Summary

This chapter has shown you how you can protect your computer from attacks that arrive via the Internet by using exploits and open ports on your computer and by using your web browser. I show you how you can use Windows Firewall to protect your computer and also defend against attacks by increasing the security of Internet Explorer. You wrapped up the Internet security chapter by protecting your computer from spyware and viruses. The next chapter is all about protecting your privacy in Windows. Windows Vista tracks more information about what you do than any other version of Windows. Sure, that information can be useful, but it also can be embarrassing. Find out how to clean it all in the next chapter.