Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications, Second Edition

PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES

More than 90 percent of individuals, students, educators, businesses, organizations, and governments use Microsoft Windows, which has experienced frequent attacks against its well-publicized vulnerabilities. Revised and updated to keep pace with this ever changing field, Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications, Second Edition focuses on new risks, threats, and vulnerabilities associated with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Particular emphasis is placed on Windows XP, Vista, and 7 on the desktop, and Windows Server 2003 and 2008 versions. It highlights how to use tools and techniques to decrease risks arising from vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows operating systems and applications. The book also includes a resource for readers desiring more information on Microsoft Windows OS hardening, application security, and incident management. With its accessible writing style, and step-by-step examples, this must-have resource will ensure readers are educated on the latest Windows security.

Key Features:

• Discusses the Microsoft Windows Threat Landscape
• Highlights Microsoft Windows security features
• Covers managing security in Microsoft Windows
• Explains hardening Microsoft Windows operating systems and applications
• Reviews security trends for Microsoft Windows computers
• Instructor Materials for Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications include: PowerPoint Lecture Slides Exam Questions Case Scenarios/Handouts

About the Author

MICHAEL G. SOLOMON (CISSP, PMP, CISM) is a full-time security speaker, consultant, and author, and a former university instructor who specializes in development and assessment security topics. As an IT professional and consultant since 1987, he has worked on projects for more than 100 major companies and organizations. From 1998 until 2001, he was an instructor in the Kennesaw State University Computer Science and Information Sciences (CSIS) department, where he taught courses on software project management, C programming, computer organization and architecture, and data communications. Solomon holds an MS in mathematics and computer science from Emory University (1998), and a BS in computer science from Kennesaw State University (1987). He is currently pursuing a PhD in computer science and informatics at Emory University with a research focus on confidentiality assurance in untrusted cloud environments. He has also authored and contributed to various security books, including Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011), Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011), and Computer Forensics JumpStart, 2nd Edition (Sybex, 2011). Solomon coauthored Information Security Illuminated (Jones and Bartlett, 2005), Security1 Lab Guide (Sybex, 2005), PMP ExamCram2 (Que, 2005), and authored and provided the on-camera delivery of LearnKey's CISSP Prep and PMP Prep e-Learning courses.