the site you’re
being directed to is a trusted source.
For more on Internet Explore 7 security features, see Chapter 13.
Encryption with EFS and BitLocker
Now, more than ever, we use our computers to process or hold sensitive
information. Whether our financial files, medical information, or private e-mail
messages, this information has the potential to be the golden nugget to crooks
trying to perpetuate identity theft or other crimes of fraud. To add to the
problem, more of us are on the move, using portable computers that are more
easily lost or stolen, ultimately putting our personal or corporate data at risk.
Vista offers the Encrypting File System (EFS) and BitLocker Drive Encryption
to help you protect your sensitive information that is resident on your
computer from theft.
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