Windows Vista Security-Securing Vista Against Malicious Attacks

Roger A. Grimes

Jesper M. Johansson

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Grimes, Roger A.
Windows vista security: securing vista against malicious attacks / Roger A. Grimes, Jesper M. Johansson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-10155-1 (paper/website)
1. Microsoft Windows (Computer file) 2. Computer security. I. Johansson, Jesper M. II. Title. QA76.9.A25G777 2007
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I would like to dedicate this book to my beautiful wife, Tricia, who has been my biggest fan, constant rock, and who has never once complained about my insanely long work hours or world travel commitments.

-Roger

I dedicate this book to my lovely and talented wife, Jennifer, who although she may complain occasionally about long working hours, is always right!

-Jesper

About the Authors

Roger A. Grimes (CPA, CISSP, CEH, CISA, MCSE: Security) is a 20-year Windows security veteran and four-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Windows security. Roger currently works for the Microsoft ACE Services team as a senior security consultant, but in the past has worked for Foundstone and consulted for dozens of the world's largest companies. This is Roger's seventh book on computer security. He is the author of over 200 magazine articles and he is the InfoWorld magazine security columnist and blogger.

Jesper M. Johansson is a security architect focusing on software security. Prior to his current position, he was an assistant professor at Boston University, and then a Senior Security Strategist at Microsoft where he worked in the Secure Windows Initiative and Trustworthy Computing Groups. He has worked in security for about 20 years and is the author of many articles and two books on the topic. He has delivered hundreds of presentations on security on every continent except Antarctica and South America and is a contributing editor to TechNet Magazine. Dr. Johansson has a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a certified Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP). When he is not working on information security, he teaches scuba diving and enjoys life with less travel and more family.

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Acknowledgments

I wish to thank all the teachers in my 20-year computer security career, especially the other humbling MVP security contributors, friend Mark Minasi, the public security mailing lists, and friends in the industry. Twenty years ago I thought I knew everything; now I know I only know what fits on the end of a fingernail.

- Roger

I wish to thank the various people at Microsoft who helped get me information for my chapters, including Sarah Wahlert, Darren Canavor, Steve Hiskey, Eran Yariv, Eric Fitzgerald, Michael Kleef, and Peter Brundrett. I would also like to thank my current and former coworkers at Amazon, as well as my friends Susan Bradley and Alun Jones, who tirelessly reviewed everything we threw at them. Finally, I must not forget Jeremy Moskowitz, Jimmy Anderson, Mike Smith-Lonergan, and Mark Burnett, who provided valuable feedback on their respective areas of expertise.

- Jesper