We all walk on glaze and are not sure for one moment that we don’t fall. We walk on clear ice, and can’t be sure that we won’t fall

_{Friedrich Theodor Vischer}

The ones who happened to be the victim of insufficient IT security will never again underestimate this topic. The most, however, feel a false sense of security, due to lack of experience.

Security does not only mean to protect your data, but to keep your company going. Last but not least, you’ll need certain control over your employees’ productivity, especially when users are urged to spend their time on social media platforms.

Overview of the Windows 7 improved security:

• Action Center:

  Know about the security of your computer at a glance. Extended to the entire company, this overview is provided with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).

• UAC (User Account Control):

  A high expense factor is a careless IT users. If you have the UAC activated, thanks to multiple security layer, it’s even easier to keep control over users’ behaviours with their accounts.

• BitLocker:

  BitLocker is the magic word for those who work in the field. Losing a mobile computer is no longer the end of the world. Unauthorized people can’t access any data on the computer if BitLocker is active.

• DirectAccess:

  Using direct access allows you to connect to the company’s network without relying on VPN. This means a new freedom of work, fully connected, and no limits as up to now, when some applications failed to work using VPN.

• AppLocker:

  As administrator, you can prevent unwanted applications from being executed on every single client connected to the AD rules. This makes it easier to enforce your IT policies and to stamp on security threats.

• Windows Filtering Platform (WFP):

  WFP allows you to open a selected port for just a specific application, without opening the port to anything else.